OL4 postcode area guide — Oldham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OL4 postcode district in Oldham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OL4
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90.6%
Gigabit-capable
90.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the OL4 postcode district (Oldham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,050 postcodes Ofcom measures in OL4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.6%.
Around 0% of premises in OL4 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 OL4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OL4 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| OL4 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| OL4 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| OL4 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| OL4 1AG | 100% | 97.1% |
| OL4 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| OL4 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| OL4 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| OL4 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| OL4 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
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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 OL4
Based on 367 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OL4 is £198,500, up 10.3% on the previous year (£180,000).
Detached
£400,000
56 sales
Semi-detached
£238,000
97 sales
Terraced
£160,000
194 sales
Flat / maisonette
£150,000
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in OL4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £480,000 | Detached | Fernhill | OL4 4GH |
| 15 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Oldham Road | OL4 4PY |
| 8 May 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Ivy Green Drive | OL4 4PR |
| 8 May 2026 | £455,000 | Semi-detached | Wharmton Rise | OL4 4ET |
| 8 May 2026 | £242,000 | Terraced | Pine Way | OL4 3DU |
| 1 May 2026 | £386,000 | Detached | Campion Drive | OL4 2AW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Spring Lane | OL4 5AZ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Clarksfield Street | OL4 3AW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Greenacres Road | OL4 3EW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £131,250 | Terraced | Top Street | OL4 2DR |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 OL4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Academy Leesbrook | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,349 | OL4 5JE |
| Waterhead Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 761 | OL4 3NY |
| Greenhill Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 524 | OL4 1RR |
| Oasis Academy Clarksfield | Primary | 3–11 | 461 | OL4 1NG |
| Glodwick Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 365 | OL4 1AJ |
| Littlemoor Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 313 | OL4 2RR |
| Hey-with-Zion Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 281 | OL4 3LQ |
| Greenacres Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 254 | OL4 2AX |
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 OL4
249 rated food businesses operate in OL4. 157 hold the top rating of 5, 42 are rated 4, and 20 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 24 Mocktails Limited, A-Star Kids Pre-School, Adorable Steps Childcare Limited, Age UK Oldham, AI Catering Services.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OL4
From a sample of 179 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 OL4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 42% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
11%
Band C
31%
Band D
41%
Band E
11%
Band F
6%
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
Landlines around OL4 typically use:
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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.