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OL2 8AU

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL2 8RL 25 m
OL2 8RH 43 m
OL2 8RP 46 m
OL2 8RE 47 m
OL2 8RF 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL2 8AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL2
Postcode sector
OL2 8
Latitude
53.574681
Longitude
-2.094783
British National Grid easting
393,821
British National Grid northing
408,678

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
E00027580
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 003D · E01005447
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 003 · E02001100

Postcode source versions

Explore OL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
91
Primary
63
Secondary
11

  1. Farrowdale House School

    Other independent school

    259 m

  2. Crompton Primary School

    Community school

    650 m

  3. St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    675 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

  • Other crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OL2 8 residents
7,985

Age bands in OL2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,451 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

868 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

2,134 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,322 residents

Age 65 and over
20%

1,698 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

29

within 5 km

  • OAK GABLES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85017

    1.1 km

  • VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85614

    1.1 km

  • MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85606

    1.9 km

  • THE ROYTON & CROMPTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85013

    2.0 km

  • ROYTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHAPEL STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 5QL

    ODS code P85019

    2.3 km

  • SPRINGFIELD HOUSE

    275 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 2RJ

    ODS code P85020

    3.0 km

  • MILNROW VILLAGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86001

    3.2 km

  • STONEFIELD STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P86022

    3.2 km

  • ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROCK STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 3UL

    ODS code P85002

    3.6 km

  • HOPWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85014

    3.6 km

  • JALAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85601

    3.7 km

  • LINDLEY HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02875

    3.7 km

  • OLDHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85007

    3.7 km

  • PERKINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85608

    3.7 km

  • THE CHOWDHURY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85003

    3.7 km

  • LEES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATHENS WAY, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3BP

    ODS code P85022

    4.0 km

  • GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUGGET STREET, OLDHAM, OL4 1BN

    ODS code P85021

    4.1 km

  • ALEXANDRA GROUP MED PRACT

    137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85015

    4.1 km

  • GLODWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GLODWICK PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85622

    4.1 km

  • JOHN STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 JOHN STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 1DF

    ODS code Y02827

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 29 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Community Centre

    BCT · Shaw

    0.0 miles

  • Crompton Health Centre

    BCT · Shaw

    0.1 miles

  • Crompton Health Centre

    BCT · Shaw

    0.1 miles

  • Asda

    BCT · Shaw

    0.1 miles

  • Shaw Town Centre

    BCT · Shaw

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 003D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,910 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

91 open schools are in scope, including 63 primary and 11 secondary schools. Farrowdale House School is the nearest published school at 259 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 Other crime with 1 events.

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