Map of OL8 2BW postcode

General information
Postcode OL8 2BW
Post Town Oldham
Nearest station Ashton-Under-Lyne (4 km)
Bus stops
Palmer Close (NE)
Meldrum Street (NE)
Belgrave Avenue (NW)
Ashton Road (SW)
Hathershaw Lane (S)
Hathershaw Lane (N)
Known addresses
No addresses found
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.525999
Longitude -2.106878
Easting 393012
Northing 403265
Grid reference SD930032
UTM reference 30U 559206 5931157
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Plus code 9C5VGVGV+96
Altitude 200 metres (658 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:43
Sunset (today) 21:33
Distance away
Distance to sea 48.1 KMs (29.9 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishOldham, unparished areaE43000158
Ward Alexandra E05014646
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 August 2023
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)
191 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£33,400
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)OldhamE63008292
Census output area (2021)E00026962
Census output area (2011)E00026962
Lower layer super output area (2021)Oldham 029AE01005322
Lower layer super output area (2011)Oldham 029AE01005322
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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Properties recently sold in this postcode
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