| Postcode | OL8 2QP | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Oldham | 
| Nearest station | Moston (4 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Ashton Road (SW) 
Honeywell Centre (N) 
Hathershaw Lane (N) 
Hathershaw Lane (S) 
Villa Road (N) 
Villa Road (S) 
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 2 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       
                          No addresses found
                       
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 53.52693 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.111224 | |
| Easting | 392724 | |
| Northing | 403369 | |
| Grid reference | SD927033 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 558916 5931257 | |
| what3words | monday.shakes.dirt | |
| FixPhrase | crown lusty shove washer | |
| Plus code | 9C5VGVGQ+QG | |
| Altitude | 178 metres (583 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:12 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 47.9 KMs (29.7 miles) | 
| Parish | Oldham, unparished area | E43000158 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Alexandra | E05014646 | 
| Metropolitan District | Oldham | E08000004 | 
| County | Greater Manchester | E11000010 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Oldham East and Saddleworth | E14001415 | 
| MP | Debbie Abrahams | Labour | 
| Police force | Greater Manchester | |
| Water company | United Utilities | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Greater Manchester North East | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Greater Manchester | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | September 1991 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 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 | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Oldham | E63008292 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00026959 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8D3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Oldham 029A | E01005322 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Oldham 029A | E01005322 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Hathershaw | E02001126 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Hathershaw | E02001126 | 
| Travel to work area | Manchester | E30000239 |