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OL8 1PT

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 1NT 24 m
OL8 1NX 59 m
OL8 2JP 64 m
OL8 1NS 88 m
OL8 1PA 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL8 1PT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL8
Postcode sector
OL8 1
Latitude
53.529028
Longitude
-2.107066
British National Grid easting
393,000
British National Grid northing
403,600

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
138
Primary
93
Secondary
16

  1. Broadfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    423 m

  2. Alexandra Park Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    629 m

  3. The Hathershaw College

    Academy converter

    795 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
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

40

within 5 km straight-line

  • OLDHAM MEDICAL SERVICES

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

    ODS code P85012

    493 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

    1.3 km

  • GLODWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85622

    1.3 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

  • LITTLETOWN FAMILY MED PRACT

    53 MANCHESTER ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 4LR

    ODS code P85605

    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

  • 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.

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.

Evidence in context

Schools

138 open schools are in scope, including 93 primary and 16 secondary schools. Broadfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 423 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.