OL8 2TZ

a postcode in Oldham

Introduced in October 1987

OL8 2TZ	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with OL8 2TZ

Medlock Drive - 20 properties, USRN 29405318

Alders Court - 1 property, USRN 29404698

Medlock Drive - 1 property, USRN 29409391

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5147 / 53°30'52"N

Longitude: -2.1026 / 2°6'9"W

UTM Reference: 30U 559507 5929903

OS Easting: 393295

OS Northing: 402004

OS Grid: SD932020

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FWRS.LT

Mapcode Global: WHB9B.NXZF

Open Location Code: 9C5VGV7W+VX

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83wm73

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Ageing Communities
Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 8620 / 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 OL8 2TZ on Thursday 2 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:22
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)	00:02

Hours of daylight today	04:14 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	22:14

For a full sun and moon calendar for OL8 2TZ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in OL8 2TZ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
16 February 2024	8 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Detached	Leasehold	£210,000
20 November 2020	24 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£242,000
28 February 2020	9 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£170,000
22 November 2019	4 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Detached	Leasehold	£195,000
8 March 2019	5 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£155,000
13 April 2018	7 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£120,000
8 April 2016	5 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£115,000
18 July 2014	11 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£175,000
16 June 2014	22 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Detached	Leasehold	£203,000
6 March 2014	9 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£115,000
8 June 2012	16 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Detached	Leasehold	£182,500
9 December 2008	1 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£1,510
3 October 2007	16 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Detached	Leasehold	£220,000
4 December 2006	15 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£137,000
26 April 2001	18 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Detached	Leasehold	£87,000
19 January 1998	10 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Detached	Leasehold	£73,000
31 January 1997	11 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£50,000
2 December 1996	6 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Detached	Leasehold	£65,000
25 October 1995	16 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Detached	Leasehold	£73,500
24 July 1995	3 Medlock Drive, Oldham OL8 2TZ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£45,500

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 OL8 2TZ

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

MP

Jim McMahon Labour/Co-operative

Oldham Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Medlock Vale

Councillors

Sajed Hussain Labour

Junaid Hussain Labour

Umar Nasheen Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for OL8 2TZ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00027520		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01005440	Oldham 033D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001130	Oldham 033	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05014655	Medlock Vale	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
E14001416	Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton	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
E33005258		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
E43000158	Oldham, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
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
E63008292	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

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