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OL2 6GW

Postcode

A postcode in Oldham 005C, Royton South ward, Oldham.

This report describes the area around OL2 6GW, 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 6GW

Schools near OL2 6GW

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Royton Hall Primary School
Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
180 m
2 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary
580 m
7 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, December 2024
Supreme Start Ltd
Special
600 m
8 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School
Primary. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
830 m
10 minutes on foot
Requires improvement (overall), December 2021, before the school changed
St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
840 m
11 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
Thorp Primary School
Primary. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
910 m
11 minutes on foot
Good (overall), June 2023
E-ACT the Oldham Academy North
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional)
950 m
12 minutes on foot
Improved significantly, April 2025
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 38.4 (2025/26, provisional)
980 m
12 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade

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 6GW

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £258,000Yarn Field Close, OL2 6GJNovember 2024, terraced, established, freehold10 m
  • £335,000Millside Way, OL2 6GGApril 2026, detached, established, freehold60 m
  • £145,000High Barn Street, OL2 6RNFebruary 2025, terraced, established, leasehold70 m
  • £305,000Penman Close, OL2 6ZGMay 2025, terraced, new build, freehold80 m
  • £400,000Radcliffe Street, OL2 6RHJuly 2024, detached, new build, freehold90 m
  • £280,000Milton Street, OL2 6QXJanuary 2026, semi-detached, established, leasehold120 m
  • £270,000John Hogan Close, OL2 6FTSeptember 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold130 m
  • £175,000High Barn Street, OL2 6RWAugust 2025, terraced, established, leasehold150 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

Within 1 km of OL2 6GW

In a straight line

GP practices

  • THE ROYTON & CROMPTON FAMILY PRACTICE290 m
  • ROYTON MEDICAL CENTRE550 m

Pharmacies

  • WELL290 m
  • ROYTON & CROMPTON WELLNESS PHARMACY380 m
  • ROYTON PHARMACY390 m
  • MARKET SQUARE PHARMACY390 m

Dental practices

  • ROYTON HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE290 m
  • OASIS DENTIST380 m

Supermarkets

  • Co-op Royton - Rochdale RoadThe Co-operative Group380 m
  • Lidl Royton OldhamLidl380 m

The neighbourhood: Oldham 005C

Everything about Oldham 005C
Deprivation score
18.4
Joint 15,965th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£225,000
Joint 8,889th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,585
Joint 18,907th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: OL2

Everything about OL2
Median sale price
£220,000
Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
41,355
413th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
85%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

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.