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Postcode · Moorside & Sholver · Oldham · North West

OL1 4RA

Part of Oldham 007E in Moorside & Sholver.

OL1 4RA is a postcode in Moorside & Sholver, Oldham that skews under 18 and social-rent dominant. Median rent sits at £910 a month, up 11.8% on the year, with council tax in band A adding roughly £217/mo. Safety ranks in the bottom decile of UK sub-areas (100th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

OL1 4RA in Oldham · nearest rail Greenfield

Median rent
£910
local area median
Council tax
£2,602
Band D, all-in
EPC median
C
Energy band
Broadband
100%
Gigabit-ready
Transport
61/100
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Who lives here

Oldham 007E skews under 18 and is social rent dominant. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.

Tenure mix
Private rent10%Owner-occupied26%Social rent62%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household714
Single-person households24%
Couples with children23%
Lone-parent households28%
Age profile
Under 1834%18–3424%35–4918%50–6414%65+9%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health79%
Born in the UK87%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 age, TS054 tenure, TS003 households, TS067 qualifications).

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What's it like living in OL1 4RA?

OL1 4RA sits inside Oldham 007E, part of the wider Moorside & Sholver neighbourhood in Oldham. The area skews under 18, and social rent dominant.

Median rent at local area grain comes in at £910/mo, up 11.8% on the year. Council tax is band A, costing roughly £148/mo when split monthly. Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

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Who is OL1 4RA for?

Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The age profile is mixed — the area suits a wide tenant base.

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