OL2 8

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8,187 people · median £185,000 · Oldham

↑ Oldham (district)

More affordable than mostGood for schools

Oldham Council · Labour minority — no overall control 18/60 seats · 30% · OCD 2026

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Amenities This postcode sector

What's here near OL2 8

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	33	89% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	9	—
Green spaces & parks	6	filled areas on the map

Counted within ~2 km of the area centre · OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

91%

Superfast

98.7%

Ultrafast

92.1%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations · district-level

Named places nearby 48 near OL2 8

AllEat & drinkShopsGreen space

Place	Category	Hygiene	Distance
Bengal Curry Pot Shaw	Eat & drink	5/5	0.2 mi
The 88	Eat & drink	5/5	0.2 mi
Munch Time	Eat & drink	—	0.2 mi
Spice Hut	Eat & drink	—	0.2 mi
The Shay Wake	Eat & drink	5/5	0.2 mi
Gin Gin	Eat & drink	—	0.2 mi
The Pineapple	Eat & drink	5/5	0.2 mi
Coach and Horses	Eat & drink	5/5	0.2 mi
Mamma Pizza	Eat & drink	3/5	0.3 mi
Delaney's Cafe	Eat & drink	4/5	0.3 mi
Asda Café	Eat & drink	—	0.3 mi
Dolphin Fish Bar	Eat & drink	5/5	0.3 mi
Bella Napoli	Eat & drink	4/5	0.3 mi
Blue Bell	Eat & drink	5/5	0.3 mi
Asda	Shops		0.3 mi
Yummy Fried Chicken	Eat & drink	—	0.3 mi
Capitanos Pizza	Eat & drink	—	0.3 mi
Shaw Fried Chicken	Eat & drink	—	0.3 mi
Greggs	Eat & drink	5/5	0.3 mi
Armstrongs	Eat & drink	5/5	0.3 mi
Naughty But Nice	Eat & drink	5/5	0.3 mi
Donnelly's	Eat & drink	3/5	0.3 mi
Tesco Express	Shops		0.3 mi
Eats & Meats	Eat & drink	5/5	0.4 mi
Aldi	Shops		0.4 mi
Memorial Gardens	Green space		0.4 mi
China Palace	Eat & drink	5/5	0.4 mi
Nisa Local	Shops		0.5 mi
Top Shop Convenience Store	Shops		0.5 mi
The Woodlands Café at Dunwood Park	Eat & drink	—	0.6 mi
Coop	Shops		0.6 mi
Dunwood Park	Green space		0.7 mi
Sholver Millennium Green	Green space		0.9 mi
Londis	Shops		1.0 mi
North Star	Eat & drink	4/5	1.0 mi
The Northgate	Eat & drink	5/5	1.0 mi
Black Ladd	Eat & drink	4/5	1.0 mi
Jubilee Colliery Nature Reserve	Green space		1.1 mi
Chop Suey House	Eat & drink	5/5	1.1 mi
High Crompton Park	Green space		1.1 mi
Old Bulls Head	Eat & drink	5/5	1.1 mi
Bulls Head	Eat & drink	—	1.1 mi
Duke of York	Eat & drink	5/5	1.1 mi
Besom Hill Country Park	Green space		1.2 mi
The Moorside	Eat & drink	5/5	1.2 mi
Village Inn	Eat & drink	—	1.3 mi
Moorside Co-op	Shops		1.3 mi
Heyside News	Shops		1.3 mi

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · click a row → the map flies to it · FSA hygiene rating shown on eat & drink where matched (23 rated) · within ~2 km of the area centre · OpenStreetMap contributors · Food Standards Agency

Local economy This postcode sector

Jobs & economic activity7.3% unemployed

Unemployment rate7.3%

In work (employment rate)52.5%

Claiming out-of-work benefits · June 20266.6%

ONS Census 2021 · ONS Claimant Count

At a glance

	Count	Trend, 12 months
Companies registered here	300	—
New incorporations	51	-1.9% vs prior 12m
Property companies (SPVs)	21	-50%

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Top sectors (SIC sections)

Wholesale & retail
Construction
Accommodation & food
Professional, scientific & technical
Administrative & support

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