Map of OL2 8BS postcode

General information
Postcode OL2 8BS
Post Town Oldham
Nearest station Rochdale (5 km)
Bus stops
The Jubilee (N)
Dunwood Park Courts (SW)
Dunwood Park Courts (NE)
Jubilee Crossing (N)
Buckstones Road (N)
Buckstones Road (S)
Known addresses
No addresses found
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.591162
Longitude -2.088128
Easting 394264
Northing 410513
Grid reference SD942105
UTM reference 30U 560356 5938422
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Plus code 9C5VHWR6+FP
Altitude 0 metres (0 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:39
Sunset (today) 21:40
Distance away
Distance to sea 53.1 KMs (33 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishShaw and CromptonE04012153
Ward Shaw E05014661
Metropolitan District Oldham E08000004
County Greater Manchester E11000010
Constituency (2024) Oldham East and Saddleworth E14001415
MPDebbie AbrahamsLabour
Police forceGreater Manchester
NUTS/ITL 3 Greater Manchester North East
NUTS/ITL 2 Greater Manchester
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced February 2025
Last updated June 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Imputed by ONS by reference to surrounding postcode grid references
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
4,258 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£36,900
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)Shaw (Oldham)E63008223
Census output area (2021)E00027554
Census output area (2011)E00027554
Lower layer super output area (2021)Oldham 002AE01005441
Lower layer super output area (2011)Oldham 002AE01005441
Middle layer super output area (2021)Wood EndE02001099
Middle layer super output area (2011)Wood EndE02001099
Travel to work areaManchesterE30000239
Property sales
Average property price in Oldham £198,535
Annual change 7.3%
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