The UK Postcode Database

OL2 8DY

a postcode in Oldham

Introduced in January 1980
OL2 8DY Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with OL2 8DY

Arley Drive - 39 properties, USRN 29400453

Harewood Road - 1 property, USRN 29400958

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5855 / 53°35'7"N

Longitude: -2.0841 / 2°5'2"W

UTM Reference: 30U 560628 5937800

OS Easting: 394527

OS Northing: 409885

OS Grid: SD945098

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FVWZ.LD

Mapcode Global: WHB94.Y4QL

Open Location Code: 9C5VHWP8+68

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83wo90

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Small Town Suburbia
  • Younger Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 25601 / 32844

  • 8th decile
  • less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for OL2 8DY 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 8DY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in OL2 8DY

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
27 August 2024 6 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Freehold £237,500
30 October 2023 19 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £239,950
22 September 2023 16 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Other property type Freehold £950
26 June 2023 4 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Freehold £272,500
31 March 2023 17 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Freehold £275,000
19 August 2022 5 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
27 May 2022 33 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Other property type Freehold £950
8 June 2021 34 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £180,500
30 April 2021 33 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £180,000
27 August 2019 35 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £87,500
30 November 2018 37 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £197,000
31 May 2018 6 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Freehold £154,950
2 December 2016 17 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £162,000
25 August 2016 8 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £142,000
15 July 2016 6 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
27 January 2016 29 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £149,950
20 November 2015 16 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £134,000
12 February 2015 24 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £148,500
8 September 2014 27 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £145,000
31 July 2014 15 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £144,000
15 June 2009 9 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £152,000
12 June 2008 26 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £163,000
12 June 2008 26 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £163,000
3 August 2007 34 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £171,000
9 February 2007 15 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £126,000
23 August 2006 11 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £125,000
2 June 2006 8 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £125,000
3 March 2006 8 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £132,000
16 September 2005 12 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £133,500
9 May 2005 12 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £88,000
1 December 2003 27 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £117,000
12 November 2003 8 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £108,000
9 November 2001 20 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Freehold £64,000
22 November 2000 22 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £65,950
25 May 2000 34 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £59,200
15 March 2000 6 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £53,000
15 March 2000 6 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Freehold £53,000
19 January 2000 33 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £53,250
17 September 1999 15 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £58,500
3 September 1999 31 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £64,500
26 February 1999 20 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Freehold £57,950
14 March 1997 31 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £53,500
28 August 1996 14 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Freehold £47,000
25 August 1995 15 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8DY Semi-detached Leasehold £45,000

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 8DY

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 8DY 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 8DY

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00027558 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01005442 Oldham 002B 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
E33005150 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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