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11061
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11061 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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,396
White Brit.89.0%
Pakistani3.0%
Bangladeshi2.4%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 3.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,398
Christian53.7%
No religion33.5%
Not answered6.5%
Muslim5.4%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,396
50–6421.6%
35–4916.8%
25–3413.2%
65–7410.3%
75–848.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Total households: 660
Other20.0%
Any member 66+17.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.0%
+ 8 other households · 36.1%
Administrative Information
Oldham
Local Authority
Council Area
Oldham East and Saddleworth E14001415
Constituency
E14001415
Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 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 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
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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode OL2 8AG 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: 11061
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005444 and MSOA E02001099 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OL2 8AG 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
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