Area Information for Oldham, OL9 6FH

This postcode in Oldham is in the North West region of England. The postcode is within the Coldhurst ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton. This page combines information for the address Oldham, OL9 6FH, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of OL9 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Please Note

This postcode was terminated by the Royal Mail in June 2000. Where possible, we have attempted to find data relating to the area in which the postcode used to reside before retirement. However, some data such as street names and house pricing is based on current postcodes only and so may be missing or incomplete.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Oldham
Ward Coldhurst
Constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency, local authority and/or ward boundaries.
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Region North West
Country England

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is terraced houses, with the most common tenure being social rental housing. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We also have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Coldhurst), and the Greater Manchester Police force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

Nearby Services

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Oldham, OL9 6FH is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Oldham, OL9 6FH:

Megna Close, Oldham, OL9 6ND
Featherstall Road North, Oldham, OL9 6QB
Prospect Road, Oldham, OL9 6PU
Featherstall Road North, Oldham, OL9 6DF
Featherstall Road North, Oldham, OL9 6QA
Main Road, Oldham, OL9 6JX

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about OL9 as a whole.

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House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 3
Semi-Detached 32
Terraced 55
Flat (Purpose-Built) 33
Flat (Converted) 2
Residence in Commercial Building 9
Total 134
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Oldham contains a higher-than-average level of social housing - 56% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just under 17.5%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 9
Owned with Mortgage 21
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 20
Rented: Other Social 54
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 22
Rented: Other 5
Rent Free 0
Total 131

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 32
Two People 16
Three People 14
Four People 19
Five People 13
Six People 16
Seven People 11
8+ People 11
Total 132

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Oldham consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 32
Family Household 69
Other Household 30
Total 131

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 26
Deprived In One Dimension 44
Deprived In Two Dimensions 45
Deprived In Three Dimensions 17
Deprived In Four Dimensions 2
Total 134

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 51% male.

Gender
Male 268
Female 257
Total 525

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 33
5-9 36
10-14 41
15-19 53
20-24 74
25-29 59
30-34 33
35-39 25
40-44 29
45-49 43
50-54 28
55-59 24
60-64 11
65-69 12
70-74 6
75-79 5
80-84 7
85+ 6
Total 525

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode OL9 6FH does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 180
Married 167
Separated 8
Divorced 20
Widowed 33
Total 408

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 204
Good 197
Fair 64
Bad 44
Very Bad 17
Total 526

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

OL9 6FH and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents have no qualifications - 37% of the resident population. On average, around 18.2% of census respondents fall into this category.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 74
Apprenticeship 7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 64
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 53
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 45
No GCSEs or Equivalent 150
Other 13
Total 406

Ethnic Group Embed This

Oldham can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 5% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 26
Mixed Ethnicity 11
Indian 3
Pakistani 20
Bangladeshi 447
Chinese 3
Black African 1
Other Black/African/Caribbean 2
Other 14
Total 527

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

In this area (Oldham), 58% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, which is significantly below the UK average.

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 305
European Union 5
Rest of Europe 2
Africa 1
Middle East and Asia 211
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 1
Total 525

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 305
10+ Years 174
5-10 Years 8
2-5 Years 13
Less Than 2 Years 25
Total 525

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to OL9 6FH.

Passport(s) Held
None 32
United Kingdom 450
Republic of Ireland 2
European Union 11
Rest of Europe 0
African Countries 1
Middle East or Asia 31

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 22
Christian 14
Buddhist 0
Hindu 1
Jewish 1
Muslim 472
Sikh 0
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 15
Total 525

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Coldhurst ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of student residents - 20% of the resident population. On average, around 8% of census respondents were students. Male residents were slightly less likely than women to be students. The figures for students include both working and full-time studying students.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 44
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 57
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 18
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 2
Unemployed 26
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 83
Retired 26
Looking After Home or Family 82
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 38
Other 32
Total 408

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 10
Professional Occupations 12
Associate Professional Occupations 11
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 9
Skilled Trades Occupations 20
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 10
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 26
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 13
Elementary Occupations 19
Total 130

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 5
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 26
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 25
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 28
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 29
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 30
Semi-Routine Occupation 64
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 123
Full-time Student 76
Total 406

Oldham, OL9 6FH is within the Coldhurst policing neighbourhood, under the Greater Manchester Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.

Neighbourhood Team

Neighbourhood Team Address Coldhurst
Force Website: http://www.gmp.police.uk

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

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Below are the details of the closest services to OL9 6FH. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for OL9 6FH.

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Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Oldham, OL9 6FH. The nearest railway station is Mills Hill (Manchester), approximately 1.8 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Mills Hill (Manchester) 1.8 miles
Moston 2.3 miles
Castleton (Manchester) 3.9 miles
Ashton-under-Lyne 3.9 miles
Mossley (Manchester) 4.1 miles
Rochdale 4.7 miles
Greenfield 4.7 miles
Guide Bridge 4.9 miles
Stalybridge 5 miles
Fairfield 5.1 miles
Gorton 5.5 miles
Ashburys 5.7 miles
Hyde North 5.8 miles
Denton 6 miles
Flowery Field 6 miles
Belle Vue 6.1 miles
Manchester Victoria 6.1 miles
Ardwick 6.1 miles
Smithy Bridge 6.2 miles
Manchester Piccadilly 6.2 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Oldham, OL9 6FH. The nearest is Westwood Academy, approximately 180 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Oldham, OL9 6FH. The nearest is Ellen House Secondary, approximately 430 yards away.

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Oldham, OL9 6FH. The nearest is John Street Medical Practice, approximately 840 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
John Street Medical Practice 840 yards
Kapur Family Care 860 yards
Werneth Medical Practice 860 yards
Jalal Practice half a mile
Lindley House Health Centre half a mile
Oldham Family Practice half a mile
Perkins Practice half a mile
The Chowdhury Practice half a mile
Woodlands Medical Practice 0.5 miles
MD Family Practice 0.5 miles

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Oldham, OL9 6FH. The nearest is Pritchard's Dental Practice, approximately 0.7 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Oldham, OL9 6FH. The nearest is Royal Oldham Hospital, approximately 0.7 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Oldham, OL9 6FH. The nearest is Chadderton Opticians, approximately half a mile away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.