OL2 8AU maps, stats, and open data
OL2 8AU is located in the Shaw 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 2008.
OL2 8AU maps


OL2 8AU geodata
| Easting | 393821 |
| Northing | 408678 |
| Latitude | 53.574665 |
| Longitude | -2.094785 |
Where is OL2 8AU?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | OL2 |
OL2 8AU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of OL2 8AU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet |
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| Elevation | 180m | 591ft |
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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 | Shaw |
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| Constituency | Oldham East And Saddleworth |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to OL2 8AU
| High St/Community Ctr (High St) | Shaw | 76m |
| High St/Crompton Health Ctr (High St) | Shaw | 82m |
| High St/Crompton Health Ctr (High St) | Shaw | 102m |
| Eastway/Asda (Eastway) | Shaw | 189m |
| Church Road | Cowlishaw | 233m |
Nearest underground/metro/tram to OL2 8AU
| Shaw And Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) (Beal Lane) | Shaw | 384m |
Nearest railway stations to OL2 8AU
Deprivation
91.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than
OL2 8AU:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to OL2 8AU (metres)
Aldi Stores Ltd.
Well Pharmacy
Home Start
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Nearest post box to OL2 8AU
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| High Street Shaw | 17:50 | | 102m |
| Shaw P.o. | 18:00 | 12:05 | 393m |
| 2 Fraser Street | 17:00 | 11:40 | 637m |
OL2 8AU ITL and OL2 8AU 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 8AU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLD | North West (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLD3 | Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLD37 | Greater Manchester North East |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| E08000004 | Oldham |
OL2 8AU 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 8AU:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | E00027580 | |
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| LSOA | E01005447 | Oldham 003D |
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| MSOA | E02001100 | Oldham 003 |
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