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OL2 6DW

Royton South · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Oldham
Ward
Royton South
Local authority
Oldham
Constituency
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
Postcode district
OL2
Postcode sector
OL2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL2 6DR 45 m
OL2 6QA 45 m
OL2 6XX 62 m
OL2 6XY 62 m
OL2 6DN 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL2 6DW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2013
Terminated
1 May 2019
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL2
Postcode sector
OL2 6
Latitude
53.565661
Longitude
-2.120355
British National Grid easting
392,126
British National Grid northing
407,677

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Oldham · E08000004
Electoral ward
Royton South · E05014657
Parish or community
E43000158
Westminster constituency
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton · E14001416
Output area
E00027333
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 009C · E01005400
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 009 · E02001106

Postcode source versions

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Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
High Barn House, High Barn Street, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6DW 24 July 2022 £390,000
High Barn House, High Barn Street, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6DW 24 June 2022 £625,000
High Barn House, High Barn Street, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6DW 24 June 2022 £625,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
117
Primary
77
Secondary
17

  1. Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    303 m

  2. Supreme Start Ltd

    Other independent special school

    331 m

  3. Royton Hall Primary School

    Community school

    422 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OL2 6 residents
12,691

Age bands in OL2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

2,139 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,258 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

3,125 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

3,610 residents

Age 65 and over
21.2%

2,719 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

34

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE ROYTON & CROMPTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    ROYTON HEALTH WELLBEING CENTRE, PARK STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 6QW

    ODS code P85013

    96 m

  • ROYTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHAPEL STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 5QL

    ODS code P85019

    392 m

  • JALAL PRACTICE

    INTEGRATED CARE CENTRE, NEW RADCLIFFE STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 1NL

    ODS code P85601

    2.4 km

  • LINDLEY HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    INTEGRATED CARE CENTRE, NEW RADCLIFFE STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 1NL

    ODS code Y02875

    2.4 km

  • OLDHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    1ST FLOOR INTEGRATED C C, NEW RADCLIFFE STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 1NL

    ODS code P85007

    2.4 km

  • PERKINS PRACTICE

    INTEGRATED CARE CENTRE, NEW RADCLIFFE STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 1NL

    ODS code P85608

    2.4 km

  • THE CHOWDHURY PRACTICE

    INTEGRATED CARE CENTRE, NEW RADCLIFFE STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 1NL

    ODS code P85003

    2.4 km

  • ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROCK STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 3UL

    ODS code P85002

    2.6 km

  • CHADDERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MIDDLETON ROAD, CHADDERTON, OLDHAM, OL9 0LH

    ODS code P85004

    2.7 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHADDERTON TOWN HEALTH CENTRE, MIDDLETON ROAD, CHADDERTON, OLDHAM, OL9 0LH

    ODS code P85010

    2.7 km

  • JOHN STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 JOHN STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 1DF

    ODS code Y02827

    2.8 km

  • OAK GABLES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SHAW CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE, WESTWAY, SHAW, OLDHAM, OL2 8BF

    ODS code P85017

    2.9 km

  • VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SHAW CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE, WESTWAY, SHAW, OLDHAM, OL2 8BF

    ODS code P85614

    2.9 km

  • MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MOORSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE, 681 RIPPONDEN ROAD, MOORSIDE, OLDHAM, OL1 4JU

    ODS code P85606

    2.9 km

  • HOPWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HOPWOOD HOUSE, THE VINEYARD, LEES ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1JN

    ODS code P85014

    3.1 km

  • SPRINGFIELD HOUSE

    275 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 2RJ

    ODS code P85020

    3.1 km

  • KAPUR FAMILY CARE

    WERNETH PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, FEATHERSTALL ROAD SOUTH, OLDHAM, OL9 7AY

    ODS code P85615

    3.2 km

  • MD FAMILY PRACTICE

    WERNETH PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, FEATHERSTALL ROAD SOUTH, OLDHAM, OL9 7AY

    ODS code P85018

    3.2 km

  • WERNETH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WERNETH PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, FEATHERSTALL ROAD SOUTH, OLDHAM, OL9 7AY

    ODS code P85612

    3.2 km

  • GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUGGET STREET, OLDHAM, OL4 1BN

    ODS code P85021

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 34 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Park Street

    BCT · Royton

    0.0 miles

  • Park Street

    BCT · Royton

    0.0 miles

  • High Barn Street

    BCT · Royton

    0.1 miles

  • High Barn Street

    BCT · Royton

    0.1 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Royton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 009C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,434 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £625,000 from 3 recorded sales in OL2 6DW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Oldham is £214,850 in June 2026, up 5.1% year on year.

Schools

117 open schools are in scope, including 77 primary and 17 secondary schools. Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 303 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.