Most deprived 20–30%

IMD England

£215,000

Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,906 sales

+2.4%

Last 12 full months vs the prior 12

North West

Region

Most deprived 20–30%

IMD England

£215,000

Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,906 sales

+2.4%

Last 12 full months vs the prior 12

North West

Region

Most deprived 20–30%

IMD England

£215,000

Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,906 sales

+2.4%

Last 12 full months vs the prior 12

North West

Region

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.

9710

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 9710 out of 33,755 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 & Wales

Property sales · OL2 7XZ

HM Land Registry · Oldham

Average price

£241,224

Median price: £215,000

Median +2.4% vs prior 12 months

Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,906 sales

View district OL2

Recent sale price trend

Mar '24 – Mar '25Mar '25: 1 sales · avg £224,500

X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)

£230k£210k£190k

Mar '24Sep '24Mar '25

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,397

White Brit.89.0%

Pakistani3.0%

Bangladeshi2.4%

Other White1.9%

+ other · 3.7%

Religion

Total residents: 1,397

Christian53.7%

No religion33.5%

Not answered6.5%

Muslim5.4%

+ other · 0.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,400

50–6421.6%

35–4916.8%

25–3413.2%

65–7410.4%

75–848.0%

+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%

Households

Total households: 659

One person: other19.9%

One person: aged 66+17.6%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%

Lone parent family: With dependent children9.3%

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.0%

+ 9 other households · 35.8%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)
Metrolink · West Entrance
740 m straight lineabout 9 min
Newhey (Manchester Metrolink)
Metrolink
2.0 km straight lineabout 25 min
Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink)
Metrolink · Entrance
3.0 km straight lineabout 38 min

Bus stops

Salts Street
Bus · W-bound · west
182 m straight lineabout 2 min
Wrens Nest
Bus · nr · north
213 m straight lineabout 3 min
Trent Road
Bus · opp · west
242 m straight lineabout 3 min
Trent Road
Bus · nr · east
244 m straight lineabout 3 min
Wrens Nest
Bus · by · south
255 m straight lineabout 3 min

Coordinates & Location for OL2 7XZ

England

Country

Oldham

Local Authority

Shaw

Ward

Manchester

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

OL2 7XZ

Coordinates

53.5827, -2.0945

Grid reference

SD938095

Easting

393,839

Northing

409,570

Region

North West

Plus Code

9C5VHWM4+35

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

Administrative Information

Oldham

Local Authority

Council Area

Oldham East and Saddleworth E14001415

Constituency

E14001415

Greater Manchester

Police Force

England

Ward

Shaw

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 England

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 002C E01005444

E01005444

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Oldham 002 E02001099

E02001099

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Oldham 002C E01005444

E01005444

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Oldham 002 E02001099

E02001099

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

7:33 AM

Sunrise

6:15 PM

Sunset

10 hours 42 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

7:33 AM

Sunset (today)

6:15 PM

Daylight duration

10 hours 42 minutes

Time zone

GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

March 1988

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~38 years

Active Duration

1988 -> Present

March 1988 — Introduced

Postcode OL2 7XZ 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.

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005444 and MSOA E02001099 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

IMD England rank: 9710

Present — Active

Postcode OL2 7XZ is currently active and in use.

First introduced

March 1988

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

~38 years

Last updated

2026-08-01

Current status

Live

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