Postcode OL2 6RU

Postcode OL2 6RU is an active postcode in England. It serves an area around the location having latitude and longitude of 53.570839, -2.105272 respectively. It is having an altitude of about 178m above sea level. It comes under the district of Oldham and ward of Crompton. The constituency for this postcode is Oldham East and Saddleworth. The local authority for this postcode is . It was introduced in 01 December, 1994.

Find below 5 addresses and 6 businesses in postcode OL2 6RU.


Census Data for OL2 6RU

Postcode OL2 6RU has a population of about 41 spread across 14 households. As per Office for National Statistics, this postcode is categorized as a Urban Major Conurbation area.


GridRef/LSOA Details

The grid reference for this postcode is SD931082. The lower layer super output area for OL2 6RU is Oldham 005A(E01005355).


Postcode Details
Postcode OL2 6RU
Is Active? Yes
Latitude 53.570839
Longitude -2.105272
Easting 393126
Northing 408253
Altitude 178
Rural or Urban Area? Urban major conurbation
Introduced 01 December, 1994
Postcode Administrative Area Details
District Oldham
District Code E08000004
Ward Crompton
Ward Code E05000724
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Country England
County Greater Manchester
County Code E11000010
Country England
Parts Of Postcode Unit OL2 6RU
Outward Code Inward Code
Postcode Area Postcode District
OL 2
Postcode Sector Postcode Unit
6 RU
Postcode Total Postcodes Active Postcodes Population Households
Postcode Unit OL2 6RU 1 1 41 14
Postcode Sector OL2 6 363 302 12821 5421
Postcode District OL2 1262 1066 42194 18234
Postcode Area OL 17447 13036 462590 188194

Nearby Places

6 Companies Near Postcode OL2 6RU

Company Name Company Address Company Category Incorporation Date Approx Distance
Abstract Mechanical And Electrical Services Ltd 7 Springvale Way, Royton, OL2 6RU Private Limited Company 18/07/2011 0.00 miles
"a" Ceramics Limited 132 Manchester Road, Shaw, OL2 7DD Private Limited Company 25/07/2002 0.18 miles
4d Project Management Limited 4 Marches Close, Shaw, OL2 6NH Private Limited Company 19/01/2010 0.30 miles
A C Aerials & Digital Limited 341 Shaw Road, Royton, OL2 6DY Private Limited Company 20/08/2003 0.37 miles
Crownnikky Skin Care Limited 305 Shaw Road, Royton, OL2 6DY Private Limited Company 28/02/2017 0.37 miles
Dave Hobin Limited 273 Shaw Road, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6DY Private Limited Company 03/05/2002 0.37 miles

6 Educational Organizations Near Postcode OL2 6RU

Name Type Address Approx Distance
Royton and Crompton School Foundation School Blackshaw Lane, Oldham, OL2 6NT 0.28 miles
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School Community School Blackshaw Lane, Oldham, OL2 6NT 0.28 miles
St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School Voluntary Aided School Oldham Road, Oldham, OL2 8SZ 0.28 miles
New Barn Junior School Community School Kings Road, Oldham, OL2 7BJ 0.38 miles
Crompton Primary School Community School Longfield Road, Oldham, OL2 7HD 0.41 miles
New Barn Infant School Community School Longfield Road, Oldham, OL2 7HD 0.41 miles

6 Railway Stations Near Postcode OL2 6RU

Name Address TIPLOC CRS Approx Distance
Shaw & Crompton Rail Station (closed) Shaw 0.76 miles
Derker Rail Station (closed) Derker, Oldham 1.44 miles
Oldham Mumps Rail Station (closed) Oldham Mumps, Oldham 2.06 miles
New Hey Rail Station (closed) Newhey, Rochdale 2.13 miles
Oldham Werneth Rail Station (closed) Oldham 2.43 miles
Milnrow Rail Station (closed) Milnrow, Rochdale 2.59 miles

4 Bustops Near Postcode OL2 6RU

Name Address Bus Stop Type Approx Distance
Spring Vale Way (Nr) SHAW RD, Luzley Brook, Royton On Street - Marked (pole, shelter etc) 0.05 miles
Spring Vale Way (Opp) SHAW RD, Luzley Brook, Royton On Street - Marked (pole, shelter etc) 0.08 miles
Cowlishaw Ln (Opp) MANCHESTER RD, Cowlishaw, Shaw On Street - Marked (pole, shelter etc) 0.16 miles
Cowlishaw Ln (Nr) MANCHESTER RD, Cowlishaw, Shaw On Street - Marked (pole, shelter etc) 0.18 miles

6 Metro Stations Near Postcode OL2 6RU

Name Address Approx Distance
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) Beal Lane, Shaw 0.74 miles
Derker (Manchester Metrolink) Yates Street, Derker, Oldham 1.46 miles
Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) Mumps, Oldham Mumps, Oldham 1.97 miles
Newhey (Manchester Metrolink) Huddersfield Road, Newhey, Rochdale 2.12 miles
Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink) Union St, Oldham 2.13 miles
Westwood (Manchester Metrolink) Middleton Road, Westwood, Chadderton 2.15 miles

2 Airports Near Postcode OL2 6RU

Name Address IATA Code Approx Distance
Manchester Airport Manchester Airport, Manchester MAN 16.04 miles
Leeds Bradford International Airport Leeds Bradford Airport, Leeds LBA 27.48 miles

6 Nearby Postcodes

Postcode Distance
OL2 7DD 0.180 miles
OL2 6NH 0.302 miles
OL2 6DY 0.371 miles
OL2 7AT 0.413 miles
OL2 7HD 0.413 miles
OL2 6NJ 0.451 miles