OL9 6RZ

Coldhurst · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Oldham
Local authority
Oldham
Postcode district
OL9
Postcode sector
OL9 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL9 6QZ 103 m
OL9 6TR 103 m
OL9 6SG 115 m
OL1 2NT 131 m
OL9 6SE 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL9 6RZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL9
Postcode sector
OL9 6
Latitude
53.549014
Longitude
-2.128804
British National Grid easting
391,563
British National Grid northing
405,826

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Oldham · E08000004
Electoral ward
Coldhurst · E05014650
Parish or community
E43000158
Output area
E00027105
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 016B · E01005351
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 016 · E02001113

Postcode source versions

Explore OL9

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Oswald Street, Oldham, OL9 6RZ 4 February 1998 £26,000
12, Oswald Street, Oldham, OL9 6RZ 9 September 1997 £24,500
32, Oswald Street, Oldham, OL9 6RZ 18 July 1997 £24,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
132
Primary
88
Secondary
18
  1. EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale

    Other independent special school

    103 m
  2. Ellen House Secondary

    Other independent school

    235 m
  3. Path 4

    Other independent special school

    235 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OL9 6 residents
7,097

Age bands in OL9 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
27.1%

1,977 residents

Age 15 to 24
19.4%

1,415 residents

Age 25 to 44
29%

2,112 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.2%

1,255 residents

Age 65 and over
7.3%

534 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

38

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHADDERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MIDDLETON ROAD, CHADDERTON, OLDHAM, OL9 0LH

    ODS code P85004

    966 m

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85010

    966 m

  • JALAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85601

    975 m

  • LINDLEY HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02875

    975 m

  • OLDHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85007

    975 m

  • PERKINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85608

    975 m

  • THE CHOWDHURY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85003

    975 m

  • JOHN STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 JOHN STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 1DF

    ODS code Y02827

    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

  • ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROCK STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 3UL

    ODS code P85002

    1.5 km

  • ROYTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHAPEL STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 5QL

    ODS code P85019

    1.9 km

  • THE ROYTON & CROMPTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    ROYTON HEALTH WELLBEING CENTRE, PARK STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 6QW

    ODS code P85013

    2.0 km

  • CH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85011

    2.1 km

  • LITTLETOWN FAMILY MED PRACT

    53 MANCHESTER ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 4LR

    ODS code P85605

    2.2 km

  • HOPWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85014

    2.3 km

  • GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUGGET STREET, OLDHAM, OL4 1BN

    ODS code P85021

    2.5 km

  • ALEXANDRA GROUP MED PRACT

    137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85015

    2.6 km

  • GLODWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85622

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 38 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Westhulme Avenue

    BCT · Busk

    0.0 miles
  • Featherstall Road North

    BCT · Burnley Brow

    0.1 miles
  • Westhulme Avenue

    BCT · Busk

    0.1 miles
  • Chadderton Way

    BCT · Burnley Brow

    0.2 miles
  • Bamford Street

    BCT · Busk

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 016B, 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

1,893 of 33,755

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

132 open schools are in scope, including 88 primary and 18 secondary schools. EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale is the nearest published school at 103 m.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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