OL9 8QQ

a postcode in Oldham

Introduced in January 1980

OL9 8QQ	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with OL9 8QQ

Gorton Street - 11 properties, USRN 29405082

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5384 / 53°32'18"N

Longitude: -2.1407 / 2°8'26"W

UTM Reference: 30U 556947 5932505

OS Easting: 390772

OS Northing: 404642

OS Grid: SD907046

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FWHJ.BB

Mapcode Global: WHB9B.2BW8

Open Location Code: 9C5VGVQ5+8P

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83wm39

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 4b3

Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities
Established Multi- Ethnic Communities
Inner Suburb Ethnic Group Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 9054 / 32844

3rd decile
more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for OL9 8QQ on Wednesday 1 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:19
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:51
Sunrise	04:43
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:12
Sunset	21:41
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:05

Hours of daylight today	04:13 to 22:11
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:11 to 04:14
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	04:35
Moon Rises	22:00

For a full sun and moon calendar for OL9 8QQ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in OL9 8QQ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
19 June 2023	2b Gorton Street, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 8QQ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£195,000
13 December 2018	15 Gorton Street, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 8QQ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£134,500
29 February 2016	2a Gorton Street, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 8QQ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£120,000
26 October 2011	2b Gorton Street, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 8QQ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£89,300
9 February 2010	9 Gorton Street, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 8QQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£115,950
23 November 2006	5 Gorton Street, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 8QQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£115,000
30 September 2005	9 Gorton Street, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 8QQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£31,000
25 April 2005	15 Gorton Street, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 8QQ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£96,500
26 March 2004	7 Gorton Street, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 8QQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£50,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for OL9 8QQ

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

MP

Jim McMahon Labour/Co-operative

Oldham Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Chadderton Central

Councillors

Mohon Ali Labour

Nazrul Islam Labour

Elaine Taylor Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for OL9 8QQ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00027004		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01005331	Oldham 017C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001114	Oldham 017	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05014647	Chadderton Central	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	4 May 2023	DLUHC
E08000004	Oldham	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000002	North West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001416	Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000005	Greater Manchester	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000239	Manchester	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33005201		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000015	Greater Manchester	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000135	NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00Y	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E43000158	Oldham, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000057	NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2024	ODS
E56000032	Greater Manchester	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E63008300	Chadderton	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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