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OL2 6LG

Postcode

A postcode in Oldham 005B, Crompton ward, Oldham.

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

Schools near OL2 6LG

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School
Primary. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
200 m
3 minutes on foot
Requires improvement (overall), December 2021, before the school changed
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 38.4 (2025/26, provisional)
260 m
3 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
Royton Hall Primary School
Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
550 m
7 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary
570 m
7 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, March 2025
Crompton Primary School
Primary. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
920 m
12 minutes on foot
School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024
Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, December 2024
Supreme Start Ltd
Special
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
Farrowdale House School
Independent
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

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Recent sales near OL2 6LG

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £290,000Rushbury Drive, OL2 6LESeptember 2025, detached, established, leasehold40 m
  • £280,000Gretton Close, OL2 6LFJune 2023, semi-detached, established, leasehold60 m
  • £109,000Dale Square, OL2 6PANovember 2023, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold70 m
  • £170,000Shaw Road, OL2 6NZJanuary 2026, terraced, established, leasehold90 m
  • £177,500Blackshaw Lane, OL2 6NTDecember 2025, terraced, established, leasehold100 m
  • £315,000Albion Gardens Close, OL2 6PWMay 2026, detached, established, leasehold130 m
  • £200,000Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NYMarch 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold160 m
  • £192,500Shaw Road, OL2 6PBMay 2026, terraced, established, leasehold230 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 6LG

In a straight line

GP practices

  • THE ROYTON & CROMPTON FAMILY PRACTICE980 m

Dental practices

  • DENTAL SURGERY540 m
  • ROYTON HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE980 m

Supermarkets

  • Co-op Shaw - Oldham RoadCentral England Co-operative900 m

The neighbourhood: Oldham 005B

Everything about Oldham 005B
Deprivation score
13.9
Joint 13,185th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£268,000
Joint 13,269th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,252
Joint 13,513th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
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.