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OL2 8SY

Crompton · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Crompton
Local authority
Oldham
Constituency
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcode district
OL2
Postcode sector
OL2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL2 6SL 21 m
OL2 6SG 78 m
OL2 6SE 85 m
OL2 6SD 86 m
OL2 6RJ 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL2 8SY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL2
Postcode sector
OL2 8
Latitude
53.568582
Longitude
-2.101126
British National Grid easting
393,400
British National Grid northing
408,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Oldham · E08000004
Electoral ward
Crompton · E05014651
Parish or community
E04012153
Westminster constituency
Oldham East and Saddleworth · E14001415
Output area
E00027148
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 005B · E01005356
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
99
Primary
68
Secondary
13

  1. E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    148 m

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

    Academy converter

    166 m

  3. Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    411 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 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.

GP practices

30

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE ROYTON & CROMPTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85013

    1.4 km

  • ROYTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHAPEL STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 5QL

    ODS code P85019

    1.7 km

  • MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85606

    1.8 km

  • OAK GABLES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85017

    1.9 km

  • VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85614

    1.9 km

  • SPRINGFIELD HOUSE

    275 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 2RJ

    ODS code P85020

    2.5 km

  • ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROCK STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 3UL

    ODS code P85002

    2.8 km

  • JALAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85601

    2.9 km

  • LINDLEY HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02875

    2.9 km

  • OLDHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85007

    2.9 km

  • PERKINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85608

    2.9 km

  • THE CHOWDHURY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85003

    2.9 km

  • HOPWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85014

    3.0 km

  • JOHN STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 JOHN STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 1DF

    ODS code Y02827

    3.4 km

  • GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUGGET STREET, OLDHAM, OL4 1BN

    ODS code P85021

    3.4 km

  • ALEXANDRA GROUP MED PRACT

    137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85015

    3.4 km

  • GLODWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85622

    3.4 km

  • LEES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATHENS WAY, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3BP

    ODS code P85022

    3.6 km

  • CHADDERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MIDDLETON ROAD, CHADDERTON, OLDHAM, OL9 0LH

    ODS code P85004

    3.7 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85010

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St Josephs

    BCT · Shaw Side

    0.1 miles

  • St Josephs

    BCT · Shaw Side

    0.1 miles

  • Spring Vale Way

    BCT · Luzley Brook

    0.2 miles

  • Cowlishaw Lane

    BCT · Shaw Side

    0.2 miles

  • Royton & Crompton School

    BCT · Heyside

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 005B, 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

20,529 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 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

99 open schools are in scope, including 68 primary and 13 secondary schools. E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy is the nearest published school at 148 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.