Map of OL2 5AW postcode

General information
Postcode OL2 5AW
Post Town Oldham
Nearest station Mills Hill (Manchester) (3 km)
Bus stops
Old Edge Lane (S)
Old Grey Mare (N)
Old Grey Mare (S)
Shaw Road (N)
Oldham Road (SW)
Sheepfoot Lane (E)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 6 View
Known addresses
2 Beswick Street, Royton
4 Beswick Street, Royton
8 Beswick Street, Royton
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.558083
Longitude -2.121042
Easting 392079
Northing 406836
Grid reference SD920068
UTM reference 30U 558223 5934714
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Plus code 9C5VHV5H+6H
Altitude 173 metres (567 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:26
Sunset (today) 20:46
Distance away
Distance to sea 49.2 KMs (30.6 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishOldham, unparished areaE43000158
Ward Royton South E05014657
Metropolitan District Oldham E08000004
County Greater Manchester E11000010
Constituency (2024) Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton E14001416
MPJim McMahonLabour
Police forceGreater Manchester
Water companyUnited Utilities
NUTS/ITL 3 Greater Manchester North East
NUTS/ITL 2 Greater Manchester
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 9
Households (2011) 4
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
22,557 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£37,300
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)RoytonE63008256
Census output area (2021)E00027347
Census output area (2011)E00027347
Lower layer super output area (2021)Oldham 008DE01005401
Lower layer super output area (2011)Oldham 008DE01005401
Middle layer super output area (2021)Royton South WestE02001105
Middle layer super output area (2011)Royton South WestE02001105
Travel to work areaManchesterE30000239
Property sales
Average property price in Oldham £196,323
Annual change 7.0%
View all properties sold in the OL postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
4 Beswick Street, RoytonTerraced (leasehold)Jan 2023£142,000
Terraced (leasehold)Dec 2000£37,500
Terraced (leasehold)May 1998£32,000
2 Beswick Street, RoytonTerraced (leasehold)Sep 2015£90,000
Terraced (leasehold)May 2014£43,000
8 Beswick Street, RoytonTerraced (leasehold)Jul 2001£39,950


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