OL5 postcode area guide — Oldham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OL5 postcode district in Oldham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OL5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
74.9%
Gigabit-capable
74.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the OL5 postcode district (Oldham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 371 postcodes Ofcom measures in OL5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 74.9%.
Around 0% of premises in OL5 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 OL5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OL5 0AA | 100% | 27.9% |
| OL5 0AB | 100% | 50% |
| OL5 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| OL5 0AF | 100% | 64.3% |
| OL5 0AG | 100% | 61.5% |
| OL5 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| OL5 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| OL5 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| OL5 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| OL5 0AP | 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 OL5
Based on 151 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OL5 is £199,995, up 5.3% on the previous year (£190,000).
Detached
£325,000
9 sales
Semi-detached
£280,000
29 sales
Terraced
£185,000
96 sales
Flat / maisonette
£143,000
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in OL5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Highfield Drive | OL5 0DW |
| 18 May 2026 | £152,500 | Terraced | Carter Street | OL5 0AN |
| 15 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Staley Road | OL5 9NT |
| 8 May 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | King Street | OL5 9HX |
| 8 May 2026 | £165,400 | Terraced | Curzon Street | OL5 0HA |
| 8 May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Rock Bank | OL5 0BD |
| 1 May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Waters Reach | OL5 9FG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Milton View | OL5 0SX |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £275,200 | Terraced | Argyle Street | OL5 0HG |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced | Egerton Street | OL5 0QR |
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 OL5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mossley Hollins High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 894 | OL5 9DP |
| Livingstone Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 218 | OL5 0AP |
| Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 208 | OL5 9DR |
| Milton St John's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 207 | OL5 0BN |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 147 | OL5 0ES |
| St George's CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 110 | OL5 0HT |
| Minds Education | Not applicable | 11–16 | — | OL5 0BA |
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 OL5
70 rated food businesses operate in OL5. 45 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A. Taylor & Son, Aurora Caffe Bar, Butchers Arms, Castle Top Private Day Care Nursery, Church Inn.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OL5
From a sample of 248 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 OL5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 49% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
6%
Band C
43%
Band D
38%
Band E
10%
Band F
2%
Band G
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
Landlines around OL5 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.