OL2 6DH
The median sold price for the postcode OL2 6DH is around £195,000, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £150,775 – £300,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across OL2 6, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£238,000(158 sales)
- Terraced£162,000(156 sales)
- Detached£370,000(87 sales)
- Flat£130,000(19 sales)
OL2 6DH median £195,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £196,800 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Greater Manchester Police doesn't currently publish street-level crime data, so we can't show crime here.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in OL2 6DH, compared with 97% across Oldham and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 93.3% of premises across Oldham (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Oldham | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 93.3% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 97% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 99.5% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 36% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Oldham: more deprived than 19% of its 142 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income6of 10
- Employment6of 10
- Crime5of 10
- Living environment8of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band B (27%). Average Band D in Oldham is £2,602.23 for 2026/27.
That is 9% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band B in Oldham: £2,023.96 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 700 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A26%
- Band B27%
- Band C23%
- Band D19%
- Band E6%
- Band F1%
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Royton Hall Primary School0.3 miles (480 m)Ofsted, June 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Thorp Primary School0.4 miles (670 m)Ofsted, June 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Thorp Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.5 miles (790 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, December 2024: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- E-ACT the Oldham Academy North0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, April 2025: Improved significantlyOfsted reports for E-ACT the Oldham Academy North (opens in a new tab) ↗
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy0.8 miles (1.2 km)Ofsted, July 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Good
- The Crompton House Church of England Academy1.0 mile (1.5 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, May 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for The Crompton House Church of England Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to OL2 6DH is Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink), 1.4 miles (2.2 km) away in a straight line. There are 22 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.4 miles (2.2 km)Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)
- 1.6 miles (2.6 km)Derker (Manchester Metrolink)
- 1.9 miles (3.1 km)Westwood (Manchester Metrolink)
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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