OL2 6XU maps, stats, and open data
OL2 6XU lies on Narrowgate Brow in Royton, Oldham. OL2 6XU is located in the Crompton electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Oldham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Oldham East and Saddleworth. 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 6XU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
OL2 6XU geodata
| Easting | 391940 |
| Northing | 409275 |
| Latitude | 53.580005 |
| Longitude | -2.123207 |
Where is OL2 6XU?
| Street | Narrowgate Brow |
| Locality | Royton |
| Town/City | Oldham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | OL2 |
OL2 6XU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of OL2 6XU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 190m | 623ft |
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 | Crompton |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Oldham East And Saddleworth |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in OL2 6XU
NARROW GATE HOUSE, NARROWGATE BROW, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 6XU 2018 12 NOV £430,000 |
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 6XU
| Fir Ln/Methodist Church (Narrowgate Brow) | Thorp | 89m |
| Fir Ln/Methodist Church (Fir Ln) | Thorp | 131m |
| Grasmere Road (Nwbnd) (Grasmere Road) | Thorp | 170m |
| Thornham Rd/Puckersley Inn (Thornham Rd) | Narrow Gate Brow | 199m |
| Thornham Rd/Puckersley Inn (Thornham Rd) | Narrow Gate Brow | 220m |
Nearest railway stations to OL2 6XU
| Castleton (Manchester) Station | 3.9km |
| Rochdale Station | 3.9km |
| Mills Hill (Manchester) Station | 4.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in OL2 6XU (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 | 44.4% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in OL2 6XU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 64.5Mbps |
| Average download speed | 92.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 9.3Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 10.2Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 17.86Mbps |
Broadband limitations in OL2 6XU (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 6XU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in OL2 6XU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 199,637 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 10 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 19,964 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 19,287 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 39,886 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 7 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 5,698 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 5,577 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in OL2 6XU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in OL2 6XU.
- 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
74.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL2 6XU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to OL2 6XU (metres)
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Nearest post box to OL2 6XU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| High Crompton P.o. | 17:30 | 11:25 | 856m |
| Woodland Park | 17:30 | 11:30 | 1,047m |
| 2 Fraser Street | 17:00 | 11:40 | 1,539m |
OL2 6XU ITL and OL2 6XU 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 6XU:
| 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 6XU 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 6XU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00027137 | |
| LSOA | E01005360 | Oldham 001D |
| MSOA | E02001098 | Oldham 001 |
Nearest postcodes to OL2 6XU
| OL2 6SP | Eskdale Avenue | 121m |
| OL2 6SS | Fir Lane | 203m |
| OL2 6SR | Grasmere Road | 204m |
| OL2 6SX | Buttermere Grove | 214m |
| OL2 6YG | Thornham Road | 221m |
| OL2 6SU | Ullswater Avenue | 235m |
| OL2 6YW | Thornham Road | 276m |
| OL2 6SY | Windermere Road | 284m |
| OL2 6ST | Windermere Road | 314m |
| OL2 6TA | Coniston Grove | 365m |
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