# OL2 5AQ: area report for a postcode in Oldham

OL2 5AQ is a postcode 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 5AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) › [OL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol2) › [OL2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1222,53.5591,OL25AQ
- **Derker, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1222,53.5591,OL25AQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1222,53.5591,OL25AQ
- **No property in OL2 5AQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.1222,53.5591,OL25AQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1222,53.5591,OL25AQ
- **£217,171 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1222,53.5591,OL25AQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1222,53.5591,OL25AQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1222,53.5591,OL25AQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL2 5AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1222,53.5591,OL25AQ
- **Low road and rail noise at OL2 5AQ**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1222,53.5591,OL25AQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.1222,53.5591,OL25AQ
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1222,53.5591,OL25AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-cofe-aided-primary-school-e105715) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [E-ACT the Oldham Academy North](https://openindex.co.uk/school/e-act-the-oldham-academy-north-e136115) | Secondary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ss-aidan-and-oswalds-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152540) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [Supreme Start Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/supreme-start-ltd-e151243) | Special | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St. Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e151472) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2019, before the school changed | – |
| [Royton Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royton-hall-primary-school-e135341) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edstart-schools-oldham-and-rochdale-e151393) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Hilda's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-hildas-cofe-primary-school-e105702) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2023 | £172,200 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| August 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| February 2026 | £170,450 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| August 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| March 2026 | £480,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE ROYTON & CROMPTON FAMILY PRACTICE (780 m); ROYTON MEDICAL CENTRE (860 m)
- Pharmacies: ROYTON PHARMACY (790 m); MARKET SQUARE PHARMACY (790 m); WELL (870 m)
- Dental practices: ROYTON HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Royton - Rochdale Road (720 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl Royton Oldham (780 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £217,171** (July 2026). Oldham’s average house price was £217,171 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,042** (2025). Full-time workers living in Oldham earned a median of £34,042 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 34th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.4×** (2025). A home in Oldham costs 6.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 36.8** (2025). Oldham has a deprivation score of 36.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 11th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Oldham 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.2** (2025). Oldham 009B has a deprivation score of 21.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,715th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £182,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oldham 009B was £182,000 in 2025. Joint 4,926th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,529** (2021). Oldham 009B had 1,529 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,937th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.5%** (January 2026). In Oldham 009B, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## OL2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OL2 was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,355** (2021). OL2 had 41,355 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 413th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 85%** (2022). About 85% of people in OL2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.1%** (January 2026). In OL2, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)
- Centre: 53.5591, -2.1222

Council: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-west-chadderton-and-royton): Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.1222,53.5591,OL25AQ

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol2-5aq