OL2 6XT is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (OL2) is called the outward code. The part after the space (6XT) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case OL which means Oldham.
Postal District. In our case OL2.
Postal Sector. In our case OL2 6.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case XT.

The regional mail center for the post area OL is the North West Distribution Centre, which is located at Mill Lane, Winwick Quay, WARRINGTON, WA2 8RJ.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the OL2 6XT postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is OLDHAM DO. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the OL2 6XT postcode have the street address of Castleton Road

Did you know? According to the 2021 Census, the OL2 6XT postcode is home to a bustling 23 residents!

It is situated within the post town of OLDHAM within the old postal county of Lancashire.

OL2 6XT is within the town of Royton.

The OL2 6XT postcode area is composed of 42.11% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 57.89% public properties.

According to our data. Most dwellings in OL2 6XT are houses. Of these houses, most are semi-detached. The remainder are end-terraced and detached.

Most properties in OL2 6XT are owned by the occupiers with the rest being unknown tenure.

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Property Type	Percentage
Residential	42.11%
Commercial	0%
Public	57.89%

Telephone Area Code for OL2 6XT

The telephone area code for OL2 6XT is 0161 Manchester.

Map Coordinates for OL2 6XT

Latitude	53.5823620379
Longitude	-2.12966340925

Ordnance Survey Maps for OL2 6XT

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Weather Forecast for OL2 6XT

Sat 27th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
06:00 to 09:00	Sunny day	3.0°C (feels like 0.0°C)	1.00%	NE 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	6.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	4.00%	ENE 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	10.00%	ENE 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	15.00%	ENE 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	7.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	6.00%	ENE 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	6.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	4.00%	NE 11 mph

Sun 28th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	5.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	5.00%	NE 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	4.0°C (feels like 0.0°C)	6.00%	NNE 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	5.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	50.00%	NNE 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Heavy rain	5.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	78.00%	N 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Light rain	7.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	47.00%	NW 9 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	20.00%	WNW 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Partly cloudy (day)	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	4.00%	W 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Clear night	6.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	2.00%	SW 7 mph

Mon 29th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Clear night	5.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	1.00%	SSW 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Clear night	4.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	1.00%	S 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Sunny day	5.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	2.00%	S 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Partly cloudy (day)	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	2.00%	S 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	6.00%	S 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	8.00%	S 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Partly cloudy (day)	12.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	5.00%	S 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Clear night	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	3.00%	SSE 9 mph

Tue 30th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Clear night	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	2.00%	SE 9 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Clear night	7.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	2.00%	SE 9 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Sunny day	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	2.00%	ESE 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Sunny day	11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	2.00%	ESE 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Partly cloudy (day)	14.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	5.00%	ESE 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Partly cloudy (day)	15.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	6.00%	ESE 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	9.00%	ESE 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	12.00%	E 9 mph

What are the Broadband Speeds like in the OL2 6XT Postcode?

Download Speeds For OL2 6XT

Average Mbps	85.000
Median Mbps	91.600
Maximum Mbps	205.000

OL2 6XT has an average download speed of 85 Megabits per second (Mbps).

724 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

58% of postcodes (684,621) have slower broadband speeds.

42% of postcodes (499,296) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds For OL2 6XT

Average Mbps	10.900
Median Mbps	10.000
Maximum Mbps	21.000

OL2 6XT has an average upload speed of 10.9 Megabits per second (Mbps).

7,130 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

29% of postcodes (340,326) have slower upload speeds.

71% of postcodes (837,185) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute drive of OL2 6XT Postcode

England Primary Schools

East Crompton St George's CofE School

Address: East Crompton St George's CofE School, George Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8AX

Distance: 1.92 miles

School Website

Contact: 01706847502

Rushcroft Primary School

Address: Rushcroft Primary School, Trent Road, Shaw, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 7YL

Distance: 1.28 miles

School Website

Contact: 01617708236

East Crompton St James CofE Primary School

Address: East Crompton St James CofE Primary School, St James Street, Shaw, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 7TD

Distance: 1.50 miles

School Website

Contact: 01706847360

Crompton Primary School

Address: Crompton Primary School, Longfield Road, Shaw, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 7HD

Distance: 1.15 miles

School Website

Contact: 01617706741

St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School

Address: St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School, Oldham Road, Shaw, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 8SZ

Distance: 1.54 miles

School Website

Contact: 01706847218

Beal Vale Primary School

Address: Beal Vale Primary School, Salts Street, Shaw, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 7SY

Distance: 1.45 miles

Contact:

St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton

Address: St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton, Rushcroft Road, Shaw, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 7PP

Distance: 0.76 miles

School Website

Contact: 01617708309

Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School

Address: Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School, Blackshaw Lane, Heyside, Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 6NT

Distance: 1.42 miles

Contact:

Thorp Primary School

Address: Thorp Primary School, Westerdale Drive, Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 5TY

Distance: 0.95 miles

Contact:

Fir Bank Primary School

Address: Fir Bank Primary School, Grasmere Road, Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 6SJ

Distance: 0.38 miles

Contact:

Royton Hall Primary School

Address: Royton Hall Primary School, High Barn Street, Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 6RW

Distance: 1.18 miles

School Website

Contact: 01617707640

Thornham St James CofE Primary School

Address: Thornham St James CofE Primary School, Castleton Road, Thornham, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 6XT

Distance: 0.00 miles

School Website

Contact: 01616331578

Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School

Address: Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Roman Road, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 5PQ

Distance: 1.36 miles

School Website

Contact: 01616522558

St Paul's CofE Primary School

Address: St Paul's CofE Primary School, Hindle Drive, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 5LU

Distance: 1.34 miles

School Website

Contact: 01616249019

St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School

Address: St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School, Ormerod Avenue, Royton, St Anne's Primary School, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 5DH

Distance: 1.55 miles

School Website

Contact: 01616249885

St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Address: St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Muriel Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 5JQ

Distance: 1.75 miles

School Website

Contact: 01706648195

Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale

Address: Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale, Great Gates Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 2DA

Distance: 1.26 miles

School Website

Contact: 01706640480

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone

Address: St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone, Oldham Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 2HB

Distance: 1.44 miles

School Website

Contact: 01706648125

Deeplish Primary Academy

Address: Deeplish Primary Academy, Derby Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 1LT

Distance: 1.96 miles

School Website

Contact: 01706392480

Lowerplace Primary School

Address: Lowerplace Primary School, Kingsway, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 4UU

Distance: 1.64 miles

School Website

Contact: 01706648174

England Secondary Schools

The Crompton House Church of England Academy

Address: The Crompton House Church of England Academy, Rochdale Road, Shaw, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 7HS

Distance: 0.83 miles

School Website

Contact: 01706847451

Royton and Crompton School

Address: Royton and Crompton School, Blackshaw Lane, Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 6NT

Distance: 1.42 miles

Contact:

St Cuthbert's RC High School

Address: St Cuthbert's RC High School, Shaw Road, Thornham, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 4RX

Distance: 0.67 miles

School Website

Contact: 01706647761

The Oldham Academy North

Address: The Oldham Academy North, Broadway, Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 5BF

Distance: 1.50 miles

School Website

Contact: 01616522428

Kingsway Park High School

Address: Kingsway Park High School, Turf Hill Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 4XA

Distance: 1.53 miles

Contact:

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

Dentists near OL2 6XT

OASIS DENTIST

Address: 118 ROCHDALE ROAD, ROYTON, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL2 6QF

Distance: 1.02 miles

Contact: :

ROYTON HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE

Address: PARK STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL2 6QW

Distance: 1.17 miles

Contact: :

THE STRAND DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 42-46, THE STRAND, ROCHDALE, LANCASHIRE, OL11 2JG

Distance: 1.34 miles

Contact: :

56 MARKET STREET (DENTAL SURGERY)

Address: 56 MARKET STREET, SHAW, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL2 8NH

Distance: 1.51 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 12 BEAL LANE, SHAW, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL2 8PB

Distance: 1.57 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 84 HEYSIDE, ROYTON, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL2 6LS

Distance: 1.70 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

Pharmacies near OL2 6XT

LIFESTYLE PHARMACY

Address: 160 TRENT ROAD, HIGH CROMPTON, SHAW, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL2 7QR

Distance: 0.93 miles

Contact: tel: 01706 841391

WELL

Address: 25 PARK STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL2 6QN

Distance: 1.10 miles

Contact: tel: 01616 201272

WELL

Address: 38-40 MARKET SQUARE, ROYTON, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL2 5QD

Distance: 1.15 miles

Contact: tel: 01616 244104

MARKET SQUARE PHARMACY

Address: 28 MARKET SQUARE, ROYTON, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL2 5QD

Distance: 1.15 miles

Contact: tel: 0161 6334223

STRAND PHARMACY

Address: 15 THE STRAND, ROCHDALE, OL11 2JG

Distance: 1.34 miles

Contact: tel: 01706 649874

OLDHAM ROAD PHARMACY

Address: 497 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, LANCASHIRE, OL16 4TF

Distance: 1.47 miles

Contact: tel: 01706 645986

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Nearest Opticians

Opticians near OL2 6XT

SPECSAVERS (ROYTON)

Address: 10 MARKET SQUARE, ROYTON, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL2 5QD

Distance: 1.15 miles

Contact: :

SCRIVENS OPTICIANS (ROYTON)

Address: 3 MARKET SQUARE, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 5QD

Distance: 1.15 miles

Contact: :

ROBERT GLASS OPTICIANS LTD - SHAW

Address: 36 MARKET STREET, SHAW, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL2 8NH

Distance: 1.51 miles

Contact: :

SCRIVENS OPTICIANS (SHAW)

Address: 63 MARKET STREET, SHAW, OLDHAM, OL2 8NP

Distance: 1.53 miles

Contact: :

STEPHEN J HOLT OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN

Address: 214-216 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, LANCASHIRE, OL11 2ER

Distance: 1.57 miles

Contact: :

GRAHAM NUSSBAUM LTD

Address: 109 DALE STREET, MILNROW, ROCHDALE, LANCASHIRE, OL16 3NW

Distance: 2.03 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors near OL2 6XT

ROYTON MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: CHAPEL STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL2 5QL

Distance: 1.11 miles

Contact: tel: 0161 6526336

ROYTON HEALTH AND WELL BEING CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 2

Address: PARK STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 6QW

Distance: 1.17 miles

Contact: :

ROYTON HEALTH AND WELL BEING CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE

Address: ROYTON HEALTH WELLBEING CENTRE, PARK STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 6QW

Distance: 1.17 miles

Contact: :

THE ROYTON & CROMPTON FAMILY PRACTICE

Address: ROYTON HEALTH WELLBEING CENTRE, PARK STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL2 6QW

Distance: 1.17 miles

Contact: tel: 0161 3624003

THE MEDICAL CENTRE (THE STRAND)

Address: THE STRAND, ROCHDALE, LANCASHIRE, OL11 2JG

Distance: 1.34 miles

Contact: :

KIRKHOLT MEDICAL PRACTICE

Address: THE STRAND, KIRKHOLT, ROCHDALE, OL11 2JG

Distance: 1.34 miles

Contact: tel: 01706 664130

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Transport Links near OL2 6XT

Train Stations

Nearest stations for postcode: OL2 6XT

Rochdale
Rochdale station, Station Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 1DR
Distance: 2.43 miles
Driving Time: 5.36 minutes
Castleton (Manchester)
Castleton station, Railway Approach, Castleton, Lancashire, OL11 3EB
Distance: 3.39 miles
Driving Time: 7.13 minutes
Mills Hill (Manchester)
Mills Hill station, Oldham Road, Middleton, Greater Manchester, M24 2HJ
Distance: 4.00 miles
Driving Time: 8.42 minutes
Smithy Bridge
Smithy Bridge station, Smithy Bridge, Smithy Bridge, Greater Manchester, OL15 0DZ
Distance: 5.45 miles
Driving Time: 11.30 minutes
Littleborough
Littleborough station, Station Road, Littleborough, Greater Manchester, OL15 8AR
Distance: 6.17 miles
Driving Time: 12.95 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Motorway Junctions near OL2 6XT

Train Stations

Motorway Junctions near OL2 6XT

A627(M) J1

Distance: 2.65 miles

Driving Time: 5.15 minutes

M62 J21

Distance: 3.13 miles

Driving Time: 6.28 minutes

M62 J20

Distance: 3.56 miles

Driving Time: 6.31 minutes

M60 J21

Distance: 4.82 miles

Driving Time: 8.64 minutes

M62 J19

Distance: 5.67 miles

Driving Time: 8.35 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives in the OL2 6XT Postcode?

Westminster Constituency	Oldham West and Royton Boro Const
Member or Parliament	Jim McMahon
Contact Details	Contact Jim McMahon
Political Party	Labour (Co-op)

What Council is the OL2 6XT Postcode in?

The Council for this Postcode is Oldham District Council, who are a Unitary authority. This means that they are responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways as well as normal council duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.

You can visit the website for Oldham District at the following link Oldham District.

How much is the Council Tax?

Oldham District Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.

Once you know the council tax band you can view how much Oldham District charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.

Planning Applications

When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.

Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.

Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.

Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the OL2 6XT Postcode is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Oldham council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Libraries | Oldham Council

House Sales in OL2 6XT

Yearly House Sales for OL2 6XT
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2012	£385,000	£385,000	£385,000	1
2014	£105,000	£105,000	£105,000	1
2015	£135,000	£135,000	£135,000	1
2021	£171,000	£171,000	£171,000	1

Postcodes near the OL2 6XT Postcode

OL2 6UP Castleton Road OL2 6XS Garden Terrace OL2 6XP Hanging Chadder Lane OL2 6UU Lindale Avenue OL2 6UT Mardale Avenue OL2 6XW Springfield Lane

What Popular Supermarkets are near the OL2 6XT Postcode?

Popular Supermarkets near OL2 6XT
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Iceland, Market Street, Shaw, OLDHAM, OL2 8NR	2.46 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to Iceland
Aldi, Refuge Street, Shaw, OLDHAM, OL2 8RH	2.50 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to Aldi
Asda, Greenfield Lane, Shaw, OLDHAM, OL2 8QP	2.55 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to Asda
Asda, Elk Mill Centre Retail Park, Royton, OLDHAM, OL2 5HX	2.76 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to Asda
Iceland, Well I Th Lane, ROCHDALE, OL11 1BL	2.77 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to Iceland

What Popular Restaurants are near the OL2 6XT Postcode?

Burger King Restaurants near OL2 6XT
Burger King	Distance	Directions
Birch Service Area, Heywood, OL10 2QH	4.29 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to Birch Service Area
Birch Service Area, Heywood, OL10 2QH	4.30 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to Birch Service Area
Bridgehall Lane, Bury, BL9 7PJ	5.79 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to Bridgehall Lane
Bury The Rock,the Rock Shopping, Bury, BL9 7XX	6.70 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to Bury The Rock,the Rock Shopping

Mcdonald's Restaurants near OL2 6XT
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Elk Mill Centre Retail Park, Royton, OLDHAM, OL2 5HX	1.71 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to McDonald's, Elk Mill Centre Retail Park, Royton, OLDHAM, OL2 5HX
McDonald's, Sandbrook Park, Sandbrook Way, ROCHDALE, OL11 1RY	1.95 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to McDonald's, Sandbrook Park, Sandbrook Way, ROCHDALE, OL11 1RY
McDonald's, Kingsway Retail Park, Wallhead Road, ROCHDALE, OL16 5AF	2.28 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to McDonald's, Kingsway Retail Park, Wallhead Road, ROCHDALE, OL16 5AF
McDonald's, High Street, OLDHAM, OL1 1JA	2.88 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to McDonald's, High Street, OLDHAM, OL1 1JA

KFC Restaurants near OL2 6XT
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Elk Mill Centre Retail Park, Royton, OLDHAM, OL2 5HX	1.71 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to KFC Elk Mill - Central Retail Park
KFC, Kingsway Retail Park, Wallhead Road, ROCHDALE, OL16 5AF	2.28 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to KFC Rochdale - Kingsway Retail Park
KFC, High Street, OLDHAM, OL1 1JA	2.88 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to KFC Oldham - High Street
KFC, Huddersfield Road, OLDHAM, OL1 3NQ	2.93 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to KFC Oldham - Huddersfield Road
KFC, Kemp Street, Middleton, MANCHESTER, M24 4UA	3.83 miles	Directions from OL2 6XT to KFC Manchester - Middleton