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2.7%UNEMPLOYED
54%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
24%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of OL12 8QD belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is OL12 8QD in Oldham, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about OL12 8QD from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 16%Children
  • 85%Adults

16% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 6% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in OL128QD male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Healey and Whitworth.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 24%AB
  • 60%C2/C2
  • 16%DE

According to census records, 24% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 31%SINGLE
  • 54%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in OL12 8QD is 31%. Single and 'other' people is 69%.

ETHNICITY

  • 98%WHITE
  • 0%NON-WHITE

98% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 90.7%WORKING
  • 2.7%UNEMPLOYED

2.7% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Hotels and Bed & Breakfast

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Tourist Information

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

Cash Machines

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Schools

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Emergencies in OL12 8QD

Post Offices

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Libraries

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OL128QD Postcode Breakdown

OLAREA12DISTRICT8SECTORQDUNIT
Full PostcodeOL12 8QD
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownOldham
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyLancashire
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with City and Town

OL128QD Postal District

Compass Postal District

OL12 8QD postcode is located in the postal town of Oldham. Oldham postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode OL12 8QD.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Whitworth0.5 miles SW
Facit0.9 miles N
Shawforth2 miles N
Rochdale2.7 miles SE
Bacup3.2 miles N
Walsden4.4 miles NE
Milnrow4.8 miles SE
Lydgate4.9 miles NE
Heywood5.2 miles SW
Edenfield5.3 miles W
Rawtenstall5.5 miles NW
Cornholme5.6 miles N
Stubbins5.9 miles W
Bury6.4 miles SW
Royton6.5 miles SE
London173 miles SE
Glasgow171 miles NW
Edinburgh164 miles N
Cardiff155 miles S
Liverpool38 miles W
Southampton193 miles S
Saint Ives196 miles S

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James Gregson was arrested after bringing in the items for a jailed gunman.

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Morecambe boss Ged Brannan leaves the club to join Accrington Stanley as assistant manager.

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Andrej Minin's body was dragged to the bottom of the stairs to make it look like he had fallen, police say.

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Blackburn boss John Eustace says avoiding relegation to League One on the final day would be "cause for celebration".

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Council moves to buy up houses for 65m uni site

Support is being offered to anyone who is displaced by the redevelopment plans.

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Mum died amid blood clot failings after childbirth

Laura Barnes was 32 weeks pregnant when she collapsed at home before having an emergency C-section.

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Boy in wheelchair had to 'bum shuffle' onto plane

Tomas Woods says the ordeal was degrading before later discovering the airline lost his wheelchairs.

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