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OL2 8BN

Shaw

Oldham

Overview

Postcode OL2 8BN is located in a major urban area, within the Shaw ward of Oldham in the North West region , and forms part of the Wood End area. It has very high deprivation level. The average income of residents in Wood End is £36,900 per year. The nearest station is Rochdale located about 3.1 miles away. There are 7 primary and no secondary schools in the area. There are 1 parks nearby, closest large park is Dunwood Park.

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
N/A
Deprivation level
9/10
Income level
4/10
Social housing
0.9%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
High

Deprivation level

9/10

Wood End has a very high level of deprivation, ranked at position 4,258 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the top 13% most deprived areas in England.

Crime level

10/10

Wood End has a very high crime rate.

Social housing

0.9%

Approximately 0.9% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 18.5% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

4/10

The average income of residents in Wood End is £36,900 per year.

Noise Level

High

High noise level (70.0-74.9 dB) from road, approximately 308 ft away from OL2 8BN.

Flood risk

No risk

Wood End near OL2 8BN has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Rochdale located about 3.1 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.2 miDunwood ParkLarge

Schools

In the OL2 8BN postcode area, located within Wood End, there are 7 primary and 0 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.6 miPrimaryBuckstones Primary SchoolCommunity school

Outstanding

0.7 miPrimaryRushcroft Primary SchoolCommunity school

Good

0.7 miPrimaryEast Crompton St George's CofE SchoolAcademy converter

Good