OL8 2HQ maps, stats, and open data

OL8 2HQ lies on Gorse Avenue in Oldham. OL8 2HQ 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 2HQ maps

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

OL8 2HQ 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 2HQ geodata

Easting	394188
Northing	403206
Latitude	53.525485
Longitude	-2.089139

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is OL8 2HQ?

Street	Gorse Avenue
Town/City	Oldham
Country	England
Postcode District	OL8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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OL8 2HQ Elevation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of OL8 2HQ

March 2021	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Age Croft	108m
➜ Gorse Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to OL8 2HQ

Lawn Closes/Age Croft (Lawn Closes)	Alt	136m
Age Croft/Cherry Avenue (Age Croft)	Alt	172m
Cherry Ave/Thorn Rd (Cherry Ave)	Alt	271m
Thorn Road	Alt	283m
Thorn Road	Alt	299m

Nearest railway stations to OL8 2HQ

Mossley (Manchester) Station	3.4km
Ashton-under-Lyne Station	3.8km
Stalybridge Station	4.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for OL8 2HQ

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

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Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	70.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.5Mbps
Average upload speed	4.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.78Mbps

Broadband limitations in OL8 2HQ (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 2HQ

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Source: Ofcom
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OL8 2HQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	269,429
Meter count	27
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,979
Median (kWh/meter)	11,488

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	85,203
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,704
Median (kWh/meter)	3,155

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in OL8 2HQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in OL8 2HQ.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

97.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL8 2HQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Cafe Alt

50-54 Alt Tenants And Residents Association

223m

Abbeyhills Mini Market

328-330 Abbey Hills Road

466m

Abbey Hills Local Shopper

324 Abbey Hills Road

480m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Lees Road P.o.	17:30	12:05	1,128m
1 Chatsworth Street	17:20	12:10	1,895m
Oldham Delivery Office	19:00		1,950m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to OL8 2HQ

Facility	Distance
Glodwick Cricket Club Warren Lane, Oldham Grass Pitches	515m
Snipe Clough Ashville Court, Oldham Grass Pitches	738m
St Martin's C Of E Primary School (Oldham) St. Martins Road, Oldham Artificial Grass Pitch	822m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to OL8 2HQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Alt Academy Alt Lane, Oldham, OL8 2EL	Primary	523m
Lawrence House The Coach House, Dean Terrace, Park Bridge, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 8AJ	Not applicable	692m
Medlock Valley Primary School Deanshut Road, Fitton Hill, Oldham, OL8 2PN	Primary	828m

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OL8 2HQ ITL and OL8 2HQ 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 2HQ:

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 2HQ 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 2HQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00027272
LSOA	E01005386	Oldham 026D
MSOA	E02001123	Oldham 026

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to OL8 2HQ

OL8 2HP	Cherry Avenue	49m
OL8 2HH	Cherry Avenue	73m
OL8 2HG	Age Croft	124m
OL8 2HB	Lawn Closes	198m
OL8 2HJ	Summerfield View	216m
OL8 2HS	Cherry Avenue	224m
OL8 2DX	Furness Avenue	271m
OL8 2HX	Apple Close	273m
OL8 2EX	Alt Lane	283m
OL8 2HA	Thorn Road	301m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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