Postcode OL2 6RE (Oldham)

Map showing OL2 6RE and nearby postcodes

The postcode OL2 6RE is located in Oldham, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. OL2 6RE is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

OL2 6RE is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.8 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 6RE as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to OL2 6RE is Lowe Green which is centered 49 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Hillside Avenue and is 121 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.07 km away at Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) The closest railway station is Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station, 4 km away.

The closest primary school to OL2 6RE (for ages 11 and under) is Royton Hall Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 5, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Crompton House Church of England Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on January 9, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of OL2 6RE is The Spring Inn and is 3.3 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 3, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sharrons BLTs and is 3.58 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on August 11, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 143 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for OL2 6RE is covered by the Greater Manchester police force association and Oldham is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to OL2 6RE and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to OL2 6RE, and the approximate distance away.

Lowe Green 49 m
Park Lane 72 m
Martindale Close 95 m
Bleasdale Street 115 m
Chaucer Street 115 m
Hillside Avenue 116 m
Ravenstonedale Drive 142 m
Littondale Close 148 m
Thorndale Close 153 m
Swaledale Close 162 m
Colsterdale Close 174 m
Elmstone Drive 176 m
Stonesdale Close 202 m
Milton Street 231 m
Brotherdale Close 231 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode OL2 6RE

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from OL2 6RE - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Royton Hall Primary School Good
(December 5, 2018)
366 m
Thorp Primary School 766 m
Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School Good
(October 9, 2019)
776 m
Elland House School Good
(June 6, 2019)
801 m
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School Requires improvement
(December 9, 2021)
895 m
E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy 895 m
Fir Bank Primary School 947 m
St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School Good
(January 29, 2020)
1.08 km
St Paul's CofE Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
1.09 km
The Oldham Academy North Good
(March 11, 2020)
1.12 km
Crompton Primary School Good
(February 7, 2019)
1.28 km
St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School Good
(February 12, 2020)
1.37 km
The Crompton House Church of England Academy Good
(January 9, 2019)
1.44 km
Thornham St James CofE Primary School Good
(October 17, 2018)
1.54 km
Farrowdale House School 1.58 km
St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton Good
(February 21, 2017)
1.65 km
Beal Vale Primary School 2.07 km
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School Good
(November 4, 2021)
2.09 km
Rushcroft Primary School Good
(March 15, 2017)
2.19 km
Burnley Brow Community School Good
(May 15, 2018)
2.35 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from OL2 6RE - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Cuthberts RC B&E College School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 8, 2020
2.61 km
Dean Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 11, 2021
2.96 km
Go Local Extra Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
June 18, 2021
2.96 km
Rochdale ASC Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 28, 2021
3.01 km
Boozed up convenience store Retailers - other Exempt
May 4, 2021
3.01 km
Compass Group UK & Ireland Ltd, Staff Restaurant, Asda CDC Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 23, 2021
3.16 km
Craiglands News Retailers - other Exempt
March 18, 2022
3.22 km
The Spring Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 3, 2021
3.3 km
Springhill Hospice Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 12, 2021
3.34 km
Abracadabra Pre-school Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 10, 2021
3.44 km
Holy Family RC Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 7, 2021
3.47 km
Newhey County Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 23, 2021
3.48 km
La Scala Ristorante Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 14, 2021
3.56 km
Ellenroad Trust Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Exempt
February 2, 2020
3.57 km
Sharrons BLTs Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 11, 2021
3.58 km
Coffee Together Other catering premises 5
Very Good
April 26, 2021
3.58 km
JKG Retail Ltd Retailers - other 4
Good
May 11, 2019
3.58 km
Kens Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
November 4, 2020
3.58 km
Meraki Scents Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 5, 2021
3.58 km
Our Local Pantry Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 27, 2022
3.58 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to OL2 6RE - Data from Apr 2022

Hillside Avenue Bus Stop/Station 121 m
Cardigan Street Bus Stop/Station 258 m
Pennine View Bus Stop/Station 352 m
John Hogan Close Bus Stop/Station 356 m
Park Lane Bus Stop/Station 385 m
Royton - Spring Garden Street Taxi Rank 463 m
Shaw - Farrow Street Taxi Rank 1.79 km
Oldham - Fountain Street Taxi Rank 3.01 km
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 2.07 km
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 2.08 km
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 2.08 km
Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station Rail 4 km
Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station Rail 4.03 km
Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station Rail 4.06 km
Terminal Two Access Air 24.9 km
Terminal Two Access Air 24.92 km
Terminal One Access Air 25.22 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to OL2 6RE - Data from Dec 2021

Long Clough Valley 1.43 km
Oozewood Clough Valley 1.51 km
Royley Clough Valley 1.6 km
Plumpton Clough Valley 1.94 km
Cinder Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.17 km
Tandle Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.24 km
Buckley Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.3 km
Gerrard Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
Hodge Clough Valley 2.68 km
Lower Dingle Valley 2.77 km
Higher Stake Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.78 km
Besom Hill Reservoir Inland Water 3.15 km
Greenacres Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.2 km
Higher Count Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.24 km
Count Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.39 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for OL2 6RE - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 143 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 14.7 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 19.8 5.4
30-300 Mbps 0% 112.3 12.8
300+ Mbps 100% 461.3 37

Gas Consumption

25 meters consuming 364,950 kWh - mean 14,598 kWh : median 14,456 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

24 meters consuming 91,525 kWh - mean 3,814 kWh : median 3,057 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for OL2 6RE - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.57005900
Longitude -2.11916100
OS Easting 392206
OS Northing 0408168
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
18386
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Greater Manchester

Government

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

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000004
Travel To Work Area Manchester

NHS

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

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Young hard-pressed families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater Manchester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Royton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33005159
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Oldham 005
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Oldham 005D
Output Area / Small Area 8D1