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M40 1QT

Failsworth West · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Failsworth West
Local authority
Oldham
Constituency
Manchester Central
Postcode district
M40
Postcode sector
M40 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M40 1GT 41 m
M35 0HQ 78 m
M40 1QX 147 m
M35 0PB 179 m
M35 0PW 192 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M40 1QT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M40
Postcode sector
M40 1
Latitude
53.493658
Longitude
-2.163335
British National Grid easting
389,261
British National Grid northing
399,672

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Oldham · E08000004
Electoral ward
Failsworth West · E05014653
Parish or community
E43000158
Westminster constituency
Manchester Central · E14001352
Output area
E00027211
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 034D · E01005375
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 034 · E02001131

Postcode source versions

Explore M40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
145
Primary
99
Secondary
20

  1. South Failsworth Community Primary School

    Community school

    675 m

  2. St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    729 m

  3. The Greens ENS

    Other independent special school

    949 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M40 1 residents
6,277

Age bands in M40 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.6%

1,332 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

641 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.4%

1,557 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.6%

1,449 residents

Age 65 and over
15.5%

912 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

54

within 5 km

  • DROYLSDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-3 ALBION DRIVE, DROYLSDEN, MANCHESTER, M43 7NP

    ODS code Y02663

    1.4 km

  • ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTRE

    NEWTON HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 2 OLD CHURCH STREET, MANCHESTER, M40 2JF

    ODS code P84047

    1.4 km

  • NEWTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    NEWTON HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 2 OLD CHURCH STREET, NEWTON HEATH, MANCHESTER, M40 2JF

    ODS code P84070

    1.4 km

  • DR KHAN'S PRACTICE

    CLAYTON HEALTH CENTRE, 89 NORTH ROAD, MANCHESTER, M11 4EJ

    ODS code P84637

    1.7 km

  • DRS HANIF & BANNURU

    CLAYTON HEALTH CENTRE, 89 NORTH ROAD, MANCHESTER, M11 4EJ

    ODS code P84032

    1.7 km

  • EASTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLAYTON HEALTH CENTRE, 89 NORTH ROAD, CLAYTON, MANCHESTER, M11 4EJ

    ODS code P84051

    1.7 km

  • MEDLOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KEPPEL BUILDING, FAILSWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, ASHTON ROAD WEST, MANCHESTER, M35 0AD

    ODS code P85610

    1.9 km

  • QUAYSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASHTON ROAD WEST, MANCHESTER, M35 0AD

    ODS code P85026

    1.9 km

  • MARKET STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    76 MARKET STREET, DROYLSDEN, MANCHESTER, M43 6DE

    ODS code P89029

    2.0 km

  • MEDLOCK VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    58 ASHTON ROAD, DROYLSDEN, MANCHESTER, M43 7BW

    ODS code P89010

    2.1 km

  • LIME SQUARE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIME SQUARE, ASHTON OLD ROAD, OPENSHAW, MANCHESTER, M11 1DA

    ODS code P84059

    2.2 km

  • FLORENCE HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1344 ASHTON OLD ROAD, HIGHER OPENSHAW, MANCHESTER, M11 1JG

    ODS code P84042

    2.3 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. GEORGES DRIVE, MOSTON, MANCHESTER, M40 5HP

    ODS code P84025

    2.5 km

  • HAZELDENE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 MOSTON LANE EAST, NEW MOSTON, MANCHESTER, M40 3HD

    ODS code P84067

    2.5 km

  • FIVE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE

    47 GRAHAM STREET, BESWICK, MANCHESTER, M11 3BB

    ODS code P84004

    2.9 km

  • CORNERSTONE FAMILY PRACTICE

    CORNERSTONE CENTRE, 2 GRAHAM STREET, BESWICK, MANCHESTER, M11 3AA

    ODS code P84041

    3.0 km

  • SIMPSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    361 MOSTON LANE, MOSTON, MANCHESTER, M40 9NB

    ODS code Y02520

    3.2 km

  • MP VICTORIA MILL

    VICTORIA MILL HEALTH CENTRE, VICTORIA MILL, 10 LOWER VICKERS STREET, MANCHESTER, M40 7LH

    ODS code Y01695

    3.4 km

  • WILLOWBANK SURGERY

    1 WILLOW BANK, CHURCH LANE, MANCHESTER, M9 4WH

    ODS code P84679

    3.5 km

  • CHARLESTOWN MD

    CHARLESTOWN ROAD, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 7ED

    ODS code Y02325

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 54 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Elsma Road

    BCT · Clayton Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • The Bay Horse

    BCT · Clayton Bridge

    0.2 miles

  • Elsma Road

    BCT · Clayton Bridge

    0.2 miles

  • Clock House Avenue

    BCT · Droylsden

    0.2 miles

  • Nelson Tavern

    BCT · Failsworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 034D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,571 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

145 open schools are in scope, including 99 primary and 20 secondary schools. South Failsworth Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 675 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.