Buying a home in OL2 (Oldham)
OL2 covers the Balderstone & Kirkholt, Crompton, Royton North, Royton South, Shaw and St Mary's wards, in Oldham and Rochdale.
What the records show in OL2 (Oldham): surface water flood risk is medium or high at 1 of the 7 postcodes we checked; parts of the area are a radon Affected Area, with up to 10–30% of homes above the action level; old landfill lies within 500 m of 7 of the 8 postcodes we checked; and one postcode we checked is in a conservation area or on a listed building's site, including Oldham.
Land Registry recorded 31 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £300,995, and the most common were detached homes.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
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At a glance
- Rivers and seaOutside mapped flood areas at all 8 postcodes we checked
- Surface waterMedium or high at 1 of the 7 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to 10–30% of homes above the action level
- GroundClay shrink-swell and landslides recorded nearby
- Median sale£300,995 across 31 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of OL2 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
All 8 postcodes we checked are outside mapped river and sea flood areas. Homes nearer a river or the coast can still be in one.
Surface water flooding
Flooding from heavy rain that can't drain away.
- High: 1 of 7 postcodes (OL2 6GP)
- Very low: 6 of 7 postcodes
We couldn't check 1 postcode when this guide was built, so they aren't counted above.
Medium means a 1% to 3.3% chance of flooding each year, and high more than that. It changes over a few metres, so look at the drainage when you view.
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At all 8 postcodes we checked, parts of the surrounding square are a radon Affected Area. The highest is up to 10–30% of homes above the action level.
The map shows the highest value in each square, not a measurement for any home. A three-month test tells you about a particular house.
Ground stability
British Geological Survey ratings for the surrounding area, not a particular plot.
- Clay shrink-swell: moderate near all 8 postcodes we checked
- Landslides: moderate near all 8 postcodes we checked
Non-coal mining hazard is low or none at every postcode we checked.
Ask your surveyor to look for cracking and movement, and the seller about subsidence claims.
Old landfill sites
Historic landfill sites within 500 m of each postcode centre.
- OL2 6GP: 1 site within 500 m, nearest 410 m
- OL2 7ER: 5 sites within 500 m, nearest 110 m
- OL2 6RQ: 7 sites within 500 m, nearest 170 m
- OL2 7BS: 6 sites within 500 m, nearest 130 m
- OL2 6YP: 1 site within 500 m, nearest 420 m
- OL2 6DY: 6 sites within 500 m, nearest 80 m
- OL2 8SR: 5 sites within 500 m, nearest 10 m
Most old landfill causes no problems, but a home on or next to one can be harder to mortgage.
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Whether each postcode centre falls in a conservation area, on a listed building's site, or under similar protections.
- Oldham (green belt) at OL2 6YP
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Broadband and mobile
Ofcom's predictions for every address at the 8 postcodes we checked.
We couldn't get Ofcom's figures when this guide was built.
House prices
The average price in Oldham was £217,214 in August 2026, up 4.6% on a year earlier, across every home in the council area.
At the postcodes we checked, Land Registry has 31 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £300,995 and a range of £82,500 to £593,000, including 14 new builds.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | 16 | £430,500 |
| Terraced | 10 | £125,000 |
| Semi-detached | 4 | £168,750 |
| Other | 1 | £87,000 |
Crime
Measured around OL2 6GP, near the centre of OL2.
0 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in the latest month. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- Crompton Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Community school · 550 m
- Royton Hall Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Community school · 610 m
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy sponsor led · 630 m
- St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy converter · 700 m
- Farrowdale House School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Other independent school · 960 m
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy sponsor led · 530 m
- The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy converter · 1.1 km
- E-ACT the Oldham Academy North
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy sponsor led · 1.7 km
- SEE (Oldham)
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Other independent special school · 2.1 km
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council: Primary admissions ↗ · Secondary admissions ↗
Postcode by postcode
Each row is one postcode centre we checked. Open a postcode for the full free area check.
| Postcode | Rivers and sea | Surface water | Radon | Ground | Landfill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL2 6GP | Outside | High | 10–30% | Moderate | 1 within 500 m |
| OL2 7ER | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Moderate | 5 within 500 m |
| OL2 6RQ | Outside | Very low | 10–30% | Moderate | 7 within 500 m |
| OL2 7BS | Outside | Very low | 10–30% | Moderate | 6 within 500 m |
| OL2 6YP | Outside | Very low | 10–30% | Moderate | 1 within 500 m |
| OL2 6DY | Outside | Not checked | 1–3% | Moderate | 6 within 500 m |
| OL2 8SR | Outside | Very low | 10–30% | Moderate | 5 within 500 m |
| OL2 7FE | Outside | Very low | 10–30% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
What this guide can't tell you
- It covers 8 postcodes, not every street, and leaves out planning applications: check the postcode you're buying in.
- It isn't a survey, a search or advice, and doesn't rate OL2 or any home.
Sources
Checked 30 October 2026. We refresh these guides every month.
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. BGS/UKHSA Indicative Atlas of Radon
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- British Geological Survey, GeoSure 5 km and mining hazard 1 km hex grids (Open Government Licence). Contains NERC materials ©NERC 2026.
- Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (Open Government Licence)
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)
- UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland), Open Government Licence. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains Registers of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right.
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)