Around average
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · Dec '25
£225,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for OL2 5HH
Postcode
OL2 5HH
Coordinates
53.5610, -2.1327
Grid reference
SD913071
Easting
391,307
Northing
407,161
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VHV68+CW
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Royton
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Oldham
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16595
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16595 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · OL2 5HH
HM Land Registry · Oldham
Average price
£261,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £225,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '25 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £225,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£343k£279k£215k
Jun '25Oct '25Mar '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near OL2 5HH
England & WalesCrime trends · near OL2 5HH
Counts are for Royton North electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJan '24 – Dec '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY —
210
Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Dec '25
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Dec '25
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Dec '25
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Dec '25
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Dec '25
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.4%
Bangladeshi2.1%
African1.1%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Christian64.7%
No religion26.9%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim3.0%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6421.7%
35–4917.4%
65–7412.7%
75–8411.9%
25–349.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%
Households
Any member 66+18.2%
All members 66+16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
Other10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.3%
+ 8 other households · 33.6%
Administrative Information
Oldham
Local Authority
Council AreaOldham West, Chadderton and Royton E14001416
Constituency
E14001416Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
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 EnglandGreater 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 008C E01005393
E01005393MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oldham 008 E02001105
E02001105LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oldham 008C E01005393
E01005393MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oldham 008 E02001105
E02001105Urban: 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
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
12 hours 23 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 23 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2015
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~11 years
Active Duration
2015 -> PresentSeptember 2015 — Introduced
Postcode OL2 5HH introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005393 and MSOA E02001105 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OL2 5HH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2015
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~11 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near OL2 5HH
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 49%
Attainment 8
48.2
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
68%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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