Low deprivation
IMD England
1
Crime · Jan '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for OL2 7ER
Postcode
OL2 7ER
Coordinates
53.5796, -2.1088
Grid reference
SD928092
Easting
392,896
Northing
409,232
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VHVHR+VF
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Shaw (Oldham)
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.
20962
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20962 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)
Property sales · OL2 7ER
HM Land Registry · Oldham
Average price
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Police Recorded Crime near OL2 7ER
Crime trends · near OL2 7ER
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearFeb '24 – Jan '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
0
YoY stable
ASB
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.4%
Bangladeshi2.6%
Pakistani1.6%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Christian68.7%
No religion22.3%
Muslim4.3%
Not answered4.1%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6422.4%
35–4915.1%
65–7415.1%
75–8413.3%
25–347.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Any member 66+18.8%
All members 66+17.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
Other9.7%
+ 7 other households · 30.0%
Administrative Information
Oldham
Local Authority
Council AreaOldham East and Saddleworth E14001415
Constituency
E14001415Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Crompton
Constituency code
E14001415
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Shaw and Crompton
International Territorial Level
Oldham
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandGreater 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 003A E01005361
E01005361MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oldham 003 E02001100
E02001100LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oldham 003A E01005361
E01005361MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oldham 003 E02001100
E02001100Urban: 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
3:52 AM
Sunrise
8:34 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:52 AM
Sunset (today)
8:34 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode OL2 7ER introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 20962
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005361 and MSOA E02001100 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OL2 7ER is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near OL2 7ER
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Oldham · OL2 7HS
Good
0.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Crompton Primary School
Oldham · OL2 7HD
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton
Oldham · OL2 7PP
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Farrowdale House School
Oldham · OL2 7AD
0.5 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11
Rushcroft Primary School
Oldham · OL2 7YL
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Beal Vale Primary School
Oldham · OL2 7SY
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
Oldham · OL2 7TD
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
Oldham · OL2 8SZ
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Fir Bank Primary School
Oldham · OL2 6SJ
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Thornham St. James CofE Primary School
Oldham · OL2 6XT
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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