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OL2 7AW

Shaw · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Shaw
Local authority
Oldham
Constituency
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcode district
OL2
Postcode sector
OL2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL2 7SA 59 m
OL2 7RY 69 m
OL2 7JT 87 m
OL2 7JU 90 m
OL2 7RX 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL2 7AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL2
Postcode sector
OL2 7
Latitude
53.579372
Longitude
-2.096621
British National Grid easting
393,700
British National Grid northing
409,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Oldham · E08000004
Electoral ward
Shaw · E05014661
Parish or community
E04012153
Westminster constituency
Oldham East and Saddleworth · E14001415
Output area
E00027575
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 002D · E01005445
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 002 · E02001099

Postcode source versions

Explore OL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
84
Primary
58
Secondary
10

  1. Beal Vale Primary School

    Academy converter

    163 m

  2. East Crompton St James CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    246 m

  3. Farrowdale House School

    Other independent school

    296 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OL2 7 residents
10,466

Age bands in OL2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,561 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

935 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

2,148 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

2,755 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

2,570 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

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • OAK GABLES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85017

    705 m

  • VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85614

    705 m

  • THE ROYTON & CROMPTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85013

    2.2 km

  • MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85606

    2.4 km

  • ROYTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHAPEL STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 5QL

    ODS code P85019

    2.4 km

  • MILNROW VILLAGE PRACTICE

    MILNROW & NEWHEY MEDICAL CENTRE, NEWHEY ROAD, NEWHEY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4JF

    ODS code P86001

    2.7 km

  • STONEFIELD STREET SURGERY

    MILNROW & NEWHEY MEDICAL CENTRE, NEWHEY ROAD, NEWHEY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4JF

    ODS code P86022

    2.7 km

  • SPRINGFIELD HOUSE

    275 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 2RJ

    ODS code P85020

    3.5 km

  • ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROCK STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 3UL

    ODS code P85002

    4.1 km

  • HOPWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85014

    4.1 km

  • JALAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85601

    4.2 km

  • LINDLEY HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02875

    4.2 km

  • OLDHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85007

    4.2 km

  • PERKINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85608

    4.2 km

  • THE CHOWDHURY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85003

    4.2 km

  • KIRKHOLT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STRAND, KIRKHOLT, ROCHDALE, OL11 2JG

    ODS code Y02721

    4.3 km

  • THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE

    285A KINGSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4AT

    ODS code Y02720

    4.5 km

  • WINTER PRESSURES

    THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE, 285A KINGSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4AT

    ODS code Y05250

    4.5 km

  • WELLFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    116 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1AD

    ODS code P86007

    4.6 km

  • LEES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATHENS WAY, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3BP

    ODS code P85022

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • The Cutting Room

    BCT · Shaw

    0.0 miles

  • Crompton Way

    BCT · Shaw

    0.1 miles

  • Chamber Road

    BCT · Shaw

    0.1 miles

  • Salts Street

    BCT · Shaw

    0.1 miles

  • King Albert Street

    BCT · Shaw

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 002D, 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

5,829 of 33,755

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

84 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 10 secondary schools. Beal Vale Primary School is the nearest published school at 163 m.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other crime with 1 events.

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