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Pubs 306 Restaurants 768 Banks 10 Hotels 29 Shops 1,094 Supermarkets 122 Takeaways 737 Cinemas 10 Attractions 116 Business services 4 Education 209 Health and beauty 129 Home improvement 164 Leisure 5 Property services 72




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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtOL1
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:38 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:22 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,134 residentsin the Oldham Town North census areaMedian age 30.73,436 households20% of homes owner-occupied9% owned outright60% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting13.6% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,753 in work, 11% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 12% work from home, 50% go by car, 18% take public transport, 18% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher37% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 78%8% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,115 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 17°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCrime Lakelake · 2.5 miGreenacres Hillhill · 1.4 miPlumpton Cloughvalley · 1.2 miSnipe Cloughvalley · 1.4 miLower Strinesdale Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miUpper Strinesdale Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAlexandra Parkpark · under a mile · 22 haCoppice Parkpark · under a mileCoppice Community Centre Gardenpark · under a mileOldham Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileCrompton and Royton Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 38 haCrossley Football Pitchesplaying field · 1.0 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes202 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197626 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202532 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 14 · PM2.5 7.7 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,119 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation201 m659 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 139 to 249 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Oldham Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryThe Chowdhury Practice53 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyOldham Pharmacy45 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistIntegrated Care Centreright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi80 schools52 primary, 10 secondary, 7 independent, 9 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryNorthmoor Academyages 2-11, 346 pupilsright hereSecondaryThe Brian Clarke Church of England Academyages 11-16, 950 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Hilda's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 377 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Oldham Collegeright hereUniversityUniversity of Manchester7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN15 miRailway stationMills Hill (Manchester)2.2 miMetroWestwood (Manchester Metrolink)under a mileBus stationOldham Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops223 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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