# OL2 7JR: area report for a postcode in Oldham

OL2 7JR 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 7JR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) › [OL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol2) › [OL2 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol2-7)

## 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=-2.1009,53.5797,OL27JR
- **Shaw and Crompton, 840 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1009,53.5797,OL27JR
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1009,53.5797,OL27JR
- **No property in OL2 7JR 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=-2.1009,53.5797,OL27JR
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 003A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1009,53.5797,OL27JR
- **£217,171 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1009,53.5797,OL27JR
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1009,53.5797,OL27JR
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1009,53.5797,OL27JR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL2 7JR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1009,53.5797,OL27JR
- **Loud road and rail noise at OL2 7JR**: Road 67 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1009,53.5797,OL27JR
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.1009,53.5797,OL27JR
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1009,53.5797,OL27JR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Beal Vale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beal-vale-primary-school-e147368) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Farrowdale House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/farrowdale-house-school-e105747) | Independent | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [East Crompton St James CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-crompton-st-james-cofe-primary-school-e105710) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crompton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crompton-primary-school-e133286) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Crompton House Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-crompton-house-church-of-england-academy-e137294) | Secondary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 50.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rushcroft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rushcroft-primary-school-e105659) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-high-crompton-e105711) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152017) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2023 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2025 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| December 2023 | £154,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| June 2024 | £174,950 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £168,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| May 2024 | £150,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £117,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Shaw and Crompton (840 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: OAK GABLES MEDICAL PRACTICE (880 m); VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE (880 m)
- Pharmacies: EVEREST PHARMACY SHAW (550 m); WELL (620 m); ASDA PHARMACY (710 m); LIFESTYLE PHARMACY (740 m)
- Dental practices: 56 MARKET STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (550 m); DENTAL SURGERY (620 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Shaw Express (570 m, Tesco); Iceland Shaw (580 m, Iceland); Aldi Shaw Oldham (690 m, Aldi); Co-op Shaw - Oldham Road (720 m, Central England Co-operative); Asda Shaw Superstore (750 m, Asda)

## 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 003A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.7** (2025). Oldham 003A has a deprivation score of 9.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,381st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oldham 003A was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 11,433rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,671** (2021). Oldham 003A had 1,671 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,760th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Oldham 003A, 99.9% 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: 53.5797, -2.1009

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

## Your MP

- [Oldham East and Saddleworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-east-and-saddleworth): Debbie Abrahams (Labour), 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=-2.1009,53.5797,OL27JR

## How to cite

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