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OL4 4GS

Saddleworth South · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 4EZ 0 m
OL4 4EX 59 m
OL4 4EU 73 m
OL4 4HE 87 m
OL4 4EY 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL4 4GS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 May 2001
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL4
Postcode sector
OL4 4
Latitude
53.537343
Longitude
-2.028476
British National Grid easting
398,210
British National Grid northing
404,520

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
E00027359
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 013A · E01005407
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 013 · E02001110

Postcode source versions

Explore OL4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
42
Secondary
5

  1. Friezland Primary School

    Foundation school

    430 m

  2. St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School

    Academy converter

    766 m

  3. Greenfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

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

  • Other theft 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • SADDLEWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SMITHY LANE, UPPERMILL, OLDHAM, OL3 6AH

    ODS code P85016

    2.0 km

  • PIKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89618

    2.4 km

  • PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P89006

    2.6 km

  • MOSSLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89612

    2.7 km

  • LEESBROOK SURGERY

    MELLOR STREET, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3DG

    ODS code P85005

    2.9 km

  • LEES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATHENS WAY, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3BP

    ODS code P85022

    3.1 km

  • SPRINGFIELD HOUSE

    275 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 2RJ

    ODS code P85020

    3.8 km

  • MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85606

    4.2 km

  • ALEXANDRA GROUP MED PRACT

    137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85015

    4.4 km

  • GLODWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85622

    4.4 km

  • HOPWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85014

    4.5 km

  • GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUGGET STREET, OLDHAM, OL4 1BN

    ODS code P85021

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Clough Lane

    BCT · Grasscroft

    0.0 miles

  • Brookway

    BCT · Grasscroft

    0.1 miles

  • Sharon Avenue

    BCT · Grasscroft

    0.1 miles

  • Brookway

    BCT · Grasscroft

    0.1 miles

  • High Grove Road

    BCT · Friezland

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 013A, 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

26,516 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 5 secondary schools. Friezland Primary School is the nearest published school at 430 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 Other theft with 1 events.

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