OL8 2EN

a postcode in Oldham

Introduced in January 1980

OL8 2EN	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with OL8 2EN

Alt Lane - 51 properties, USRN 29404710

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 29409200

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5259 / 53°31'33"N

Longitude: -2.0832 / 2°4'59"W

UTM Reference: 30U 560778 5931169

OS Easting: 394584

OS Northing: 403254

OS Grid: SD945032

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FWWN.SS

Mapcode Global: WHB9B.ZM5T

Open Location Code: 9C5VGWG8+9P

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83xm06

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 8d2

Hard-Pressed Living
Migration and Churn
Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 562 / 32844

1st decile
most deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for OL8 2EN on Friday 14 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	04:26
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	05:08
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	05:49
Sunrise	06:24
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:17
Sunset	18:10
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	18:45
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	19:26
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	20:08

Hours of daylight today	05:54 to 18:40
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	18:40 to 05:51
Moon Phase	Full Moon
Moon Sets	06:36
Moon Rises	18:45

For a full sun and moon calendar for OL8 2EN, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in OL8 2EN

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
2 February 2024	76 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£200,000
25 November 2022	78 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£180,000
21 February 2022	45 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£130,000
26 November 2021	74 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£173,000
20 August 2021	50 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£90,500
24 August 2020	52 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£183,000
13 December 2019	66 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£270,000
5 June 2019	43 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£75,000
18 August 2017	58 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£121,000
1 August 2014	60 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£120,000
17 July 2014	57 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£87,000
7 August 2013	54 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Detached	Freehold	£105,000
6 January 2012	64 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£133,000
23 December 2009	82 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£130,000
25 October 2006	49 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£75,000
30 July 2004	82 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£97,100
22 October 2003	53 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£51,000
1 August 2003	33 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£45,000
1 November 2002	50 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£42,000
25 February 2002	68 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£50,000
29 June 2001	52 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£75,000
27 August 1999	49 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£27,000
21 November 1997	80 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£38,000
4 August 1995	52 Alt Lane, Oldham OL8 2EN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£35,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for OL8 2EN

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Oldham East and Saddleworth

MP

Debbie Abrahams Labour

Oldham Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Alexandra

Councillors

Zahid Chauhan Labour

Shaid Mushtaq Labour

Zaheer Ali Independent

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for OL8 2EN

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00027254		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01005386	Oldham 026D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001123	Oldham 026	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05014646	Alexandra	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	4 May 2023	DLUHC
E08000004	Oldham	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000002	North West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001415	Oldham East and Saddleworth	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000005	Greater Manchester	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000239	Manchester	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33005232		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000015	Greater Manchester	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000135	NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00Y	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E43000158	Oldham, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000057	NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000032	Greater Manchester	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E63001192	Oldham	Built Up Areas	Census	1 December 2022	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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