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

OL2 7YB 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 7YB 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=-2.1036,53.5847,OL27YB
- **Shaw and Crompton, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1036,53.5847,OL27YB
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1036,53.5847,OL27YB
- **No property in OL2 7YB 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=-2.1036,53.5847,OL27YB
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1036,53.5847,OL27YB
- **£217,171 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1036,53.5847,OL27YB
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1036,53.5847,OL27YB
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1036,53.5847,OL27YB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL2 7YB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1036,53.5847,OL27YB
- **Low road and rail noise at OL2 7YB**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1036,53.5847,OL27YB
- **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=-2.1036,53.5847,OL27YB
- **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=-2.1036,53.5847,OL27YB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Crompton House Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-crompton-house-church-of-england-academy-e137294) | Secondary | 450 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 | 490 m (6 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 | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beal Vale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beal-vale-primary-school-e147368) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [East Crompton St James CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-crompton-st-james-cofe-primary-school-e105710) | Primary | 760 m (9 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 | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Farrowdale House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/farrowdale-house-school-e105747) | Independent | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Buckstones Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buckstones-primary-school-e105671) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £219,950 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| May 2025 | £128,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| January 2023 | £197,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| December 2024 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: OAK GABLES MEDICAL PRACTICE (890 m); VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE (890 m)
- Pharmacies: LIFESTYLE PHARMACY (250 m)

## 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 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.2** (2025). Oldham 001B has a deprivation score of 32.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,273rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £182,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oldham 001B was £182,500 in 2025. Joint 4,964th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,568** (2021). Oldham 001B had 1,568 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,812th 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 001B, 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: 53.5847, -2.1036

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=-2.1036,53.5847,OL27YB

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