OL2 8LD

a postcode in Shaw (Oldham), Oldham

Introduced in January 1980

OL2 8LD	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with OL2 8LD

Buckstones Road - 7 properties, USRN 29405953

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.578 / 53°34'40"N

Longitude: -2.0735 / 2°4'24"W

UTM Reference: 30U 561345 5936975

OS Easting: 395232

OS Northing: 409050

OS Grid: SD952090

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FWY2.W3

Mapcode Global: WHB95.3BWB

Open Location Code: 9C5VHWHG+6J

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83xn18

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24868 / 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 8LD on Tuesday 30 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:16
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:50
Sunrise	04:42
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:12
Sunset	21:41
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:07

Hours of daylight today	04:12 to 22:11
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:11 to 04:13
Moon Phase	Full Moon
Moon Sets	03:18
Moon Rises	21:39

For a full sun and moon calendar for OL2 8LD, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in OL2 8LD

	Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
	22 September 2022	427 Buckstones Road, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8LD	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£475,000
	26 February 1998	Dog Hill, Buckstones Road, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8LD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£73,500

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 8LD

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 8LD 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 8LD

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00027553		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01005443	Oldham 003B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001100	Oldham 003	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
E33005152		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
E63001126	Shaw (Oldham)	Built Up Areas	Census	1 December 2022	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

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