OL2 6BL maps, stats, and open data
OL2 6BL lies on Edge Hill Road in Royton, Oldham. OL2 6BL is located in the Royton South electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Oldham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Oldham West and Royton. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00Y and the police force is Greater Manchester. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
OL2 6BL maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
OL2 6BL geodata
| Easting | 392279 |
| Northing | 407039 |
| Latitude | 53.559912 |
| Longitude | -2.118031 |
Where is OL2 6BL?
| Street | Edge Hill Road |
| Locality | Royton |
| Town/City | Oldham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | OL2 |
OL2 6BL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of OL2 6BL as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 170m | 558ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Royton South |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Oldham West And Royton |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in OL2 6BL
2025 7 FEB £292,000 |
2021 26 MAR £265,000 |
2015 10 APR £124,995 |
15A, EDGE HILL ROAD, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 6BL 2008 18 JAN £170,000 |
15A, EDGE HILL ROAD, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 6BL 2002 1 MAR £92,500 |
2001 22 NOV £72,000 |
1997 13 MAR £42,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to OL2 6BL
| Salmon Fields | Royton | 119m |
| Salmon Fields | Royton | 152m |
| Shaw Rd/Oldham Rd (Shaw Rd) | Royton | 187m |
| Oldham Rd/Old Edge Ln (Oldham Rd) | Holden Fold | 190m |
| Oldham Rd/Old Edge Ln (Oldham Rd) | Holden Fold | 205m |
Nearest underground/metro/tram to OL2 6BL
| Derker (Manchester Metrolink) (Yates Street) | Derker | 1,564m |
Nearest railway stations to OL2 6BL
| Mills Hill (Manchester) Station | 3.7km |
| Castleton (Manchester) Station | 5.3km |
| Moston Station | 5.4km |
Broadband
Broadband access in OL2 6BL (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in OL2 6BL (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 79.4Mbps |
| Average download speed | 77.5Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 16.4Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 13.0Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in OL2 6BL (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
OL2 6BL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in OL2 6BL by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 315,793 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 23 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 13,730 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 13,045 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 64,825 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 18 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,601 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,186 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in OL2 6BL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in OL2 6BL.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
59.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL2 6BL:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to OL2 6BL (metres)
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Nearest post box to OL2 6BL
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Sheepfoot Lane | 17:30 | 11:15 | 653m |
| Haggate Old Post Office | 17:00 | 11:20 | 1,149m |
| 625 Ripponden Road | 17:00 | 11:25 | 1,602m |
OL2 6BL ITL and OL2 6BL LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for OL2 6BL:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLD | North West (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLD3 | Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLD37 | Greater Manchester North East |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E08000004 | Oldham |
OL2 6BL census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for OL2 6BL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00027345 | |
| LSOA | E01005398 | Oldham 009B |
| MSOA | E02001106 | Oldham 009 |
Nearest postcodes to OL2 6BL
| OL2 6BP | Valley New Road | 69m |
| OL2 6BJ | Edge Hill Avenue | 70m |
| OL2 6BH | Eleanor Road | 118m |
| OL2 6AX | Ainsdale Crescent | 120m |
| OL2 6BQ | Mount Street | 122m |
| OL2 6BS | Eleanor Road | 135m |
| OL2 6BW | Kerwood Drive | 135m |
| OL2 6BD | Old Edge Lane | 145m |
| OL2 6BG | Oldham Road | 146m |
| OL2 6BE | Ashleigh Close | 162m |
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