OL9 7LA

Chadderton South · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Oldham
Postcode district
OL9
Postcode sector
OL9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL9 8EF 63 m
OL9 8EP 100 m
OL9 7LG 214 m
OL9 7LH 297 m
OL9 8HE 316 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL9 7LA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL9
Postcode sector
OL9 7
Latitude
53.520893
Longitude
-2.149277
British National Grid easting
390,200
British National Grid northing
402,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Oldham · E08000004
Parish or community
E43000158
Output area
E00027074
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 028E · E01005347
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 028 · E02001125

Postcode source versions

Explore OL9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
148
Primary
99
Secondary
20
  1. St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    726 m
  2. Higher Failsworth Primary School

    Community school

    727 m
  3. Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    865 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

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • 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
OL9 7 residents
8,208

Age bands in OL9 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
26.2%

2,287 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.3%

1,423 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.7%

2,511 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.2%

1,678 residents

Age 65 and over
9.7%

844 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

50

within 5 km straight-line

  • HAZELDENE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 MOSTON LANE EAST, NEW MOSTON, MANCHESTER, M40 3HD

    ODS code P84067

    957 m

  • MEDLOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KEPPEL BUILDING, FAILSWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, ASHTON ROAD WEST, MANCHESTER, M35 0AD

    ODS code P85610

    1.3 km

  • QUAYSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASHTON ROAD WEST, MANCHESTER, M35 0AD

    ODS code P85026

    1.3 km

  • LITTLETOWN FAMILY MED PRACT

    53 MANCHESTER ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 4LR

    ODS code P85605

    1.4 km

  • CH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85011

    1.4 km

  • HOLLINWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 CLIVE STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 3TR

    ODS code Y02933

    1.4 km

  • KAPUR FAMILY CARE

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

    ODS code P85615

    2.2 km

  • MD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85018

    2.2 km

  • WERNETH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85612

    2.2 km

  • CHARLESTOWN MD

    CHARLESTOWN ROAD, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 7ED

    ODS code Y02325

    2.5 km

  • OLDHAM MEDICAL SERVICES

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

    ODS code P85012

    2.6 km

  • CHADDERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MIDDLETON ROAD, CHADDERTON, OLDHAM, OL9 0LH

    ODS code P85004

    2.8 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85010

    2.8 km

  • THE JUNCTION SURGERY

    346 GRIMSHAW LANE, MIDDLETON, MIDDLETON JUNCTION, MANCHESTER, M24 2AU

    ODS code P86010

    2.9 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. GEORGES DRIVE, MOSTON, MANCHESTER, M40 5HP

    ODS code P84025

    2.9 km

  • JOHN STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 JOHN STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 1DF

    ODS code Y02827

    2.9 km

  • ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTRE

    NEWTON HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 2 OLD CHURCH STREET, MANCHESTER, M40 2JF

    ODS code P84047

    3.1 km

  • NEWTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    NEWTON HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 2 OLD CHURCH STREET, NEWTON HEATH, MANCHESTER, M40 2JF

    ODS code P84070

    3.1 km

  • HILL TOP SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02753

    3.2 km

  • SIMPSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    361 MOSTON LANE, MOSTON, MANCHESTER, M40 9NB

    ODS code Y02520

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 50 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Hollinwood Metrolink Stop

    BCT · Hollinwood

    0.1 miles
  • Hollinwood Metrolink Stop

    BCT · Hollinwood

    0.1 miles
  • Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink)

    TMU · Hollinwood

    0.1 miles
  • Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink)

    PLT · Hollinwood

    0.1 miles
  • Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink)

    TMU · Hollinwood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 028E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,847 of 33,755

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

148 open schools are in scope, including 99 primary and 20 secondary schools. St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 726 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 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.