OL8 4PZ

Werneth · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Werneth
Local authority
Oldham
Postcode district
OL8
Postcode sector
OL8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL8 1SY 1 m
OL8 1SX 33 m
OL8 1UQ 45 m
OL9 6HB 48 m
OL8 1BX 51 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL8 4PZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 May 2003
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL8
Postcode sector
OL8 4
Latitude
53.537404
Longitude
-2.126898
British National Grid easting
391,687
British National Grid northing
404,534

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Oldham · E08000004
Electoral ward
Werneth · E05014665
Parish or community
E43000158
Output area
E00027647
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 036B · E01034233
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 036 · E02007000

Postcode source versions

Explore OL8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
137
Primary
90
Secondary
19
  1. Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest

    Other independent school

    86 m
  2. St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    317 m
  3. Westwood High

    Other independent school

    387 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
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

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OL8 4 residents
10,111

Age bands in OL8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.5%

2,410 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.2%

1,498 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.6%

2,810 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.5%

2,019 residents

Age 65 and over
11.1%

1,094 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

34

within 5 km straight-line

  • KAPUR FAMILY CARE

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

    ODS code P85615

    241 m

  • MD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85018

    241 m

  • WERNETH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85612

    241 m

  • JOHN STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 JOHN STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 1DF

    ODS code Y02827

    609 m

  • JALAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85601

    974 m

  • LINDLEY HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02875

    974 m

  • OLDHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85007

    974 m

  • PERKINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85608

    974 m

  • THE CHOWDHURY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85003

    974 m

  • LITTLETOWN FAMILY MED PRACT

    53 MANCHESTER ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 4LR

    ODS code P85605

    1.0 km

  • CH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85011

    1.3 km

  • CHADDERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MIDDLETON ROAD, CHADDERTON, OLDHAM, OL9 0LH

    ODS code P85004

    1.4 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHADDERTON TOWN HEALTH CENTRE, MIDDLETON ROAD, CHADDERTON, OLDHAM, OL9 0LH

    ODS code P85010

    1.4 km

  • ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROCK STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 3UL

    ODS code P85002

    1.4 km

  • OLDHAM MEDICAL SERVICES

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

    ODS code P85012

    1.7 km

  • HOLLINWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 CLIVE STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 3TR

    ODS code Y02933

    1.7 km

  • GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUGGET STREET, OLDHAM, OL4 1BN

    ODS code P85021

    2.0 km

  • ALEXANDRA GROUP MED PRACT

    137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85015

    2.1 km

  • GLODWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85622

    2.1 km

  • HOPWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85014

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 34 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Alfred Street

    BCT · Werneth

    0.0 miles
  • Alfred Street

    BCT · Werneth

    0.1 miles
  • Coppice Street

    BCT · Primrose Bank

    0.1 miles
  • Napier Street East

    BCT · Primrose Bank

    0.1 miles
  • Lee Street

    BCT · Werneth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 036B, 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

1,222 of 33,755

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

137 open schools are in scope, including 90 primary and 19 secondary schools. Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest is the nearest published school at 86 m.

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

Recorded crime

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 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.