OL2 6QU maps, stats, and open data
OL2 6QU 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 6QU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
OL2 6QU geodata
| Easting | 392227 |
| Northing | 407831 |
| Latitude | 53.567046 |
| Longitude | -2.118833 |
Where is OL2 6QU?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | OL2 |
OL2 6QU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of OL2 6QU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 160m | 525ft |
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 |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to OL2 6QU
| High Barn St/Pennine View (High Barn St) | Royton | 22m |
| High Barn St/Edge Lane St (High Barn St) | Royton | 74m |
| High Barn St/Park St (High Barn St) | Royton | 164m |
| High Barn St/Park St (High Barn St) | Royton | 171m |
| Radcliffe St/Cardigan St (Radcliffe St) | Royton | 177m |
Nearest railway stations to OL2 6QU
| Mills Hill (Manchester) Station | 3.9km |
| Castleton (Manchester) Station | 4.8km |
| Rochdale Station | 5.3km |
Deprivation
44.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL2 6QU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to OL2 6QU (metres)
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Nearest post box to OL2 6QU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Haggate Old Post Office | 17:00 | 11:20 | 1,181m |
| Sheepfoot Lane | 17:30 | 11:15 | 1,421m |
| Woodland Park | 17:30 | 11:30 | 1,675m |
OL2 6QU ITL and OL2 6QU 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 6QU:
| 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 6QU 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 6QU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00027358 | |
| LSOA | E01005399 | Oldham 005C |
| MSOA | E02001102 | Oldham 005 |
Nearest postcodes to OL2 6QU
| OL2 6RN | High Barn Street | 40m |
| OL2 6QZ | Byron Street | 118m |
| OL2 6RA | Cardigan Street | 141m |
| OL2 6RB | Radcliffe Street | 156m |
| OL2 6RH | Radcliffe Street | 162m |
| OL2 6QA | Spindle Court | 171m |
| OL2 6YL | Troutbeck Walk | 206m |
| OL2 6RW | High Barn Street | 207m |
| OL2 6QW | Park Street | 210m |
| OL2 6RS | Pennine View | 210m |
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