The postcode OL2 8HZ is located in Oldham, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. OL2 8HZ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
OL2 8HZ is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3 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 8HZ as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.
The closest road name to OL2 8HZ is The Knoll which is centered 76 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Leisure Centre and is 109 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 327 m away at Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) The closest railway station is Rochdale Rail Station, 5.82 km away.
The closest primary school to OL2 8HZ (for ages 11 and under) is East Crompton St George's CofE School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 4, 2019. 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 8HZ is Suzi Q's and is 2.65 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on September 5, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Newhey Chinese Takeaway and is 2.59 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on July 21, 2021.
Residents reported an average download speed of 140.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 95.8% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 95.8% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for OL2 8HZ 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 8HZ and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to OL2 8HZ, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode OL2 8HZ
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 8HZ - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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East Crompton St George's CofE School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (December 4, 2019) | 382 m |
Buckstones Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (March 28, 2014) | 598 m |
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 4, 2021) | 624 m |
Beal Vale Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 739 m | |
Farrowdale House School | Independent school | 3-11 | 873 m | |
Crompton Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (February 7, 2019) | 1.23 km |
St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (February 12, 2020) | 1.24 km |
Rushcroft Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 15, 2017) | 1.28 km |
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (June 24, 2015) | 1.38 km |
The Crompton House Church of England Academy | Academy | 11-18 | Good (January 9, 2019) | 1.68 km |
Hodge Clough Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (October 9, 2019) | 1.82 km |
St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 21, 2017) | 1.88 km |
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Requires improvement (December 9, 2021) | 1.89 km |
E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy | Academy | 11-16 | 1.89 km | |
Royton Hall Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 5, 2018) | 2.35 km |
St. Theresa's RC Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (November 15, 2017) | 2.6 km |
Willowpark Primary Academy | Academy | 2-11 | Good (June 27, 2019) | 2.67 km |
Woodlands Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (January 22, 2020) | 2.69 km |
Newhey Community Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 2, 2021) | 2.72 km |
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (October 9, 2018) | 2.74 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from OL2 8HZ - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Body Matters 11 Limited | Awaiting Inspection | 2.49 km | |
Abracadabra Pre-school | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 10, 2021 | 2.5 km | |
Newhey Butchers & Sandwich Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory December 14, 2021 | 2.58 km | |
Newhey Chinese Takeaway | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory July 21, 2021 | 2.59 km | |
The Cedar Tree @ | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 26, 2021 | 2.6 km | |
Channings Early Years School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 11, 2021 | 2.6 km | |
Char Steakhouse | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 4, 2021 | 2.63 km | |
Village Food & Wine | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 30, 2021 | 2.63 km | |
New China City | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 30, 2021 | 2.65 km | |
Suzi Q's | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good September 5, 2021 | 2.65 km | |
C4 Events | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 25, 2022 | 2.65 km | |
Newhey Manor Residential Care | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 25, 2022 | 2.71 km | |
Newhey County Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 23, 2021 | 2.72 km | |
Londis | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 18, 2022 | 2.74 km | |
Tommy's Childcare | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 22, 2021 | 2.74 km | |
The Higher Bird i'th Hand | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 18, 2021 | 2.85 km | |
Ellenroad Trust Ltd | Exempt February 2, 2020 | 2.97 km | |
Free Trade Tavern | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 2, 2022 | 3.1 km | |
The John Milne | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 28, 2022 | 3.1 km | |
Bulls Head | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 26, 2021 | 3.18 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to OL2 8HZ - Data from Apr 2022
Leisure Centre | 109 m | |
Leisure Centre | 121 m | |
Cheetham Street | 135 m | |
Cheetham Street | 152 m | |
Rivington Drive | 215 m | |
Shaw - Farrow Street | 635 m | |
Royton - Spring Garden Street | 2.86 km | |
Oldham - Regent Street | 4.1 km | |
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) | 327 m | |
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) | 339 m | |
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) | 353 m | |
Rochdale Rail Station | 5.82 km | |
Greenfield Rail Station | 6.41 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 26.71 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 26.73 km | |
Terminal One Access | 27 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to OL2 8HZ - Data from Dec 2021
Lower Dingle | Valley | 814 m |
Besom Hill Reservoir | 993 m | |
Dog Hill | 1.15 km | |
Top o' th' Dog Hill | 1.15 km | |
Brushes Clough Reservoir | 1.35 km | |
Besom Hill | 1.68 km | |
Brushes Clough | Valley | 1.76 km |
Hodge Clough | Valley | 1.83 km |
Ley Wood | 1.87 km | |
Jep Wood | 2.03 km | |
Crow Knowl | 2.18 km | |
Count Hill | 2.18 km | |
Higher Count Hill | 2.28 km | |
Rams Clough | Valley | 2.29 km |
Upper Strinesdale Reservoir | 2.47 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for OL2 8HZ - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 107 Mbps | 140.9 Mbps | 331 Mbps |
Upload | 19.5 Mbps | 18.2 Mbps | 36 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 2 | 1 |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 23 | 1 |
30-300 Mbps | 0% | 95.8% | 129.6 | 18.2 |
300+ Mbps | 95.8% | 95.8% | 331 | 36 |
Energy usage data for OL2 8HZ - Data from 2020
Country | England |
County | Greater Manchester |
Latitude | 53.57790800 |
Longitude | -2.08497600 |
OS Easting | 394471 |
OS Northing | 0409038 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
Greater Manchester |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Oldham East and Saddleworth |
Electoral Ward | Shaw |
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: 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 | Shaw (Oldham) BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33005152 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Oldham 003 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Oldham 003C |
Output Area / Small Area | 8D1 |