# OL2 8AX

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.581144, -2.082956
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VHWJ8+FR
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83xn
- **Qibla:** 118.7°
- **Grid reference:** SD 94605 09396
- **UTM:** 30U 560712 5937312
- **Elevation:** 194m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North West (E12000002)
- **Admin district:** Oldham (E08000004)
- **Ward:** Shaw (E05014661)
- **Constituency:** Oldham East and Saddleworth (E14001415)
- **Parish code:** E04012153
- **Travel to work area:** E30000239
- **Police force area:** E23000005
- **Built-up area:** E63008223
- **European electoral region:** North West (E15000002)
- **Date introduced:** 2016-05

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01005442
- **2021 MSOA:** Wood End (E02001099)
- **2021 output area:** E00027567
- **2011 LSOA:** E01005442
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001099
- **2011 output area:** E00027567
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33005148
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 25601
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000014
- **ICB location:** E38000135
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000057
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000032

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Rochdale | 5669 |
| Hospital | Royal Oldham Hospital (Vascular Surgery) | 3916 |
| GP | Village Medical Practice | 600 |
| School | East Crompton St George's CofE School | 0 |
| Airport | Manchester Airport | 28870 |
| Bus stop | Grains Road | 70 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 1003 |
| Defibrillator | The Morning Star C/O Defibrillators Save Lives  | 197 |
| Pharmacy | Asda | 757 |
| Post office | Shaw Post Office | 847 |
| Library | Crompton Library | 991 |
| Coast | — | 48140 |
| Central London | — | 265784 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Electricity North West (region G, MPAN 16)
- **Water:** United Utilities
- **Sewerage:** United Utilities
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 100% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [OL2 8HJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208HJ)
- [OL2 8HQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208HQ)
- [OL2 8JH](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208JH)
- [OL2 8LG](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208LG)
- [OL2 8HU](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208HU)
- [OL2 8JA](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208JA)
- [OL2 8HG](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208HG)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208AX.json).

## Data

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