Map of OL8 1EA postcode

General information
Postcode OL8 1EA
Post Town Oldham
Nearest station Moston (4 km)
Bus stops
Pembroke Street (SE)
Lee Street (SW)
Sixth Form College (W)
John Street (SW)
Osborne Road (SE)
John Street (NE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 21 View
Known addresses
6 Shield Close, Oldham
8 Shield Close, Oldham
9 Shield Close, Oldham
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.537086
Longitude -2.121254
Easting 392061
Northing 404500
Grid reference SD920044
UTM reference 30U 558237 5932378
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Plus code 9C5VGVPH+RF
Altitude 196 metres (642 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:44
Sunset (today) 21:32
Distance away
Distance to sea 47.9 KMs (29.8 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishOldham, unparished areaE43000158
Ward Werneth E05014665
Metropolitan District Oldham E08000004
Constituency (2024) Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton E14001416
MPJim McMahonLabour
Police forceGreater Manchester
Water companyUnited Utilities
NUTS/ITL 3 Greater Manchester North East
NUTS/ITL 2 Greater Manchester
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced July 1983
Last updated June 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 56
Households (2011) 21
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
1,057 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£32,200
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)OldhamE63008292
Census output area (2021)E00027638
Census output area (2011)E00027638
Lower layer super output area (2021)Oldham 024DE01005459
Lower layer super output area (2011)Oldham 024DE01005459
Middle layer super output area (2021)Oldham Town SouthE02001121
Middle layer super output area (2011)Oldham Town SouthE02001121
Travel to work areaManchesterE30000239
Property sales
Average property price in Oldham £198,535
Annual change 7.3%
View all properties sold in the OL postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
6 Shield Close, OldhamTerraced (freehold)Nov 2023£118,000
8 Shield Close, OldhamTerraced (freehold)Feb 2021£70,000
Terraced (freehold)Apr 2002£35,000
9 Shield Close, OldhamTerraced (freehold)Jul 2015£124,000


View all properties sold in the OL8 1 sector

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