# OL2 8GA

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.58702, -2.086473
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VHWP7+RC
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83wo
- **Qibla:** 118.7°
- **Grid reference:** SD 94373 10050
- **UTM:** 30U 560471 5937962
- **Elevation:** 173m
- **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:** 1993-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01005441
- **2021 MSOA:** Wood End (E02001099)
- **2021 output area:** E00027556
- **2011 LSOA:** E01005441
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001099
- **2011 output area:** E00027556
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33005148
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 4258
- **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 | 5121 |
| Hospital | Royal Oldham Hospital (Vascular Surgery) | 4314 |
| GP | Village Medical Practice | 379 |
| School | Buckstones Primary School | 511 |
| Airport | Manchester Airport | 29352 |
| Bus stop | George Street | 64 |
| Food bank | Oldham | 1339 |
| Defibrillator | Buckstones Cp Primary School | 462 |
| Pharmacy | Asda | 1241 |
| Post office | Shaw Post Office | 1124 |
| Library | Crompton Library | 1331 |
| Coast | — | 48291 |
| Central London | — | 266464 |

## Utilities

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

## Adjacent postcodes

- [OL2 8GB](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208GB)
- [OL2 8DS](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208DS)
- [OL2 8GD](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208GD)
- [OL2 8DP](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208DP)
- [OL2 8DD](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208DD)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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