OL8 2BL maps, stats, and open data

OL8 2BL is located in the Medlock Vale 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 September 2014.

OL8 2BL maps

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

OL8 2BL 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 2BL geodata

Easting	393478
Northing	403331
Latitude	53.526600
Longitude	-2.099852

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is OL8 2BL?

Country	England
Postcode District	OL8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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OL8 2BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of OL8 2BL 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Medlock Vale
Constituency	Oldham West And Royton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of OL8 2BL

June 2021	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Sportsmans Drive	144m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to OL8 2BL

Keswick Ave/Sportsman Dr (Keswick Ave)	Hathershaw	70m
Keswick Ave/Sportsman Dr (Keswick Ave)	Hathershaw	131m
Keswick Ave/The Green (Keswick Ave)	Hathershaw	194m
Fir Tree Ave/The Green (Fir Tree Ave)	Hathershaw	386m
Keswick Ave/Belgrave Ave (Keswick Ave)	Hathershaw	390m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to OL8 2BL

Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) (King St)	Oldham	1,843m

Nearest railway stations to OL8 2BL

Ashton-under-Lyne Station	3.9km
Mossley (Manchester) Station	4.1km
Moston Station	4.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for OL8 2BL

Broadband access in OL8 2BL (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in OL8 2BL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	34.2Mbps
Average download speed	33.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	75.56Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	8.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in OL8 2BL (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for OL8 2BL

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Source: Ofcom
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OL8 2BL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	331,880
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,765
Median (kWh/meter)	11,970

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	122,818
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,724
Median (kWh/meter)	3,722

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in OL8 2BL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in OL8 2BL.
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

98.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL8 2BL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Green Chilli

3 Woodstock Green

253m

Golden Phoenix

2 Woodstock Green

256m

Fitton Hill Post Office

5 Woodstock Green

257m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Marland Fold	17:05	11:30	1,353m
Lees Road P.o.	17:30	12:05	1,500m
1 Chatsworth Street	17:20	12:10	1,663m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to OL8 2BL

Facility	Distance
Snipe Clough Ashville Court, Oldham Grass Pitches	261m
Glodwick Cricket Club Warren Lane, Oldham Grass Pitches	523m
Tate Street Tate Street, Oldham Grass Pitches	596m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to OL8 2BL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Medlock Valley Primary School Deanshut Road, Fitton Hill, Oldham, OL8 2PN	Primary	451m
Alexandra Park Junior School Brook Lane, Oldham, OL8 2BE	Primary	644m
Alexandra Park Junior School Brook Lane, Oldham, OL8 2BE	Primary	644m

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OL8 2BL ITL and OL8 2BL 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 2BL:

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 2BL 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 2BL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00026956
LSOA	E01005325	Oldham 029D
MSOA	E02001126	Oldham 029

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to OL8 2BL

OL8 2LF	Keswick Avenue	106m
OL8 2LG	North Croft	122m
OL8 2LD	Keswick Avenue	144m
OL8 2LN	Keswick Avenue	225m
OL8 2JX	Thatcher Street	244m
OL8 2LQ	South Croft	245m
OL8 2LP	Dowry Street	253m
OL8 2LL	Hill Farm Close	306m
OL8 2LS	The Green	329m
OL8 2JZ	Keswick Avenue	343m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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