OL2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Royton and Shaw, in Oldham.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an OL2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 85% of people in OL2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How OL2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of OL2?
OL2 had 41,355 usual residents at the census.
OL2 is the 413th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in OL2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OL2 has no single figure. Of its 28 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in OL2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham 001A | 1,428 | No figure | 9 | 98.9% |
| Oldham 001B | 1,568 | No figure | 3 | 99.9% |
| Oldham 001C | 1,564 | No figure | 7 | 95.1% |
| Oldham 001D | 1,380 | No figure | 3 | 99.2% |
| Oldham 002A | 1,527 | No figure | 2 | 96.0% |
| Oldham 002B | 1,329 | No figure | 9 | 99.8% |
| Oldham 002C | 1,397 | No figure | 3 | 99.4% |
| Oldham 002D | 1,425 | No figure | 2 | 97.9% |
| Oldham 003A | 1,671 | No figure | 8 | 99.9% |
| Oldham 003B | 1,314 | No figure | 8 | 96.0% |
| Oldham 003C | 1,406 | No figure | 4 | 99.2% |
| Oldham 003D | 1,647 | No figure | 1 | 90.9% |
| Oldham 004A | 1,361 | No figure | 7 | 99.0% |
| Oldham 004B | 1,450 | No figure | 6 | 99.9% |
| Oldham 004C | 1,430 | No figure | 6 | 99.8% |
| Oldham 004D | 1,433 | No figure | 5 | 99.7% |
| Oldham 005A | 1,459 | No figure | 2 | 98.9% |
| Oldham 005B | 1,252 | No figure | 7 | 100.0% |
| Oldham 005C | 1,585 | No figure | 5 | 99.3% |
| Oldham 005D | 1,734 | No figure | 7 | 99.1% |
| Oldham 008A | 1,559 | No figure | 5 | 94.3% |
| Oldham 008B | 1,588 | No figure | 1 | 90.6% |
| Oldham 008C | 1,221 | No figure | 5 | 98.0% |
| Oldham 008D | 1,585 | No figure | 8 | 97.9% |
| Oldham 009A | 1,328 | No figure | 4 | 97.2% |
| Oldham 009B | 1,529 | No figure | 5 | 97.5% |
| Oldham 009C | 1,526 | No figure | 2 | 87.1% |
| Oldham 009D | 1,644 | No figure | 4 | 93.4% |
MPs for OL2
- Debbie AbrahamsLabourMP for Oldham East and Saddleworth52% of OL2’s postcodes
- Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton48% of OL2’s postcodes
- Paul WaughLabour (Co-op)MP for Rochdale0.2% of OL2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in OL27
Postcode sectors in OL24
Council1
Towns in OL22
Postcode districts next to OL27
Nearest rail stations4
More in the OL postcode area2
OL2 in brief
OL2 is a postcode district covering Royton and Shaw, in Oldham.
About 42,290 people lived in OL2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £220,000 in 2025 across 631 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in OL2 was £220,000 in 2025.
OL2 had 41,355 usual residents at the census.
About 85% of people in OL2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OL2, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.