OL9 postcode area

The OL9 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Manchester, Oldham. Area Scores range from 0 to 85 across them.

In summary

The OL9 district contains both ends of the scale: Middleton Junction at 86 out of 100 (#971 of 6,856 in England) against Oldham Town North at 0, an 85-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 11 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £141,500 in Oldham Town North to £252,500 in Middleton Junction — a 1.8× gap within the OL9 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Manchester and Oldham — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Middleton JunctionOldham 97186 £252,500
Chadderton South WestOldham 4,61133 £185,750
Chadderton NorthOldham 5,59918 £240,000
Failsworth EastOldham 5,77716 £180,000
Chadderton CentralOldham 5,84515 £185,000
CoppiceOldham 6,10611 £191,750
Chadderton South EastOldham 6,2579 £165,000
CharlestownManchester 6,3258 £202,500
WernethOldham 6,6273 £156,500
BuskOldham 6,7022 £142,000
Alexandra ParkOldham 6,7232 £152,500
Oldham Town NorthOldham 6,8260 £141,500

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around OL9.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.