OL9 postcode area guide — Oldham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OL9 postcode district in Oldham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OL9
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90%
Gigabit-capable
90%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the OL9 postcode district (Oldham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 990 postcodes Ofcom measures in OL9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90%.
Around 0.4% of premises in OL9 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 OL9
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OL9 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| OL9 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| OL9 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| OL9 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| OL9 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| OL9 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| OL9 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| OL9 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| OL9 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| OL9 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 OL9
Based on 344 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OL9 is £197,500, up 8.2% on the previous year (£182,500).
Detached
£358,500
32 sales
Semi-detached
£239,000
119 sales
Terraced
£163,000
174 sales
Flat / maisonette
£125,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in OL9
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £163,000 | Terraced | Ravenwood | OL9 9UE |
| 13 May 2026 | £358,500 | Detached | Challum Drive | OL9 0LY |
| 12 May 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Park Avenue | OL9 0AL |
| 11 May 2026 | £187,000 | Terraced | Denton Lane | OL9 8PS |
| 8 May 2026 | £137,000 | Terraced | Coalshaw Green Road | OL9 8JS |
| 6 May 2026 | £177,000 | Semi-detached | Alcester Street | OL9 8LD |
| 1 May 2026 | £212,500 | Semi-detached | Old Lane | OL9 7JB |
| 1 May 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Wiltshire Road | OL9 7RY |
| 1 May 2026 | £305,000 | Detached | Ferney Field Road | OL9 0LU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £415,000 | Detached | Woodlea | OL9 9UT |
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 OL9
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Chadderton School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,524 | OL9 0BN |
| Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,469 | OL9 9QY |
| The Radclyffe School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,430 | OL9 0LS |
| The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 950 | OL9 6BP |
| Bare Trees Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 636 | OL9 0DX |
| Yew Tree Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 619 | OL9 8LD |
| Mills Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 604 | OL9 0NH |
| Burnley Brow Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 473 | OL9 0BY |
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 OL9
288 rated food businesses operate in OL9. 178 hold the top rating of 5, 42 are rated 4, and 16 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: "Mills Hill Infant School",, A Brothers, AB Snax, Absolutely PHAB Club Oldham, Acorn Club - Before & After School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OL9
From a sample of 137 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 OL9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 42% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
33%
Band D
44%
Band E
12%
Band F
3%
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.