OL2 5XR
PostcodeA postcode in Oldham 004D, Royton North ward, Oldham.
This report describes the area around OL2 5XR, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around OL2 5XR
- No street-level crime hereGreater 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
- Shaw and Crompton, 3.1 kmThe nearest station, in a straight lineExact point
- 2 schools within 800 mNearest is 570 m awayExact point
- No property in OL2 5XR listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s most deprived 50%This neighbourhood, Oldham 004DNeighbourhood
- £217,171 average priceFor the whole of Oldham, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1 km awayPostcode
- No supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 1.2 km awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL2 5XRSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at OL2 5XRRoad 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 610% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near OL2 5XR
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Thorp Primary School Primary. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 570 m 7 minutes on foot | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| Fir Bank Primary School Primary. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 690 m 9 minutes on foot | School remains Good, May 2023 |
| Thornham St. James CofE Primary School Primary | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, November 2023 |
| St. Paul's CofE Primary School Primary | 1.3 km 16 minutes on foot | Good (overall), September 2019, before the school changed |
| Supreme Start Ltd Special | 1.4 km 18 minutes on foot | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary | 1.5 km 18 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, December 2024 |
| Royton Hall Primary School Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.5 km 19 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade |
| E-ACT the Oldham Academy North Secondary. Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.6 km 20 minutes on foot | Improved significantly, April 2025 |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near OL2 5XR
Latest sale at each postcode- £255,000Beechwood Drive, OL2 5XRFebruary 2026, semi-detached, established, leasehold10 m
- £390,000Firswood Drive, OL2 5XSNovember 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold60 m
- £217,000Kensington Avenue, OL2 5XZNovember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold90 m
- £420,000Tandlewood Park, OL2 5UZMay 2026, detached, established, leasehold100 m
- £205,000Westminster Avenue, OL2 5XYApril 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold110 m
- £200,000Bromley Avenue, OL2 5YBAugust 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold120 m
- £165,000Thorp View, OL2 5XTJune 2025, detached, established, leasehold130 m
- £230,000Oozewood Road, OL2 5XGJanuary 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold140 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
The neighbourhood: Oldham 004D
Everything about Oldham 004DThe postcode district: OL2
Everything about OL2Your MP
- Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.