OL2 postcode area guide — Oldham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OL2 postcode district in Oldham — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is OL2?
Broadband & internet speeds in OL2
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
92.1%
Gigabit-capable
91.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the OL2 postcode district (Oldham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,085 postcodes Ofcom measures in OL2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91.8%.
Around 0% of premises in OL2 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in OL2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OL2 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| OL2 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| OL2 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| OL2 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| OL2 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| OL2 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| OL2 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| OL2 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| OL2 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| OL2 5AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Oldham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Oldham district (100,820 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
94.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in OL2
Based on 474 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OL2 is £205,000, down 1.2% on the previous year (£207,500).
Detached
£350,000
69 sales
Semi-detached
£238,000
176 sales
Terraced
£165,000
190 sales
Flat / maisonette
£143,000
24 sales
Latest recorded sales in OL2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £295,000 | Detached | Holme Crescent | OL2 5BT |
| 14 May 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Denbydale Way | OL2 5UH |
| 8 May 2026 | £152,500 | Terraced | Crossley Street | OL2 8EN |
| 8 May 2026 | £167,000 | Terraced | Cheetham Street | OL2 8PW |
| 8 May 2026 | £110,000 | Semi-detached | Queen Street | OL2 8RR |
| 7 May 2026 | £285,000 | Detached | Cavendish Way | OL2 5DQ |
| 5 May 2026 | £207,500 | Terraced | Perth Street | OL2 6LY |
| 1 May 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Duke Street | OL2 8PA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Hebron Street | OL2 6LU |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £422,500 | Detached | High Barn Road | OL2 6RR |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Oldham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Oldham district (242,088 residents, 93,140 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22.7% |
| 15–29 | 24.2% |
| 30–44 | 19.1% |
| 45–64 | 18.1% |
| 65+ | 16% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 60.4% |
| Private rented | 18% |
| Social rented | 13.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around OL2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crompton House Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,865 | OL2 7HS |
| E-ACT the Oldham Academy North | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,258 | OL2 5BF |
| E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 975 | OL2 6NT |
| Royton Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 324 | OL2 6RW |
| St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 290 | OL2 5DH |
| Fir Bank Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 238 | OL2 6SJ |
| Crompton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 235 | OL2 7HD |
| St. Paul's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 231 | OL2 5LU |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in OL2
276 rated food businesses operate in OL2. 176 hold the top rating of 5, 41 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 3 Chefs, Aldi Stores Ltd., Armstrongs Fish & Chips, Arumba, Asda Cafe (In Store).
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OL2
From a sample of 171 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 OL2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
38%
Band D
47%
Band E
11%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Oldham
Landlines around OL2 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.