OL8 2LU maps, stats, and open data

OL8 2LU 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 2LU maps

OL8 2LU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
OL8 2LU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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OL8 2LU geodata

Easting393077
Northing403513
Latitude53.528247
Longitude-2.105903

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Where is OL8 2LU?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictOL8
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OL8 2LU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of OL8 2LU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation180m591ft

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

WardAlexandra
ConstituencyOldham East And Saddleworth

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of OL8 2LU

February 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Meldrum Street348m
June 2021Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Sportsmans Drive339m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to OL8 2LU

Honeywell Ln/Meldrum St (Honeywell Ln)Hathershaw105m
Honeywell Ln/Palmer Cl (Honeywell Ln)Hathershaw111m
Keswick Ave/Belgrave Ave (Keswick Ave)Hathershaw117m
Honeywell Ln/Palmer Cl (Honeywell Ln)Hathershaw125m
Keswick Ave/Sportsman Dr (Keswick Ave)Hathershaw310m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to OL8 2LU

Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink) (Union St)Oldham1,402m
Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) (King St)Oldham1,465m

Nearest railway stations to OL8 2LU

Ashton-under-Lyne Station4.2km
Moston Station4.4km
Mossley (Manchester) Station4.5km

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Broadband

Broadband access in OL8 2LU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband limitations in OL8 2LU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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Deprivation

90.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL8 2LU:

Food Standards Agency

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

Linda Lewis Kitchens Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Unit 3 - 5, Belgrave Industrial Estate
55m
Zaf's Newsagents
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
232 Honeywell Lane
162m
Essa Food Oldham Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
62-64 Crete Street
219m

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Nearest post box to OL8 2LU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Marland Fold17:0511:30915m
Eldon Street16:5011:201,353m
Gainsborough Avenue17:2511:551,460m

Nearest sports facilities to OL8 2LU

FacilityDistance
Honeywell Lane Methodist Church
Honeywell Lane, Oldham
Sports Hall
275m
The Honeywell Community Centre (Closed)
Ashton Road, Oldham
Sports Hall, Studio
451m
Snipe Clough
Ashville Court, Oldham
Grass Pitches
480m

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Nearest schools to OL8 2LU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Broadfield Primary School
Goddard Street, Oldham, OL8 1LH
Primary538m
Alexandra Park Junior School
Brook Lane, Oldham, OL8 2BE
Primary630m
Alexandra Park Junior School
Brook Lane, Oldham, OL8 2BE
Primary630m

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OL8 2LU ITL and OL8 2LU 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 2LU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD3Greater Manchester
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD37Greater Manchester North East
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000004Oldham

OL8 2LU 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 2LU:

CodeName
OAE00026958
LSOAE01005320Oldham 024A
MSOAE02001121Oldham 024

Nearest postcodes to OL8 2LU

OL8 2JPHoneywell Lane55m
OL8 2LABelgrave Avenue72m
OL8 2LBFitton Hill Road93m
OL8 2JZKeswick Avenue126m
OL8 2JYKeswick Avenue137m
OL8 2JRHoneywell Lane141m
OL8 2ADGroby Street157m
OL8 2AEUrmson Street163m
OL8 2JUBelgrave Road168m
OL8 1NUMeldrum Street184m