Map of OL2 5JB postcode No longer in use

General information
Postcode OL2 5JB
Post Town Oldham
Nearest station Mills Hill (Manchester) (3 km)
Bus stops
Church Inn (W)
Holden Fold Lane (W)
Chapel Lane (E)
Oldham Academy North (SW)
Oldham Academy North (NE)
High Street (E)
Known addresses
No addresses found
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.562159
Longitude -2.126899
Easting 391692
Northing 407290
Grid reference SD916072
UTM reference 30U 557829 5935163
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Plus code 9C5VHV6F+V6
Altitude 162 metres (531 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:24
Sunset (today) 18:13
Distance away
Distance to sea 49.1 KMs (30.5 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishOldham, unparished areaE43000158
Ward Royton North E05014656
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 January 1980
Date usage ended March 2009
Last updated February 2025
User type Large (addresses receive more 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)
20,733 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£37,300
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)RoytonE63008256
Census output area (2021)E00027293
Census output area (2011)E00027293
Lower layer super output area (2021)Oldham 008CE01005393
Lower layer super output area (2011)Oldham 008CE01005393
Middle layer super output area (2021)Royton South WestE02001105
Middle layer super output area (2011)Royton South WestE02001105
Travel to work areaManchesterE30000239
Property sales
Average property price in Oldham £191,840
Annual change 5.1%
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