OL8 2LQ maps, stats, and open data

OL8 2LQ lies on South Croft in Oldham. OL8 2LQ 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 January 1980.

OL8 2LQ maps

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

OL8 2LQ 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 2LQ geodata

Easting	393526
Northing	403091
Latitude	53.524444
Longitude	-2.099122

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is OL8 2LQ?

Street	South Croft
Town/City	Oldham
Country	England
Postcode District	OL8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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OL8 2LQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of OL8 2LQ 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 2LQ

June 2021	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Sportsmans Drive	278m
➜ South Croft crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to OL8 2LQ

Keswick Ave/The Green (Keswick Ave)	Hathershaw	121m
Fir Tree Ave/The Green (Fir Tree Ave)	Hathershaw	191m
Keswick Ave/Sportsman Dr (Keswick Ave)	Hathershaw	248m
Keswick Ave/Sportsman Dr (Keswick Ave)	Hathershaw	335m
Fir Tree Ave/Wildbrook Cres (Fir Tree Ave)	Hathershaw	339m

Nearest railway stations to OL8 2LQ

Ashton-under-Lyne Station	3.7km
Mossley (Manchester) Station	4km
Moston Station	4.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for OL8 2LQ

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

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Median download speed	50.6Mbps
Average download speed	74.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.6Mbps
Average upload speed	6.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.41Mbps

Broadband limitations in OL8 2LQ (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 2LQ

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Source: Ofcom
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OL8 2LQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	405,849
Meter count	40
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,146
Median (kWh/meter)	9,464

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	149,666
Meter count	38
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,939
Median (kWh/meter)	3,937

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Medlock Valley School

Medlock Valley Primary School

166m

Green Chilli

3 Woodstock Green

225m

Fitton Hill Post Office

5 Woodstock Green

226m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Lees Road P.o.	17:30	12:05	1,277m
Marland Fold	17:05	11:30	1,522m
1 Chatsworth Street	17:20	12:10	1,901m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to OL8 2LQ

Facility	Distance
St Martin's C Of E Primary School (Oldham) St. Martins Road, Oldham Artificial Grass Pitch	419m
Snipe Clough Ashville Court, Oldham Grass Pitches	491m
Park Dean Community Special School (Closed) St. Martins Road, Oldham Sports Hall	520m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to OL8 2LQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Medlock Valley Primary School Deanshut Road, Fitton Hill, Oldham, OL8 2PN	Primary	231m
St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School St Martin's Road, Fitton Hill, Oldham, OL8 2PY	Primary	422m
Holy Rosary RC Junior Infant and Nursery School Fir Tree Avenue, Fitton Hill, Oldham, OL8 2SR	Primary	672m

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OL8 2LQ ITL and OL8 2LQ 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 2LQ:

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 2LQ 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 2LQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00026961
LSOA	E01005325	Oldham 029D
MSOA	E02001126	Oldham 029

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to OL8 2LQ

OL8 2LN	Keswick Avenue	85m
OL8 2LL	Hill Farm Close	100m
OL8 2LG	North Croft	127m
OL8 2PH	Fir Tree Avenue	164m
OL8 2PJ	Fir Tree Avenue	212m
OL8 2LF	Keswick Avenue	215m
OL8 2LS	The Green	232m
OL8 2PR	Bankfield Drive	283m
OL8 2LR	Woodpark Close	286m
OL8 2PL	Fir Tree Avenue	316m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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