Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)
Metrolink
1.3 km straight lineabout 17 min
Derker (Manchester Metrolink)
Metrolink
3.2 km straight lineabout 40 min
Newhey (Manchester Metrolink)
Metrolink
3.6 km straight lineabout 45 min

Bus stops

Coleridge Road
Bus · opp · south-west
361 m straight lineabout 5 min
Coleridge Road
Bus · nr · north-east
375 m straight lineabout 5 min
Wells Road
Bus · nr · east
394 m straight lineabout 5 min
Wells Road
Bus · opp · west
401 m straight lineabout 5 min
Doorstones Farm
Bus · o/s · south-west
519 m straight lineabout 6 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales

Property sales · OL4 2

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · OL4 2 · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 69 sales

OL4 2LA has no standard sales in Oct 2025–Sep 2026, so these figures are for the OL4 2 sector.

Average price

£227,679

Median price: £205,000

Median +2.5% vs prior 12 months

Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 69 sales

View district OL4

Recent sale price trend

Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 1 sale · avg £150,000

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

£296k£223k£150k

Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26

£150,000 · 2026-09-08 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

OL4 2LZ

£115,000 · 2026-08-27 · Terraced · Leasehold

OL4 2BN

£207,000 · 2026-08-26 · Semi-detached · Freehold

OL4 2EN

£350,000 · 2026-08-21 · Detached · Leasehold

OL4 2TF

£345,000 · 2026-08-21 · Semi-detached · Leasehold

OL4 2ND

£245,000 · 2026-08-18 · Semi-detached · Leasehold

OL4 2RE

£160,000 · 2026-08-18 · Terraced · Leasehold

OL4 2DR

£173,000 · 2026-08-14 · Terraced · Leasehold

OL4 2HU

£245,000 · 2026-08-03 · Semi-detached · Leasehold

OL4 2QG

£131,000 · 2026-08-03 · Terraced · Leasehold

OL4 2DR

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near OL4 2LA

England & Wales

Crime data not available: Greater Manchester Police currently supplies no data to police.uk.

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Oldham 007 (E02001104)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income: £50,353
Disposable (net) annual household income: £36,771
Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised): £33,974
Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised): £30,728

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,731

White Brit.77.8%

African8.4%

Other White3.4%

White & Black Caribbean2.0%

Pakistani1.8%

+ 12 other groups · 6.6%

Religion

Total residents: 1,729

Christian50.8%

No religion39.4%

Not answered4.7%

Muslim4.0%

Buddhist0.6%

+ 1 other religions · 0.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,726

35–4918.5%

25–3416.6%

50–6414.3%

5–911.1%

≤410.8%

+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%

Households

Total households: 659

Lone parent family: With dependent children21.2%

One person: other15.3%

Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children12.0%

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%

One person: aged 66+8.5%

+ 9 other households · 32.0%

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.

1055

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 1055 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.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

GOV.UK long-term flood risk checker Flood map for planning

Nearby postcodes around OL4 2LA

Other postcode pages in the same local area as OL4 2LA.

OL1 3BS OL1 3LG OL1 3LJ OL1 3LL OL1 3LN OL1 3LQ OL1 3LS OL1 3LT OL1 3LY OL1 3LZ OL1 3NB OL1 3NE OL1 3NG OL1 3NJ OL1 3NL OL1 3NN OL1 3NP OL1 3NQ OL1 3NR OL1 3NS OL1 3NU OL1 3NY OL1 3PA OL1 3PF

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for OL4 2LA

England

Country

Oldham

Local Authority

St James'

Ward

Manchester

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

OL4 2LA

Coordinates

53.5719, -2.0705

Grid reference

SD954083

Easting

395,429

Northing

408,370

Region

North West

Plus Code

9C5VHWCH+QR

User Type

Small user postcode

Grid Quality

Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)

Travel to Work

Manchester

ITL Region

Oldham

Administrative Information

Oldham

Local Authority

Council Area

Oldham East and Saddleworth E14001415

Constituency

E14001415

Greater Manchester

Police Force

England

Ward

St James'

Constituency code

E14001415

EU Electoral Region

North West

Parish

Oldham, unparished area

International Territorial Level

Oldham

Health & NHS

Greater Manchester

Cancer Alliance

National

NHS Region

North West

Integrated Care Board

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board

Sub ICB Location

NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00Y

Cancer Alliance

Greater Manchester

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021

Super Output Area

Oldham 007E E01032558

E01032558

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Oldham 007 E02001104

E02001104

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Oldham 007E E01032558

E01032558

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Oldham 007 E02001104

E02001104

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

7:18 AM

Sunrise

4:25 PM

Sunset

9 hours 7 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

7:18 AM

Sunset (today)

4:25 PM

Daylight duration

9 hours 7 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 OL4 2LA 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 E01032558 and MSOA E02001104 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

IMD England rank: 1055

Present — Active

Postcode OL4 2LA is currently active and in use.

First introduced

January 1980

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

~46 years

Last updated

2026-08-01

Current status

Live

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