Map of OL2 6WL postcode

General information
Postcode OL2 6WL
Post Town Oldham
Nearest station Mills Hill (Manchester) (5 km)
Bus stops
Cowlishaw Lane (SW)
Spring Vale Way (NE)
Moor Street (SW)
Spring Vale Way (SW)
Moor Street (NE)
Cowlishaw Lane (N)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 1 View
Known addresses
The Gables, James Street, Royton
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.571153
Longitude -2.102327
Easting 393321
Northing 408288
Grid reference SD933082
UTM reference 30U 559444 5936184
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Plus code 9C5VHVCX+F3
Altitude 183 metres (600 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:17
Sunset (today) 16:21
Distance away
Distance to sea 51 KMs (31.7 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishShaw and CromptonE04012153
Ward Crompton E05014651
Metropolitan District Oldham E08000004
County Greater Manchester E11000010
Constituency (2024) Oldham East and Saddleworth E14001415
MPDebbie AbrahamsLabour
Police forceGreater Manchester
Water companyUnited Utilities
NUTS/ITL 3 Greater Manchester North East
NUTS/ITL 2 Greater Manchester
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced July 2006
Last updated December 2024
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
Population (2011) 2
Households (2011) 1
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
18,402 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£41,100
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)RoytonE63008256
Census output area (2021)E00027145
Census output area (2011)E00027145
Lower layer super output area (2021)Oldham 005BE01005356
Lower layer super output area (2011)Oldham 005BE01005356
Middle layer super output area (2021)Royton East & CowlishawE02001102
Middle layer super output area (2011)Royton East & CowlishawE02001102
Travel to work areaManchesterE30000239
Property sales
Average property price in Oldham £187,288
Annual change 2.5%
View all properties sold in the OL postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
The Gables, James Street, RoytonDetached (freehold)Aug 2016£215,000
Detached (freehold)Sep 2011£195,000


View all properties sold in the OL2 6 sector

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