OL8 2BG maps, stats, and open data

OL8 2BG lies on Alexandra Road in Oldham. OL8 2BG is located in the Alexandra 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.

OL8 2BG maps

OL8 2BG map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

OL8 2BG map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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OL8 2BG geodata

Easting	393554
Northing	404104
Latitude	53.533549
Longitude	-2.098721

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is OL8 2BG?

Street	Alexandra Road
Town/City	Oldham
Country	England
Postcode District	OL8
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OL8 2BG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of OL8 2BG 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	Alexandra
Constituency	Oldham East And Saddleworth

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in OL8 2BG

11, ALEXANDRA ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 2BG 2010 15 DEC £138,000
7, ALEXANDRA ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 2BG 2004 3 DEC £245,000
7, ALEXANDRA ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 2BG 2002 29 AUG £145,000
11, ALEXANDRA ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 2BG 2002 17 JUN £93,000
5, ALEXANDRA ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 2BG 2001 29 AUG £70,000
7, ALEXANDRA ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 2BG 2001 12 JAN £105,000
3, ALEXANDRA ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 2BG 1996 31 JUL £95,000
5, ALEXANDRA ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 2BG 1995 1 DEC £86,000

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of OL8 2BG

July 2021	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Retford Street	182m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to OL8 2BG

Park Rd/Retford St (Park Rd)	Glodwick	111m
Park Rd/Queens R (Park Rd)	Glodwick	116m
Abbeyhills Rd/Glodwick Rd (Abbeyhills Rd)	Glodwick	172m
Abbeyhills Rd/Glodwick Rd (Abbeyhills Rd)	Glodwick	177m
Glodwick Rd/Waterloo St (Glodwick Rd)	Glodwick	218m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to OL8 2BG

Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) (Mumps)	Oldham Mumps	1,032m
Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink) (Union St)	Oldham	1,163m
Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) (King St)	Oldham	1,394m

Nearest railway stations to OL8 2BG

Mossley (Manchester) Station	4.3km
Ashton-under-Lyne Station	4.7km
Moston Station	4.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for OL8 2BG

Broadband access in OL8 2BG (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 OL8 2BG (2019 data)

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Median download speed	10.0Mbps
Average download speed	41.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	5.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in OL8 2BG (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%

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OL8 2BG gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in OL8 2BG by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	135,024
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	19,289
Median (kWh/meter)	13,342

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	77,045
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,006
Median (kWh/meter)	11,871

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in OL8 2BG, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in OL8 2BG.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

81.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL8 2BG:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to OL8 2BG (meters)

Abbey Hey Care Home

Abbey Hey Care Home

109m

Burglicious

16 Abbey Hills Road

143m

Alexandra Park Junior School

Alexandra Park School

148m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to OL8 2BG

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
1 Chatsworth Street	17:20	12:10	888m
Oldham Delivery Office	19:00		917m
Old Town Hall	18:30	11:30	1,226m

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Nearest sports facilities to OL8 2BG

Facility	Distance
Alexandra Park Junior School Brook Lane, Oldham Grass Pitches	139m
Tate Street Tate Street, Oldham Grass Pitches	203m
St Marks Parish Hall (Closed) Glodwick Rd, Oldham Sports Hall	274m

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Nearest schools to OL8 2BG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Alexandra Park Junior School Brook Lane, Oldham, OL8 2BE	Primary	139m
Alexandra Park Junior School Brook Lane, Oldham, OL8 2BE	Primary	139m
Sapience Girls Academy 319 Waterloo Street, Glodwick, Oldham, OL4 1ER	Not applicable	243m

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OL8 2BG ITL and OL8 2BG 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 OL8 2BG:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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OL8 2BG 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 OL8 2BG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00168617
LSOA	E01005326	Oldham 022B
MSOA	E02001119	Oldham 022

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to OL8 2BG

OL8 2BD	Brook Lane	46m
OL8 2BT	Kingsbridge Road	70m
OL8 2AZ	Park Road	106m
OL8 2BY	Delamere Street	110m
OL8 2DB	Kenton Street	121m
OL4 1SQ	Park Road	123m
OL8 2BE	Brook Lane	145m
OL8 2DA	Mansfield Road	148m
OL8 2BZ	Eastbourne Street	149m
OL8 2BU	Netherhey Street	149m

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