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OL2 6XR

Postcode

A postcode in Oldham 004B, Royton North ward, Oldham.

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

Schools near OL2 6XR

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Thornham St. James CofE Primary School
Primary
330 m
4 minutes on foot
School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, November 2023
Fir Bank Primary School
Primary. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
410 m
5 minutes on foot
School remains Good, May 2023
Thorp Primary School
Primary. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Good (overall), June 2023
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 37.9 (2025/26, provisional)
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
Requires improvement (overall), March 2022, before the school changed
St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton
Primary. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
School remains Good, November 2022
The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 50.5 (2025/26, provisional)
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
School remains Good, May 2024
Royton Hall Primary School
Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.7 km
21 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
Crompton Primary School
Primary. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.8 km
22 minutes on foot
School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024

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Recent sales near OL2 6XR

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £270,000Garden Terrace, OL2 6XSMarch 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold170 m
  • £170,000Rochdale Road, OL2 6SHNovember 2025, terraced, established, leasehold240 m
  • £200,500Springfield Lane, OL2 6XNOctober 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold250 m
  • £175,000Springfield Lane, OL2 6XWJune 2025, terraced, established, freehold260 m
  • £215,000Springfield Lane, OL2 6XHOctober 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold270 m
  • £316,000Rochdale Road, OL2 5UTMarch 2026, semi-detached, established, leasehold280 m
  • £330,000Lindale Avenue, OL2 6UUFebruary 2026, semi-detached, established, leasehold300 m
  • £155,000Ennerdale Avenue, OL2 6UXJune 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold300 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 004B

Everything about Oldham 004B
Deprivation score
15.0
Joint 14,391st least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£270,000
Joint 13,365th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,450
Joint 20,574th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
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.