# OL2 8PQ: area report for a postcode in Oldham

OL2 8PQ 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 8PQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) › [OL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol2) › [OL2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol2-8)

## 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=-2.0909,53.5767,OL28PQ
- **Shaw and Crompton, 100 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0909,53.5767,OL28PQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0909,53.5767,OL28PQ
- **3 of 3 properties in OL2 8PQ at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0909,53.5767,OL28PQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0909,53.5767,OL28PQ
- **£217,171 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0909,53.5767,OL28PQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0909,53.5767,OL28PQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0909,53.5767,OL28PQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL2 8PQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0909,53.5767,OL28PQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at OL2 8PQ**: Road 56 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0909,53.5767,OL28PQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.0909,53.5767,OL28PQ
- **9.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0909,53.5767,OL28PQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Farrowdale House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/farrowdale-house-school-e105747) | Independent | 380 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 | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beal Vale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beal-vale-primary-school-e147368) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [East Crompton St George's CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-crompton-st-georges-cofe-school-e142271) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crompton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crompton-primary-school-e133286) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Buckstones Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buckstones-primary-school-e105671) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 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 | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Rushcroft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rushcroft-primary-school-e105659) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £60,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £165,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £124,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2024 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| June 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Shaw and Crompton (110 m, 1 minute on foot)
- GP practices: OAK GABLES MEDICAL PRACTICE (860 m); VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE (860 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (190 m); EVEREST PHARMACY SHAW (200 m); WELL (290 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (120 m); 56 MARKET STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (200 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Shaw Superstore (70 m, Asda); Iceland Shaw (170 m, Iceland); Tesco Shaw Express (220 m, Tesco); Aldi Shaw Oldham (240 m, Aldi); Co-op Shaw - Oldham Road (560 m, Central England Co-operative)

## 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 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 47.1** (2025). Oldham 003D has a deprivation score of 47.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,910th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £197,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oldham 003D was £197,000 in 2025. Joint 6,315th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,647** (2021). Oldham 003D had 1,647 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,830th 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: 90.9%** (January 2026). In Oldham 003D, 90.9% 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: 53.5767, -2.0909

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=-2.0909,53.5767,OL28PQ

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