Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
22557
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22557 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near OL2 5EG
Crime trends · near OL2 5EG
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJan '24 – Dec '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY +100%
ASB
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Dec '25
0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
2
incidents · Dec '25
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,579
White Brit.86.6%
Bangladeshi3.6%
Pakistani1.9%
African1.3%
Other White1.2%
+ 2 other groups · 5.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,585
Christian66.5%
No religion20.9%
Muslim6.9%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,584
50–6423.5%
35–4916.0%
65–7414.3%
25–349.5%
75–849.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
Total households: 685
Any member 66+17.7%
All members 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.4%
+ 8 other households · 32.4%
Administrative Information
Oldham
Local Authority
Council Area
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton E14001416
Constituency
E14001416
Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Royton North
Constituency code
E14001416
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Oldham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Oldham
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Greater Manchester
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Oldham
Sub ICB Location
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00Y
Cancer Alliance
Greater Manchester
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Oldham 008D E01005401
E01005401
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oldham 008 E02001105
E02001105
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oldham 008D E01005401
E01005401
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oldham 008 E02001105
E02001105
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:16 AM
Sunrise
7:53 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:16 AM
Sunset (today)
7:53 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2005
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> Present
July 2005 — Introduced
Postcode OL2 5EG introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 22557
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005401 and MSOA E02001105 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OL2 5EG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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