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OL8 1NT

Alexandra · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Alexandra
Local authority
Oldham
Constituency
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcode district
OL8
Postcode sector
OL8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL8 1NX 57 m
OL8 1PA 79 m
OL8 2JP 86 m
OL8 1PQ 91 m
OL8 1NS 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL8 1NT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL8
Postcode sector
OL8 1
Latitude
53.529226
Longitude
-2.107218
British National Grid easting
392,990
British National Grid northing
403,622

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Oldham · E08000004
Electoral ward
Alexandra · E05014646
Parish or community
E43000158
Westminster constituency
Oldham East and Saddleworth · E14001415
Output area
E00026957
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 029A · E01005322
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 029 · E02001126

Postcode source versions

Explore OL8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
137
Primary
92
Secondary
16

  1. Broadfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    401 m

  2. Alexandra Park Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    625 m

  3. The Hathershaw College

    Academy converter

    811 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Drugs 1
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
69

41 female, 28 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
2.2
OL8 1 residents
12,535

Age bands in OL8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
28.1%

3,562 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.9%

2,267 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

3,771 residents

Age 45 to 64
16.9%

2,139 residents

Age 65 and over
7.4%

944 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OL8 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

40

within 5 km

  • OLDHAM MEDICAL SERVICES

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

    ODS code P85012

    506 m

  • HILL TOP SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02753

    1.1 km

  • GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUGGET STREET, OLDHAM, OL4 1BN

    ODS code P85021

    1.2 km

  • ALEXANDRA GROUP MED PRACT

    137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85015

    1.2 km

  • GLODWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85622

    1.2 km

  • JOHN STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 JOHN STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 1DF

    ODS code Y02827

    1.5 km

  • HOLLINWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 CLIVE STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 3TR

    ODS code Y02933

    1.6 km

  • ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROCK STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 3UL

    ODS code P85002

    1.6 km

  • HOPWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85014

    1.6 km

  • JALAL PRACTICE

    INTEGRATED CARE CENTRE, NEW RADCLIFFE STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 1NL

    ODS code P85601

    1.8 km

  • LINDLEY HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    INTEGRATED CARE CENTRE, NEW RADCLIFFE STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 1NL

    ODS code Y02875

    1.8 km

  • OLDHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    1ST FLOOR INTEGRATED C C, NEW RADCLIFFE STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 1NL

    ODS code P85007

    1.8 km

  • PERKINS PRACTICE

    INTEGRATED CARE CENTRE, NEW RADCLIFFE STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 1NL

    ODS code P85608

    1.8 km

  • THE CHOWDHURY PRACTICE

    INTEGRATED CARE CENTRE, NEW RADCLIFFE STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 1NL

    ODS code P85003

    1.8 km

  • KAPUR FAMILY CARE

    WERNETH PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, FEATHERSTALL ROAD SOUTH, OLDHAM, OL9 7AY

    ODS code P85615

    1.8 km

  • MD FAMILY PRACTICE

    WERNETH PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, FEATHERSTALL ROAD SOUTH, OLDHAM, OL9 7AY

    ODS code P85018

    1.8 km

  • WERNETH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WERNETH PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, FEATHERSTALL ROAD SOUTH, OLDHAM, OL9 7AY

    ODS code P85612

    1.8 km

  • LITTLETOWN FAMILY MED PRACT

    53 MANCHESTER ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 4LR

    ODS code P85605

    1.8 km

  • LEES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATHENS WAY, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3BP

    ODS code P85022

    2.5 km

  • LEESBROOK SURGERY

    MELLOR STREET, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3DG

    ODS code P85005

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 40 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Palmer Close

    BCT · Hathershaw

    0.1 miles

  • Meldrum Street

    BCT · Hathershaw

    0.1 miles

  • Palmer Close

    BCT · Hathershaw

    0.1 miles

  • Belgrave Avenue

    BCT · Hathershaw

    0.1 miles

  • Ashton Road

    BCT · Hathershaw

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 029A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

169 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

Schools

137 open schools are in scope, including 92 primary and 16 secondary schools. Broadfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 401 m.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 3 events.

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