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OL2 6RP

Royton South · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 6RW 74 m
OL2 6RT 99 m
OL2 6RS 106 m
OL2 6RR 180 m
OL2 6GG 205 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL2 6RP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL2
Postcode sector
OL2 6
Latitude
53.567671
Longitude
-2.114713
British National Grid easting
392,500
British National Grid northing
407,900

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
E00027358
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 005C · E01005399
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 005 · E02001102

Postcode source versions

Explore OL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
112
Primary
75
Secondary
15

  1. Royton Hall Primary School

    Community school

    69 m

  2. Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    613 m

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

    Academy converter

    714 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2

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

33

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE ROYTON & CROMPTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85013

    488 m

  • ROYTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHAPEL STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 5QL

    ODS code P85019

    767 m

  • OAK GABLES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85017

    2.5 km

  • VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85614

    2.5 km

  • MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85606

    2.6 km

  • JALAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85601

    2.7 km

  • LINDLEY HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02875

    2.7 km

  • OLDHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85007

    2.7 km

  • PERKINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85608

    2.7 km

  • THE CHOWDHURY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85003

    2.7 km

  • ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROCK STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 3UL

    ODS code P85002

    2.7 km

  • SPRINGFIELD HOUSE

    275 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 2RJ

    ODS code P85020

    3.0 km

  • JOHN STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 JOHN STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 1DF

    ODS code Y02827

    3.0 km

  • CHADDERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MIDDLETON ROAD, CHADDERTON, OLDHAM, OL9 0LH

    ODS code P85004

    3.1 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85010

    3.1 km

  • HOPWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85014

    3.1 km

  • GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUGGET STREET, OLDHAM, OL4 1BN

    ODS code P85021

    3.5 km

  • KAPUR FAMILY CARE

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

    ODS code P85615

    3.5 km

  • MD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85018

    3.5 km

  • WERNETH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85612

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Junior School

    BCT · Luzley Brook

    0.0 miles

  • Pennine View

    BCT · Luzley Brook

    0.1 miles

  • John Hogan Close

    BCT · Royton

    0.1 miles

  • Pennine View

    BCT · Royton

    0.2 miles

  • Angel Inn

    BCT · Royton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 005C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,966 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Schools

112 open schools are in scope, including 75 primary and 15 secondary schools. Royton Hall Primary School is the nearest published school at 69 m.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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