Map of OL8 2BF postcode

General information
Postcode OL8 2BF
Post Town Oldham
Nearest station Ashton-Under-Lyne (3 km)
Bus stops
Bungalows (NW)
Springwood Hall Road (SW)
Fold View (NW)
St Martins Road (SE)
Wester Hill Road (NE)
Wester Hill Road (SW)
Known addresses
No addresses found
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.517843
Longitude -2.101398
Easting 393374
Northing 402357
Grid reference SD933023
UTM reference 30U 559580 5930254
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Plus code 9C5VGV9X+4C
Altitude 187 metres (613 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:40
Sunset (today) 21:42
Distance away
Distance to sea 47.9 KMs (29.8 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishOldham, unparished areaE43000158
Ward Medlock Vale E05014655
Metropolitan District Oldham E08000004
County Greater Manchester E11000010
Constituency (2024) Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton E14001416
MPJim McMahonLabour
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 December 2024
Last updated June 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
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
2,116 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£33,400
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Census output area (2021)E00026968
Census output area (2011)E00026968
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 £198,535
Annual change 7.3%
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