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Oldham (OL) power cut

Realtime power cut updates for Oldham (OL), refreshed every 10 minutes.

No known power cut currently affects the OL postcode area.

The OL postcode area covers Oldham and the surrounding postcodes.

Based on incidents we've recorded here, the OL postcode area is covered by Electricity North West and Northern Powergrid -- see our operator directory for their number and website.

Active power cuts

No active power cuts currently affect the OL postcode area.

Planned work

No planned work currently affects the OL postcode area.

Recently restored

Last 14 days

OperatorPower cutsTypical time to fix
Electricity North West 67 1h 54m
Northern Powergrid 7 4h 29m
Total 74 3h 11m

Postcode districts in the OL area

District Current Total (14d) Planned (14d) Last power cut
Oldham OL1
Chadderton, Higginshaw, Oldham
0 12 0 02 Nov, 17:39
Oldham OL2
Heyside, Royton, Shaw
0 8 0 30 Oct, 07:09
Oldham OL3
Delph, Denshaw, Diggle, Dobcross, Greenfield, Uppermill
0 5 0 26 Oct, 10:56
Oldham OL4
Austerlands, Grasscroft, Grotton, Lees, Lydgate, Oldham, Scouthead, Springhead
0 14 0 30 Oct, 11:42
Ashton-Under-Lyne OL5
Mossley, Mossley Cross
0 2 0 27 Oct, 04:00
Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6
Ashton-under-Lyne
0 2 0 27 Oct, 11:21
Oldham OL8
Bardsey, Oldham
0 4 0 26 Oct, 22:15
Oldham OL9
Chadderton, Oldham, Westwood, Freehold
0 4 0 30 Oct, 20:40
Heywood OL10
Heywood
0 1 0 26 Oct, 18:17
Rochdale OL11
Rochdale, Ashworth, Balderstone, Castleton, Norden
0 4 0 29 Oct, 09:25
Rochdale OL12
Rochdale, Buckley, Facit, Healy, Hurstead, Shawforth, Wardle, Whitworth
0 2 0 27 Oct, 12:49
Bacup OL13
Bacup, Britannia, Stacksteads
0 11 0 02 Nov, 16:24
Todmorden OL14
Cornholme, Todmorden, Eastwood, Walsden
0 12 1 02 Nov, 18:14
Littleborough OL15
Littleborough, Shore, Smithybridge, Summit
0 4 0 02 Nov, 23:34
Littleborough OL16
Rochdale, Burnedge, Firgrove, Hurstead, Milnrow, Smallbridge, Thornham
0 13 0 02 Nov, 14:54

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We've been collecting power cut data since 12 September 2026.

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