Local authority district

Oldham

E08000004

This page groups current postcode coverage with source-backed Census, recorded sale and school counts. It is an official area summary, not a boundary or service-eligibility check.

Area summary

Active postcodes
5,905
Postcode districts
12
Five-year recorded sales
15,449
Open schools at matching postcodes
126
Census 2021 residents
242,157
Census 2021 households
93,158
Mean postcode coordinate
53.54404, -2.10425

Quality-approved postcode districts

Source and limitations

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.. Coverage: United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope.

Names come from ONS Postcode Directory, release 2026-08, file Documents/LAD Local Authority District names and codes UK as at 04_25.csv, publisher date 1 Sept 2026.

OGL-3.0 with third-party rights. Counts reflect active postcodes in the current CheckNear.me publication and may differ from administrative service records.