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OL2 5

Postcode sector

264 live postcodes, all in Oldham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Oldham. Open the map at OL2 5 for neighbourhoods and points. Open the map at OL2 5

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

71 of Oldham’s 142 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Oldham, the council that holds 100% of OL2 5

Average house price
£217,171
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,042
34th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
123rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
36.8
11th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only

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Postcodes in OL2 5