home £159,975 median price shield Safety 10/10
verifiedPublished by PostcodeInfo.uk · · Sources: ONS Census 2021, police.uk, Land Registry
OL2 8PW is a vibrant, youthful neighbourhood on Cheetham Street, 0.3km from Clough in Shaw (Oldham). Administratively it sits within Shaw ward and the Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency.
Day-to-day life in OL2 8PW has the character of a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. An average age of 33 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting.
Property: With prices averaging £159k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 62.7% year-on-year.
Census 2021 statistics for OL2 8PW are sourced from Output Area E00027550 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.