The UK Postcode Database

OL2 7RU

a postcode in Oldham

Introduced in January 1980
OL2 7RU Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with OL2 7RU

Lyon Street - 46 properties, USRN 29401164

King Albert Street - 1 property, USRN 29401079

Crown Street - 1 property, USRN 29402064

Fern Common - 1 property, USRN 29407040

Fern Common - 1 property, USRN 29408203

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5792 / 53°34'45"N

Longitude: -2.0947 / 2°5'41"W

UTM Reference: 30U 559935 5937083

OS Easting: 393824

OS Northing: 409178

OS Grid: SD938091

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FWT1.9P

Mapcode Global: WHB94.S9PH

Open Location Code: 9C5VHWH4+M4

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83wn89

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 6b2

  • Baseline UK
  • Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities
  • Traditional Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 6769 / 32844

  • 3rd decile
  • more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for OL2 7RU on Thursday 2 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:20
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:52
Sunrise 04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:12
Sunset 21:40
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:32
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:04
Hours of daylight today04:14 to 22:10
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:10 to 04:15
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 05:52
Moon Rises 22:15

For a full sun and moon calendar for OL2 7RU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in OL2 7RU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
20 June 2023 43 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £129,000
23 January 2023 22 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £142,500
11 November 2022 7 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £135,000
21 October 2022 26 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £145,000
14 April 2022 42 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £130,000
18 June 2021 40 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £112,500
29 January 2021 37 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £95,000
4 January 2021 28 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £78,501
14 August 2020 27 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £80,000
3 July 2020 35 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £89,000
13 December 2019 9 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £96,000
2 December 2019 29 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £80,000
16 August 2019 23 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £95,000
26 July 2019 45 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £97,500
19 July 2019 47 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £89,500
24 May 2019 40 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £77,500
19 October 2018 19 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £85,000
16 June 2017 42 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £94,000
30 May 2017 43 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £84,000
24 March 2017 5 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £75,000
10 January 2017 6 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Semi-detached Leasehold £115,000
25 November 2016 9 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £95,000
6 May 2016 16 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £75,000
21 April 2016 16 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £79,000
20 February 2015 39 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £89,995
10 May 2013 43 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £68,000
10 December 2012 37 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £70,000
21 October 2011 12 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £73,500
26 August 2011 21 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £85,000
13 May 2011 45 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £87,000
22 January 2010 17 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £73,000
21 September 2009 27 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £68,000
4 December 2008 4 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Semi-detached Leasehold £125,000
11 July 2008 38 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £98,000
11 March 2008 12 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £79,000
16 November 2007 9 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £98,500
25 September 2007 33 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £90,000
18 September 2007 26 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £96,000
17 September 2007 31 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £96,000
30 August 2007 19 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £98,500
8 June 2007 31 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £80,000
4 May 2007 25 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £98,950
26 April 2007 20 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £102,000
9 March 2007 19 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £70,000
20 October 2006 42 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £84,950
24 October 2005 13 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £85,000
17 June 2005 16 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £83,000
29 April 2005 34 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £75,500
23 August 2004 20 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £59,950
6 August 2004 39 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £71,000
30 July 2004 15 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £59,950
12 December 2003 26 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £59,950
14 November 2003 21 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £52,500
29 July 2003 29 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £52,000
27 June 2003 38 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £49,000
27 June 2003 29 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £53,500
16 May 2003 37 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £56,250
27 February 2003 16 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £47,000
24 January 2003 5 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £32,000
6 September 2002 31 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £47,000
28 June 2002 25 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £43,000
31 May 2002 33 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £35,000
31 May 2002 22 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £43,950
10 May 2002 6 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Semi-detached Leasehold £56,950
3 May 2002 26 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £39,950
16 August 2001 45 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £39,500
21 December 2000 37 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £30,500
19 May 2000 21 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £29,500
1 October 1999 34 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £33,000
24 September 1999 31 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £35,000
24 September 1999 39 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £33,500
27 August 1999 17 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £29,000
7 August 1998 29 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £33,000
28 November 1997 33 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £28,500
28 February 1997 9 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £34,950
10 October 1996 22 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £26,500
17 May 1996 26 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £25,000
2 June 1995 41 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £37,950
13 March 1995 34 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £32,000
16 February 1995 36 Lyon Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £24,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for OL2 7RU

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Oldham East and Saddleworth

MP

Debbie Abrahams Labour

Oldham Borough Council
Metropolitan district ward

Shaw

Councillors

Marc Hince Independent

Howard Sykes Liberal Democrats

Lisa Navesey Independent

OL2 7RU also falls within the Civil Parish of Shaw and Crompton, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for OL2 7RU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00027571 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01005445 Oldham 002D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001099 Oldham 002 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04012153 Shaw and Crompton Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2011 DLUHC
E05014661 Shaw Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E08000004 Oldham Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001415 Oldham East and Saddleworth Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000005 Greater Manchester Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000239 Manchester Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33005149 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000015 Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000135 NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00Y Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000057 NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2024 ODS
E56000032 Greater Manchester Cancer Alliances Health 1 July 2023 NHS England
E63008223 Shaw (Oldham) Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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