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OL8 1RN

Medlock Vale · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Medlock Vale
Local authority
Oldham
Constituency
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
Postcode district
OL8
Postcode sector
OL8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL8 1AL 21 m
OL8 1AG 61 m
OL8 1BT 77 m
OL8 1AS 81 m
OL8 1AF 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL8 1RN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1983
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL8
Postcode sector
OL8 1
Latitude
53.529018
Longitude
-2.117626
British National Grid easting
392,300
British National Grid northing
403,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Oldham · E08000004
Electoral ward
Medlock Vale · E05014655
Parish or community
E43000158
Westminster constituency
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton · E14001416
Output area
E00181778
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 024C · E01005437
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 024 · E02001121

Postcode source versions

Explore OL8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
136
Primary
90
Secondary
18

  1. Coppice Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    266 m

  2. Hulme Grammar School

    Other independent school

    333 m

  3. Werneth Primary School

    Academy converter

    470 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other theft 3
  • Drugs 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

39

within 5 km straight-line

  • OLDHAM MEDICAL SERVICES

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

    ODS code P85012

    588 m

  • HOLLINWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 CLIVE STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 3TR

    ODS code Y02933

    1.0 km

  • LITTLETOWN FAMILY MED PRACT

    53 MANCHESTER ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 4LR

    ODS code P85605

    1.1 km

  • KAPUR FAMILY CARE

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

    ODS code P85615

    1.3 km

  • MD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85018

    1.3 km

  • WERNETH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85612

    1.3 km

  • JOHN STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 JOHN STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 1DF

    ODS code Y02827

    1.3 km

  • HILL TOP SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02753

    1.5 km

  • JALAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85601

    1.6 km

  • LINDLEY HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02875

    1.6 km

  • OLDHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85007

    1.6 km

  • PERKINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85608

    1.6 km

  • THE CHOWDHURY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85003

    1.6 km

  • ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROCK STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 3UL

    ODS code P85002

    1.7 km

  • GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUGGET STREET, OLDHAM, OL4 1BN

    ODS code P85021

    1.7 km

  • ALEXANDRA GROUP MED PRACT

    137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85015

    1.8 km

  • GLODWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85622

    1.8 km

  • CH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FIELDS NEW RD P-CARE CTR, FIELDS NEW RD, CHADDERTON, OLDHAM, OL9 8NH

    ODS code P85011

    1.9 km

  • HOPWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85014

    2.1 km

  • CHADDERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MIDDLETON ROAD, CHADDERTON, OLDHAM, OL9 0LH

    ODS code P85004

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Lorne Street

    BCT · Coppice

    0.1 miles

  • Gainsborough Avenue

    BCT · Coppice

    0.1 miles

  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Coppice

    0.1 miles

  • Wilson Street

    BCT · Coppice

    0.2 miles

  • Hollins Road

    BCT · Copster Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 024C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,011 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
1 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

136 open schools are in scope, including 90 primary and 18 secondary schools. Coppice Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 266 m.

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

Recorded crime

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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