OL6 postcode area guide — Oldham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OL6 postcode district in Oldham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OL6
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
83.8%
Gigabit-capable
83.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the OL6 postcode district (Oldham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 906 postcodes Ofcom measures in OL6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 83.8%.
Around 0.1% of premises in OL6 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 OL6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OL6 0BY | 100% | 0% |
| OL6 6AB | 100% | 94.7% |
| OL6 6AD | 96.8% | 77.4% |
| OL6 6AE | 100% | 0% |
| OL6 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| OL6 6AJ | 100% | 83.3% |
| OL6 6AL | 97% | 81.8% |
| OL6 6AQ | 96% | 88% |
| OL6 6AR | 100% | 50% |
| OL6 6AS | 100% | 60% |
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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 OL6
Based on 261 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OL6 is £182,500, down 3.9% on the previous year (£190,000).
Detached
£300,000
25 sales
Semi-detached
£225,000
87 sales
Terraced
£152,500
119 sales
Flat / maisonette
£110,800
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in OL6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Gambrel Bank Road | OL6 8TW |
| 20 May 2026 | £110,000 | Other | Old Street | OL6 6BB |
| 15 May 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Witham Street | OL6 9RN |
| 8 May 2026 | £178,000 | Terraced | Granville Street | OL6 6TS |
| 8 May 2026 | £205,000 | Other | Rodney Street | OL6 9PY |
| 6 May 2026 | £128,000 | Terraced | Kenyon Street | OL6 7EP |
| 6 May 2026 | £125,000 | Flat | Stamford Street East | OL6 6QG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Rose Hill Road | OL6 8HT |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £98,000 | Terraced | Princess Street | OL6 9QH |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £290,000 | Detached | Abbeydale Close | OL6 9AS |
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 OL6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixons Ashton Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,326 | OL6 8RF |
| St Damian's RC Science College | Secondary | 11–16 | 829 | OL6 8BH |
| Inspire Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 435 | OL6 9RU |
| Oasis Academy Broadoak | Primary | 3–11 | 420 | OL6 8QG |
| Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 306 | OL6 8YG |
| Holden Clough Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 297 | OL6 8XN |
| Samuel Laycock School | Not applicable | 11–17 | 252 | OL6 8RF |
| St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 249 | OL6 9DP |
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 OL6
321 rated food businesses operate in OL6. 221 hold the top rating of 5, 46 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A & J News And Convenience Store, A Pearson Family Butcher, Acer Mews, Admiral, Admiral.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OL6
From a sample of 159 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 OL6 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 56% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
13%
Band C
43%
Band D
24%
Band E
14%
Band F
4%
Band G
2%
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.