England
OL2 postcode area — Royton & Shaw
The OL2 postcode district covers Oldham and surrounding areas in England. Figures below are drawn from UK government open data at district level — run a full Postcode Brief on a specific address before you view.
Sold prices
Sold prices could not be requested for this postcode, so treat this as unchecked rather than as nothing to report. It is a problem at our end, not a finding about the property.
Crime
No street-level crimes were recorded near this postcode in the most recent month published. That can mean a genuinely quiet month, or that the local force has not yet submitted data for it.
Flood risk
Surface-water flood risk: very_low
Schools
- Crompton Primary School0.3 mi
- Royton Hall Primary School0.4 mi
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy0.5 mi
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School0.5 mi
Public transport
- Bus — Netherhouse Road0.8 mi
- Tram or metro — Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)1.8 mi
- Rail — Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station3.5 mi
Broadband
Broadband coverage is not held for this postcode. New-build and recently created postcodes are the usual reason — the regulator’s dataset is rebuilt on a reporting cycle rather than continuously.
District-level summary · updated 5 Oct 2026