OL2 7TU

Crompton · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Oldham
Postcode district
OL2
Postcode sector
OL2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL2 7XR 20 m
OL2 7WS 63 m
OL2 7XP 118 m
OL2 7XS 126 m
OL2 7XW 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL2 7TU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL2
Postcode sector
OL2 7
Latitude
53.582782
Longitude
-2.102943
British National Grid easting
393,282
British National Grid northing
409,580

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Oldham · E08000004
Electoral ward
Crompton · E05014651
Parish or community
E04012153
Output area
E00027131
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 001C · E01005359
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 001 · E02001098

Postcode source versions

Explore OL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
83
Primary
57
Secondary
10
  1. The Crompton House Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    351 m
  2. Beal Vale Primary School

    Academy converter

    460 m
  3. St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton

    Voluntary aided school

    549 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

26

within 5 km straight-line

  • OAK GABLES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85017

    864 m

  • VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85614

    864 m

  • THE ROYTON & CROMPTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85013

    2.2 km

  • MILNROW VILLAGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86001

    2.3 km

  • STONEFIELD STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P86022

    2.3 km

  • ROYTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHAPEL STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 5QL

    ODS code P85019

    2.4 km

  • MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85606

    2.9 km

  • KIRKHOLT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STRAND, KIRKHOLT, ROCHDALE, OL11 2JG

    ODS code Y02721

    3.7 km

  • THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE

    285A KINGSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4AT

    ODS code Y02720

    3.9 km

  • WINTER PRESSURES

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

    ODS code Y05250

    3.9 km

  • SPRINGFIELD HOUSE

    275 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 2RJ

    ODS code P85020

    4.0 km

  • WELLFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    116 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1AD

    ODS code P86007

    4.0 km

  • ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROCK STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 3UL

    ODS code P85002

    4.4 km

  • JALAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85601

    4.4 km

  • LINDLEY HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02875

    4.4 km

  • OLDHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85007

    4.4 km

  • PERKINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85608

    4.4 km

  • THE CHOWDHURY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85003

    4.4 km

  • HOPWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85014

    4.6 km

  • DR A HAMID

    2ND FLOOR NYE BEVAN HOUSE, MACLURE ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1DN

    ODS code P86614

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Derwent Drive

    BCT · Rushcroft

    0.0 miles
  • Bourne Road

    BCT · Rushcroft

    0.1 miles
  • The Orchards

    BCT · High Crompton

    0.2 miles
  • Black Horse

    BCT · Shaw

    0.2 miles
  • Black Horse

    BCT · Shaw

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 001C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,040 of 33,755

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

83 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 10 secondary schools. The Crompton House Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 351 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.