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OL4 4DX

Saddleworth South · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Oldham
Ward
Saddleworth South
Local authority
Oldham
Constituency
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcode district
OL4
Postcode sector
OL4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL4 4DY 58 m
OL4 4DL 125 m
OL4 4DD 134 m
OL4 4DN 140 m
OL4 4DS 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL4 4DX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL4
Postcode sector
OL4 4
Latitude
53.538697
Longitude
-2.040760
British National Grid easting
397,396
British National Grid northing
404,671

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Oldham · E08000004
Electoral ward
Saddleworth South · E05014659
Parish or community
E04000005
Westminster constituency
Oldham East and Saddleworth · E14001415
Output area
E00027376
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 021A · E01005406
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 021 · E02001118

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Burnedge Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4DX 19 September 2025 £481,000
18, Burnedge Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4DX 12 July 2024 £370,000
18, Burnedge Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4DX 17 November 2020 £285,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
50
Secondary
7

  1. St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School

    Academy converter

    73 m

  2. Friezland Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.0 km

  3. Knowsley Junior School

    Foundation school

    1.2 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

11 female, 10 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.3
OL4 4 residents
7,738

Age bands in OL4 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,184 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

724 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.6%

1,662 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

2,262 residents

Age 65 and over
24.1%

1,849 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OL4 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • LEESBROOK SURGERY

    MELLOR STREET, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3DG

    ODS code P85005

    2.1 km

  • LEES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATHENS WAY, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3BP

    ODS code P85022

    2.3 km

  • PIKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MARKET PLACE, MOSSLEY, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL5 0HE

    ODS code P89618

    2.3 km

  • PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    193 MANCHESTER ROAD, MOSSLEY, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL5 9AJ

    ODS code P89006

    2.6 km

  • SADDLEWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SMITHY LANE, UPPERMILL, OLDHAM, OL3 6AH

    ODS code P85016

    2.6 km

  • MOSSLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    187 MANCHESTER ROAD, MOSSLEY, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL5 9AB

    ODS code P89612

    2.7 km

  • SPRINGFIELD HOUSE

    275 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 2RJ

    ODS code P85020

    3.0 km

  • MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MOORSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE, 681 RIPPONDEN ROAD, MOORSIDE, OLDHAM, OL1 4JU

    ODS code P85606

    3.5 km

  • ALEXANDRA GROUP MED PRACT

    137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85015

    3.6 km

  • GLODWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GLODWICK PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85622

    3.6 km

  • HOPWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HOPWOOD HOUSE, THE VINEYARD, LEES ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1JN

    ODS code P85014

    3.6 km

  • GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUGGET STREET, OLDHAM, OL4 1BN

    ODS code P85021

    3.7 km

  • HILL TOP SURGERY

    HILLTOP SURGERY, FITTON HILL NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE, FIRCROFT ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 2QD

    ODS code Y02753

    4.5 km

  • ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROCK STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 3UL

    ODS code P85002

    4.5 km

  • OLDHAM MEDICAL SERVICES

    LANGHAM HOUSE, 368 ASHTON ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 3HF

    ODS code P85012

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lydgate

    BCT · Lydgate

    0.1 miles

  • Lydgate

    BCT · Lydgate

    0.1 miles

  • Beechfield

    BCT · Grasscroft

    0.1 miles

  • Beechfield

    BCT · Grasscroft

    0.1 miles

  • Lovers Lane

    BCT · Grasscroft

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 021A, 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

25,836 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £425,500 from 2 recorded sales in OL4 4DX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Oldham is £214,850 in June 2026, up 5.1% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

65 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School is the nearest published school at 73 m.

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