Map of OL8 2AY postcode

General information
Postcode OL8 2AY
Post Town Oldham
Nearest station Ashton-Under-Lyne (3 km)
Bus stops
Springwood Hall Road (NE)
St Martins Road (SE)
Bungalows (NW)
Fold View (NW)
Fir Tree Avenue (SE)
Wildbrook Crescent (NE)
Known addresses
1 Scholars Close, Oldham
2 Scholars Close, Oldham
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.518986
Longitude -2.09947
Easting 393502
Northing 402484
Grid reference SD935024
UTM reference 30U 559707 5930383
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Plus code 9C5VGW92+H6
Altitude 201 metres (659 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:21
Sunset (today) 20:50
Distance away
Distance to sea 48.1 KMs (29.9 miles)
Administrative areas
Parish Oldham, unparished area E43000158
Ward Medlock Vale E05014655
Metropolitan District Oldham E08000004
County Greater Manchester E11000010
Constituency (2024) Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton E14001416
MP Jim McMahon Labour
Police force Greater Manchester
NUTS/ITL 3 Greater Manchester North East
NUTS/ITL 2 Greater Manchester
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced October 2025
Last updated March 2026
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
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2025)
2,002 / 33,755
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£33,400
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urban (2021)Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/urban (2011)Urban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)OldhamE63008292
Census output area (2021)E00026966
Census output area (2011)E00026966
Lower layer super output area (2021)Oldham 029CE01005324
Lower layer super output area (2011)Oldham 029CE01005324
Middle layer super output area (2021)HathershawE02001126
Middle layer super output area (2011)HathershawE02001126
Travel to work areaManchesterE30000239
Property sales
Average property price in Oldham £202,349
Annual change -1.3%
View all properties sold in the OL postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
1 Scholars Close, OldhamNew build detached (freehold)Nov 2025£329,995
2 Scholars Close, OldhamNew build detached (freehold)Sep 2025£341,995


View all properties sold in the OL8 2 sector

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