The postcode OL2 6HB is located in Oldham, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. OL2 6HB is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
OL2 6HB is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of OL2 6HB as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Renting hard-pressed workers.
The closest road name to OL2 6HB is Bamford Street which is centered 65 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Shaw Road and is 125 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 1.88 km away at Derker (Manchester Metrolink) The closest railway station is Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station, 3.69 km away.
The closest primary school to OL2 6HB (for ages 11 and under) is Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 9, 2019.
The local pub for residents of OL2 6HB is The Spring Inn and is 3.97 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 3, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Kens Chippy and is 4.13 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on November 4, 2020.
Residents reported an average download speed of 51.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.7 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for OL2 6HB is covered by the Greater Manchester police force association and Oldham is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to OL2 6HB and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to OL2 6HB, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode OL2 6HB
Introduction | January 1980 |
Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from OL2 6HB - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (October 9, 2019) | 204 m |
Elland House School | Special school | 11-16 | Good (June 6, 2019) | 304 m |
St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (January 29, 2020) | 397 m |
Royton Hall Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 5, 2018) | 466 m |
The Oldham Academy North | Academy | 11-16 | Good (March 11, 2020) | 558 m |
St Paul's CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (September 12, 2019) | 777 m |
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Requires improvement (December 9, 2021) | 885 m |
E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy | Academy | 11-16 | 885 m | |
Thorp Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 942 m | |
St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (February 12, 2020) | 1.54 km |
Fir Bank Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 1.58 km | |
St Hilda's CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Requires improvement (January 9, 2020) | 1.71 km |
Burnley Brow Community School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (May 15, 2018) | 1.74 km |
Crompton Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (February 7, 2019) | 1.78 km |
Willowpark Primary Academy | Academy | 2-11 | Good (June 27, 2019) | 1.91 km |
Farrowdale House School | Independent school | 3-11 | 1.99 km | |
Holy Cross Ceva Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 18, 2019) | 2.01 km |
The Chadderton Prepraratory School | Independent school | 2-11 | 2.04 km | |
St. Theresa's RC Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (November 15, 2017) | 2.05 km |
Beever Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Requires improvement (March 14, 2018) | 2.07 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from OL2 6HB - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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St Cuthberts RC B&E College | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 8, 2020 | 3.24 km | |
Dean Service Station | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 11, 2021 | 3.59 km | |
Go Local Extra | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Needs Major Improvement June 18, 2021 | 3.59 km | |
Boozed up convenience store | Exempt May 4, 2021 | 3.64 km | |
Rochdale ASC | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 28, 2021 | 3.71 km | |
Craiglands News | Exempt March 18, 2022 | 3.85 km | |
Compass Group UK & Ireland Ltd, Staff Restaurant, Asda CDC | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 23, 2021 | 3.85 km | |
The Spring Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 3, 2021 | 3.97 km | |
Springhill Hospice | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 12, 2021 | 4 km | |
Holy Family RC Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 7, 2021 | 4.07 km | |
Abracadabra Pre-school | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 10, 2021 | 4.1 km | |
Norton Grange Hotel | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 2, 2020 | 4.11 km | |
Coffee Together | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 26, 2021 | 4.13 km | |
JKG Retail Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good May 11, 2019 | 4.13 km | |
Kens Chippy | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory November 4, 2020 | 4.13 km | |
Meraki Scents | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 5, 2021 | 4.13 km | |
Our Local Pantry | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 27, 2022 | 4.13 km | |
Strand Pharmacy | Exempt April 28, 2021 | 4.13 km | |
Newhey County Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 23, 2021 | 4.15 km | |
La Scala Ristorante | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 14, 2021 | 4.19 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to OL2 6HB - Data from Apr 2022
Shaw Road | 125 m | |
Shaw Road | 132 m | |
High Barn Street | 153 m | |
High Barn Street | 157 m | |
Shaw Road | 245 m | |
Royton - Spring Garden Street | 520 m | |
Shaw - Farrow Street | 2.16 km | |
Oldham - Fountain Street | 2.31 km | |
Derker (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.88 km | |
Derker (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.91 km | |
Derker (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.93 km | |
Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station | 3.69 km | |
Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station | 3.73 km | |
Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station | 3.76 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 24.27 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 24.29 km | |
Terminal One Access | 24.58 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to OL2 6HB - Data from Dec 2021
Long Clough | Valley | 777 m |
Royley Clough | Valley | 1.44 km |
Plumpton Clough | Valley | 1.5 km |
Oozewood Clough | Valley | 1.91 km |
Buckley Wood | 2.04 km | |
Cinder Hill | 2.11 km | |
Hodge Clough | Valley | 2.51 km |
Tandle Hill | 2.54 km | |
Gerrard Wood | 2.69 km | |
Greenacres Hill | 2.72 km | |
Higher Stake Hill | 2.82 km | |
Lower Dingle | Valley | 2.91 km |
Higher Count Hill | 3.02 km | |
Lower Count Hill | 3.2 km | |
Count Hill | 3.22 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for OL2 6HB - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 55.5 Mbps | 51.5 Mbps | 79.66 Mbps |
Upload | 16.6 Mbps | 13.5 Mbps | 20 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 4 | 0.5 |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% | 58.8 | 15.5 |
300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for OL2 6HB - Data from 2020
Country | England |
County | Greater Manchester |
Latitude | 53.56371300 |
Longitude | -2.11896200 |
OS Easting | 392218 |
OS Northing | 0407462 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
Greater Manchester |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Oldham West and Royton |
Electoral Ward | Royton South |
Local Authority District | Oldham |
Region / Government Office Region | North West |
European Electoral Region | North West |
Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Greater Manchester Secondary: |
Local Learning and Skills Council | Greater Manchester |
International Territorial Level Code | E08000004 |
Travel To Work Area | Manchester |
NHS England Region | North West |
Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Oldham |
Cancer Alliance | Greater Manchester |
Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
North West |
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership |
Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Oldham CCG |
Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Hard-pressed living Group: Hard pressed ageing workers Subgroup: Renting hard-pressed workers |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation |
Built-Up Area | Greater Manchester BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Royton BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33005171 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Oldham 009 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Oldham 009C |
Output Area / Small Area | 8C3 |