OL postcode area
Postcode district boundaries:
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Oldham | |
|---|---|
  OL | |
| Coordinates: 53°34′59″N 2°07′30″W / 53.583°N 2.125°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | OL |
| Postcode area name | Oldham |
| Post towns | 7 |
| Postcode districts | 17 |
| Postcode sectors | 70 |
| Postcodes (live) | 13,044 |
| Postcodes (total) | 17,647 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The OL postcode area, also known as the Oldham postcode area,[2] is a group of sixteen postcode districts in north-west England, within seven post towns. These cover eastern Greater Manchester (including Oldham, Rochdale, Ashton-under-Lyne, Heywood and Littleborough), plus small parts of east Lancashire (including Bacup) and western West Yorkshire (including Todmorden).
Coverage
[edit]The approximate coverage of the postcode districts are:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| OL1 | OLDHAM | Chadderton, Higginshaw, Oldham | Oldham |
| OL2 | OLDHAM | Heyside, Royton, Shaw | Oldham |
| OL3 | OLDHAM | Delph, Denshaw, Diggle, Dobcross, Greenfield, Uppermill | Oldham |
| OL4 | OLDHAM | Austerlands, Grasscroft, Grotton, Lees, Lydgate, Oldham, Scouthead, Springhead, Waterhead | Oldham |
| OL5 | ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE | Mossley, Mossley Cross | Tameside |
| OL6 | ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE | Ashton-under-Lyne (centre and east) | Tameside |
| OL7 | ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE | Ashton-under-Lyne (west) | Tameside |
| OL8 | OLDHAM | Bardsley, Oldham | Oldham |
| OL9 | OLDHAM | Chadderton, Oldham, Westwood, Freehold | Oldham |
| OL10 | HEYWOOD | Heywood | Rochdale |
| OL11 | ROCHDALE | Rochdale (south), Ashworth, Balderstone, Castleton, Norden | Rochdale |
| OL12 | ROCHDALE | Rochdale (north), Buckley, Facit, Great Howarth, Healy, Hurstead, Shawforth, Wardle, Whitworth | Rochdale, Rossendale |
| OL13 | BACUP | Bacup, Britannia, Stacksteads | Rossendale |
| OL14 | TODMORDEN | Cornholme, Todmorden, Eastwood, Walsden | Calderdale |
| OL15 | LITTLEBOROUGH | Littleborough, Shore, Smithybridge, Summit | Rochdale |
| OL16 | LITTLEBOROUGH | non-geographic[3][4] | |
| OL16 | ROCHDALE | Rochdale (east), Burnedge, Firgrove, Hurstead, Milnrow, Smallbridge, Thornham | Rochdale |
| OL95 | OLDHAM | British Gas | non-geographic[3] |
Map
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ a b "Non Geographic Codes" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "New sectors and localities to 14 December 2012" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2012.