# OL2 8LX

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.58451, -2.075788
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VHWMF+RM
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83xo
- **Qibla:** 118.7°
- **Grid reference:** SD 95080 09770
- **UTM:** 30U 561182 5937692
- **Elevation:** 224m
- **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:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01005443
- **2021 MSOA:** Clough & Shaw Side (E02001100)
- **2021 output area:** E00027563
- **2011 LSOA:** E01005443
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001100
- **2011 output area:** E00027563
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33005152
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6A2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 24868
- **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 | 5872 |
| Hospital | Royal Oldham Hospital (Vascular Surgery) | 4508 |
| GP | Village Medical Practice | 950 |
| School | Buckstones Primary School | 469 |
| Airport | Manchester Airport | 29419 |
| Bus stop | Hillside Avenue | 116 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 1605 |
| Defibrillator | Shaw Edge Methodist Church C/O Defibrillators Save Lives  | 47 |
| Pharmacy | Asda | 1356 |
| Post office | Shaw Post Office | 1437 |
| Library | Crompton Library | 1592 |
| Coast | — | 48739 |
| Central London | — | 265865 |

## 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 8LY](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208LY)
- [OL2 8LS](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208LS)
- [OL2 8LL](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208LL)
- [OL2 8LT](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208LT)
- [OL2 8LU](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL2%208LU)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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