OL16 postcode area guide — Oldham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OL16 postcode district in Oldham — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is OL16?
Broadband & internet speeds in OL16
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
86.1%
Gigabit-capable
82.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the OL16 postcode district (Oldham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,071 postcodes Ofcom measures in OL16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.8%.
Around 0.1% of premises in OL16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in OL16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OL16 1AE | 95.8% | 0% |
| OL16 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| OL16 1AG | 0% | 0% |
| OL16 1AP | 100% | 0% |
| OL16 1AQ | 100% | 0% |
| OL16 1AR | 100% | 0% |
| OL16 1AT | 100% | 100% |
| OL16 1AW | 100% | 100% |
| OL16 1AY | 100% | 0% |
| OL16 1BA | 66.7% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Oldham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Oldham district (100,820 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
94.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in OL16
Based on 320 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OL16 is £181,000, up 2.3% on the previous year (£177,000).
Detached
£327,500
45 sales
Semi-detached
£199,950
110 sales
Terraced
£151,000
138 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
13 sales
Latest recorded sales in OL16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £129,950 | Flat | Broad Lane | OL16 4AH |
| 15 May 2026 | £297,000 | Detached | Stott Street | OL16 2SB |
| 15 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Pennine Drive | OL16 3HL |
| 15 May 2026 | £358,000 | Detached | Jones Way | OL16 4FX |
| 7 May 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Ginnell Farm Avenue | OL16 4GG |
| 6 May 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Milnrow Road | OL16 5AS |
| 1 May 2026 | £247,000 | Semi-detached | Newfield View | OL16 3DS |
| 1 May 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Smith Hill | OL16 3ER |
| 1 May 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Wallis Avenue | OL16 4GP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Laburnum Lane | OL16 4LP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Oldham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Oldham district (242,088 residents, 93,140 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22.7% |
| 15–29 | 24.2% |
| 30–44 | 19.1% |
| 45–64 | 18.1% |
| 65+ | 16% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 60.4% |
| Private rented | 18% |
| Social rented | 13.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around OL16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollingworth Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,331 | OL16 3DR |
| Kingsway Park High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,289 | OL16 4XA |
| St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,023 | OL16 4RX |
| Lowerplace Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 533 | OL16 4UU |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 455 | OL16 5JQ |
| Belfield Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 429 | OL16 2XW |
| Broadfield Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 406 | OL16 1QT |
| Hamer Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 323 | OL16 2SU |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in OL16
378 rated food businesses operate in OL16. 212 hold the top rating of 5, 42 are rated 4, and 29 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1st Safari Genesis (Milnrow), A2z African Store, Abracadabra Pre-school, Admiral Casino, Aldi Stores Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OL16
From a sample of 145 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 OL16 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 75% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
50%
Band C
24%
Band D
16%
Band E
8%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Oldham
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.