Shaw

Shaw is covered by postcode district OL2. It is in the Oldham council area, England.

ONS publishes this built-up area as Shaw (Oldham).

Typical price £205,000 Homes sold in Shaw, last 12 months. ▲ 2.5% on the year before Gigabit broadband 459 of 494 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 69 of 499 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 436 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 9+ At least 8 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Shaw, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Shaw, by flood risk Of the 499 postcodes in Shaw that ONS places, 41 have a home or business at high risk, 7 are at medium risk at worst, 21 are at low risk at worst and 430 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. 3 groups of postcodes at high or medium risk are outlined: 23 postcodes at high or medium risk; 11 postcodes at high or medium risk; 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Shaw. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OL2 7AA: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AB: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AD: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AE: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AF: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AG: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AL: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AN: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AP: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AR: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AS: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AT: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AU: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AX: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AY: not on the flood risk listOL2 7AZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7BA: not on the flood risk listOL2 7BB: not on the flood risk listOL2 7BD: not on the flood risk listOL2 7BE: not on the flood risk listOL2 7BF: not on the flood risk listOL2 7BG: not on the flood risk listOL2 7BH: not on the flood risk listOL2 7BJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7BL: not on the flood risk listOL2 7BP: not on the flood risk listOL2 7BQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7BS: not on the flood risk listOL2 7BT: not on the flood risk listOL2 7BU: not on the flood risk listOL2 7DA: not on the flood risk listOL2 7DD: not on the flood risk listOL2 7DE: not on the flood risk listOL2 7DF: not on the flood risk listOL2 7DG: not on the flood risk listOL2 7DH: not on the flood risk listOL2 7DJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7DN: not on the flood risk listOL2 7DP: not on the flood risk listOL2 7DQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7DR: not on the flood risk listOL2 7DS: not on the flood risk listOL2 7DW: not on the flood risk listOL2 7DZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7EA: not on the flood risk listOL2 7EG: not on the flood risk listOL2 7EP: not on the flood risk listOL2 7EQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7ER: not on the flood risk listOL2 7ES: not on the flood risk listOL2 7ET: not on the flood risk listOL2 7EU: not on the flood risk listOL2 7EW: not on the flood risk listOL2 7EX: not on the flood risk listOL2 7EY: not on the flood risk listOL2 7EZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7FB: not on the flood risk listOL2 7FE: not on the flood risk listOL2 7GA: not on the flood risk listOL2 7HA: not on the flood risk listOL2 7HB: not on the flood risk listOL2 7HD: not on the flood risk listOL2 7HE: not on the flood risk listOL2 7HG: not on the flood risk listOL2 7HJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7HL: not on the flood risk listOL2 7HN: not on the flood risk listOL2 7HQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7HR: not on the flood risk listOL2 7HS: not on the flood risk listOL2 7HT: not on the flood risk listOL2 7HU: not on the flood risk listOL2 7HX: not on the flood risk listOL2 7HY: not on the flood risk listOL2 7HZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JA: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JB: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JD: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JE: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JF: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JG: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JH: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JL: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JN: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JP: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JR: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JT: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JU: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JW: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JY: not on the flood risk listOL2 7JZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LA: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LB: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LD: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LE: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LF: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LG: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LH: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LL: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LN: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LP: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LR: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LU: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LW: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LX: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LY: not on the flood risk listOL2 7LZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7NA: not on the flood risk listOL2 7NB: not on the flood risk listOL2 7ND: not on the flood risk listOL2 7NE: not on the flood risk listOL2 7NF: not on the flood risk listOL2 7NG: not on the flood risk listOL2 7NH: not on the flood risk listOL2 7NJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7NL: not on the flood risk listOL2 7NN: not on the flood risk listOL2 7NP: not on the flood risk listOL2 7NQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7NW: not on the flood risk listOL2 7NY: not on the flood risk listOL2 7NZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7PA: not on the flood risk listOL2 7PB: not on the flood risk listOL2 7PD: not on the flood risk listOL2 7PF: not on the flood risk listOL2 7PJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7PP: not on the flood risk listOL2 7PQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7PR: not on the flood risk listOL2 7PW: not on the flood risk listOL2 7QB: not on the flood risk listOL2 7QD: not on the flood risk listOL2 7QG: not on the flood risk listOL2 7QH: not on the flood risk listOL2 7QJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7QL: not on the flood risk listOL2 7QN: not on the flood risk listOL2 7QP: not on the flood risk listOL2 7QR: not on the flood risk listOL2 7QS: not on the flood risk listOL2 7QT: not on the flood risk listOL2 7QU: not on the flood risk listOL2 7QW: not on the flood risk listOL2 7QX: not on the flood risk listOL2 7QY: not on the flood risk listOL2 7QZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RA: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RB: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RD: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RE: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RF: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RG: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RH: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RL: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RN: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RP: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RR: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RS: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RT: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RU: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RW: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RX: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RY: not on the flood risk listOL2 7RZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SA: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SB: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SD: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SE: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SF: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SG: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SH: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SL: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SN: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SP: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SR: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SS: not on the flood risk listOL2 7ST: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SU: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SW: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SX: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SY: not on the flood risk listOL2 7SZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7TA: not on the flood risk listOL2 7TB: not on the flood risk listOL2 7TD: not on the flood risk listOL2 7TE: not on the flood risk listOL2 7TF: not on the flood risk listOL2 7TG: not on the flood risk listOL2 7TH: not on the flood risk listOL2 7TJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7TL: not on the flood risk listOL2 7TN: not on the flood risk listOL2 7TQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7TR: not on the flood risk listOL2 7TT: not on the flood risk listOL2 7TW: not on the flood risk listOL2 7TX: not on the flood risk listOL2 7TZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7UD: not on the flood risk listOL2 7UL: not on the flood risk listOL2 7UN: not on the flood risk listOL2 7UP: not on the flood risk listOL2 7UR: not on the flood risk listOL2 7US: not on the flood risk listOL2 7UU: not on the flood risk listOL2 7UW: not on the flood risk listOL2 7UY: not on the flood risk listOL2 7UZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7WS: not on the flood risk listOL2 7XD: not on the flood risk listOL2 7XF: not on the flood risk listOL2 7XG: not on the flood risk listOL2 7XH: not on the flood risk listOL2 7XJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7XL: not on the flood risk listOL2 7XN: not on the flood risk listOL2 7XP: not on the flood risk listOL2 7XQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7XR: not on the flood risk listOL2 7XS: not on the flood risk listOL2 7XT: not on the flood risk listOL2 7XW: not on the flood risk listOL2 7XX: not on the flood risk listOL2 7XZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7YA: not on the flood risk listOL2 7YB: not on the flood risk listOL2 7YD: not on the flood risk listOL2 7YE: not on the flood risk listOL2 7YF: not on the flood risk listOL2 7YH: not on the flood risk listOL2 7YJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7YN: not on the flood risk listOL2 7YP: not on the flood risk listOL2 7YQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7YR: not on the flood risk listOL2 7YS: not on the flood risk listOL2 7YT: not on the flood risk listOL2 7YU: not on the flood risk listOL2 7YW: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AA: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AB: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AD: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AE: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AF: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AG: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AH: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AL: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AN: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AP: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AT: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AU: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AW: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AX: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AY: not on the flood risk listOL2 8AZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8BA: not on the flood risk listOL2 8BE: not on the flood risk listOL2 8BF: not on the flood risk listOL2 8BS: not on the flood risk listOL2 8BT: not on the flood risk listOL2 8BW: not on the flood risk listOL2 8DH: not on the flood risk listOL2 8DJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8DL: not on the flood risk listOL2 8DP: not on the flood risk listOL2 8DT: not on the flood risk listOL2 8DU: not on the flood risk listOL2 8DY: not on the flood risk listOL2 8DZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8EA: not on the flood risk listOL2 8EB: not on the flood risk listOL2 8EH: not on the flood risk listOL2 8EJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8EL: not on the flood risk listOL2 8EN: not on the flood risk listOL2 8EP: not on the flood risk listOL2 8ES: not on the flood risk listOL2 8ET: not on the flood risk listOL2 8EU: not on the flood risk listOL2 8EW: not on the flood risk listOL2 8EX: not on the flood risk listOL2 8EY: not on the flood risk listOL2 8EZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8FN: not on the flood risk listOL2 8GD: not on the flood risk listOL2 8HA: not on the flood risk listOL2 8HG: not on the flood risk listOL2 8HH: not on the flood risk listOL2 8HJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8HL: not on the flood risk listOL2 8HN: not on the flood risk listOL2 8HP: not on the flood risk listOL2 8HQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8HR: not on the flood risk listOL2 8HS: not on the flood risk listOL2 8HT: not on the flood risk listOL2 8HU: not on the flood risk listOL2 8HW: not on the flood risk listOL2 8HX: not on the flood risk listOL2 8HY: not on the flood risk listOL2 8HZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JA: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JB: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JD: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JE: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JF: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JG: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JH: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JL: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JN: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JP: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JR: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JS: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JT: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JU: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JW: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JX: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JY: not on the flood risk listOL2 8JZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8LA: not on the flood risk listOL2 8LB: not on the flood risk listOL2 8LE: not on the flood risk listOL2 8LF: not on the flood risk listOL2 8LG: not on the flood risk listOL2 8LJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8LL: not on the flood risk listOL2 8LN: not on the flood risk listOL2 8LP: not on the flood risk listOL2 8LQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8LR: not on the flood risk listOL2 8LT: not on the flood risk listOL2 8LU: not on the flood risk listOL2 8LW: not on the flood risk listOL2 8ND: not on the flood risk listOL2 8NE: not on the flood risk listOL2 8NF: not on the flood risk listOL2 8NG: not on the flood risk listOL2 8NH: not on the flood risk listOL2 8NN: not on the flood risk listOL2 8NP: not on the flood risk listOL2 8NQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8NR: not on the flood risk listOL2 8NS: not on the flood risk listOL2 8NX: not on the flood risk listOL2 8NZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8PA: not on the flood risk listOL2 8PB: not on the flood risk listOL2 8PD: not on the flood risk listOL2 8PE: not on the flood risk listOL2 8PJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8PL: not on the flood risk listOL2 8PP: not on the flood risk listOL2 8PR: not on the flood risk listOL2 8PS: not on the flood risk listOL2 8PT: not on the flood risk listOL2 8PU: not on the flood risk listOL2 8PW: not on the flood risk listOL2 8PZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8QA: not on the flood risk listOL2 8QB: not on the flood risk listOL2 8QD: not on the flood risk listOL2 8QE: not on the flood risk listOL2 8QF: not on the flood risk listOL2 8QG: not on the flood risk listOL2 8QH: not on the flood risk listOL2 8QP: not on the flood risk listOL2 8QQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8QS: not on the flood risk listOL2 8QT: not on the flood risk listOL2 8QX: not on the flood risk listOL2 8QY: not on the flood risk listOL2 8RA: not on the flood risk listOL2 8RD: not on the flood risk listOL2 8RE: not on the flood risk listOL2 8RF: not on the flood risk listOL2 8RH: not on the flood risk listOL2 8RL: not on the flood risk listOL2 8RP: not on the flood risk listOL2 8RQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8RR: not on the flood risk listOL2 8RS: not on the flood risk listOL2 8RT: not on the flood risk listOL2 8RU: not on the flood risk listOL2 8RW: not on the flood risk listOL2 8RX: not on the flood risk listOL2 8RY: not on the flood risk listOL2 8RZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8SA: not on the flood risk listOL2 8SB: not on the flood risk listOL2 8SF: not on the flood risk listOL2 8SG: not on the flood risk listOL2 8SH: not on the flood risk listOL2 8SJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8SL: not on the flood risk listOL2 8SN: not on the flood risk listOL2 8SP: not on the flood risk listOL2 8SQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8SR: not on the flood risk listOL2 8SS: not on the flood risk listOL2 8ST: not on the flood risk listOL2 8SU: not on the flood risk listOL2 8SW: not on the flood risk listOL2 8SX: not on the flood risk listOL2 8SZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8TA: not on the flood risk listOL2 8TB: not on the flood risk listOL2 8TH: not on the flood risk listOL2 8TJ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8TL: not on the flood risk listOL2 8TN: not on the flood risk listOL2 8TP: not on the flood risk listOL2 8TQ: not on the flood risk listOL2 8TW: not on the flood risk listOL2 8UZ: not on the flood risk listOL2 7PX: low flood risk at worstOL2 7QE: low flood risk at worstOL2 7QF: low flood risk at worstOL2 7TY: low flood risk at worstOL2 7UA: low flood risk at worstOL2 7UF: low flood risk at worstOL2 7XE: low flood risk at worstOL2 7YG: low flood risk at worstOL2 8BB: low flood risk at worstOL2 8BJ: low flood risk at worstOL2 8EQ: low flood risk at worstOL2 8PF: low flood risk at worstOL2 8PG: low flood risk at worstOL2 8PH: low flood risk at worstOL2 8PN: low flood risk at worstOL2 8QJ: low flood risk at worstOL2 8UT: low flood risk at worstOL2 8UU: low flood risk at worstOL2 8UX: low flood risk at worstOL2 8UY: low flood risk at worstOL2 8XA: low flood risk at worstOL2 8BU: medium flood risk at worstOL2 8ED: medium flood risk at worstOL2 8ER: medium flood risk at worstOL2 8GB: medium flood risk at worstOL2 8HB: medium flood risk at worstOL2 8PQ: medium flood risk at worstOL2 8QL: medium flood risk at worstOL2 7PS: high flood riskOL2 7PT: high flood riskOL2 7PU: high flood riskOL2 7PY: high flood riskOL2 7PZ: high flood riskOL2 7QA: high flood riskOL2 7QQ: high flood riskOL2 7UB: high flood riskOL2 7UE: high flood riskOL2 7UG: high flood riskOL2 7UH: high flood riskOL2 7UQ: high flood riskOL2 7UT: high flood riskOL2 7XA: high flood riskOL2 7XB: high flood riskOL2 7YL: high flood riskOL2 8BG: high flood riskOL2 8BH: high flood riskOL2 8BL: high flood riskOL2 8BQ: high flood riskOL2 8DA: high flood riskOL2 8DB: high flood riskOL2 8DD: high flood riskOL2 8DE: high flood riskOL2 8DF: high flood riskOL2 8DG: high flood riskOL2 8DN: high flood riskOL2 8DQ: high flood riskOL2 8DR: high flood riskOL2 8DS: high flood riskOL2 8DW: high flood riskOL2 8EE: high flood riskOL2 8EF: high flood riskOL2 8GA: high flood riskOL2 8LS: high flood riskOL2 8LX: high flood riskOL2 8LY: high flood riskOL2 8NA: high flood riskOL2 8NB: high flood riskOL2 8QW: high flood risk Shaw 23 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to OL2 8EE, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk23 postcodes at high or medium risk11 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to OL2 8DN, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk11 postcodes at high or medium risk7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to OL2 7QQ, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk7 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Shaw, by flood risk Of the 499 postcodes in Shaw that ONS places, 41 have a home or business at high risk, 7 are at medium risk at worst, 21 are at low risk at worst and 430 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. 3 groups of postcodes at high or medium risk are outlined: 23 postcodes at high or medium risk; 11 postcodes at high or medium risk; 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Shaw. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Shaw
  • A home or business at high risk: 41
  • At medium risk at worst: 7
  • At low risk at worst: 21
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 430
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 499 postcodes in Shaw that ONS places, 41 have a home or business at high risk, 7 are at medium risk at worst, 21 are at low risk at worst and 430 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.5807, longitude -2.0962. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

41 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

OL2 7YL36 at high riskOL2 8DN33 at high riskOL2 8EE30 at high riskOL2 8DA20 at high riskOL2 8DF18 at high riskOL2 7QQ17 at high riskOL2 8EF16 at high riskOL2 8DQ16 at high riskOL2 8BL16 at high riskOL2 7PU15 at high riskOL2 8DW13 at high riskOL2 8DD10 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 23 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. OL2 8EE, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
  • 11 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. OL2 8DN, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
  • 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. OL2 7QQ, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Shaw?

Homes sold for a typical £205,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 2.5% on the 12 months before. At 459 of the 494 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 436 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 69 of its 499 postcodes. It has at least 8 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Rochdale, 5.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Shaw?

Homes in Shaw sold for a typical £205,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 214 sales, up 2.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£205,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£200,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £355,000 26 sales
  • Semi-detached £237,000 86 sales
  • Terraced £172,000 92 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £147,500 10 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole OL2 district, Shaw's main postcode district: a typical £225,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Shaw: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Shaw?

7 of the 499 postcodes now in use in Shaw came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 6 of the 260 homes sold in Shaw were newly built (2%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OL2 district, 7%.

The newest postcodes

OL2 8BWsince March 2026OL2 8BTsince April 2025OL2 8BSsince February 2025OL2 8BFsince July 2024OL2 7AQsince January 2024OL2 7FBsince December 2023

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn ShawAcross the OL2 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 214 (0%) 7 of 472 (1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 6 of 260 (2%) 49 of 662 (7%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Shaw?

Ofcom reports on 494 of the 499 postcodes in Shaw. At 459 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit459 of 494
Postcodes where every home can get superfast489 of 494

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Shaw at risk of flooding?

69 of the 499 postcodes in Shaw have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 436 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 69 of 499 postcodes High: 369Medium: 67Low: 296Very low: 1

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Shaw?

The open schools at the postcodes in Shaw (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Shaw?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Shaw is Rochdale Rail Station, 5.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Rochdale Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmDrive
  • Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive
  • Smithy Bridge Rail Station Railway station 6.0 kmDrive
  • Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 650 mWalk
  • Newhey (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 2.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Shaw?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Shaw. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Shaw safe? Crime recorded around it

Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for Shaw. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Shaw?

Council
Oldham
Parliamentary constituency
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Police force area
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
Country
England
MP
Debbie Abrahams (Labour)

All 499 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Shaw

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Shaw postcodes

499 postcodes in use in Shaw, by district:

OL2 postcode district,499 postcodes

That district is in the OL postcode area.

Check a Shaw postcode

Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Shaw

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Shaw's £205,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Newhey2.2 km, £187,500Royton2.3 km, £235,000Milnrow3.5 km, £225,000Oldham4.7 km, £178,000Lees5.0 km, £217,498Delph5.1 km, £257,500Chadderton5.7 km, £215,000Dobcross5.9 km, £430,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Shaw

What is it like to live in Shaw?
Homes sold for a typical £205,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 2.5% on the 12 months before. At 459 of the 494 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 436 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 69 of its 499 postcodes. It has at least 8 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Rochdale, 5.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Shaw?
Shaw is covered by postcode district OL2, across 499 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Shaw in?
Shaw is in the Oldham council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Shaw?
Shaw is in the Oldham East and Saddleworth parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Debbie Abrahams (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Shaw?
Homes in Shaw sold for a typical £205,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 214 sales, up 2.5% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Shaw?
In Shaw, primary schools at its postcodes include Beal Vale Primary School, East Crompton St James CofE Primary School and Farrowdale House School; secondary schools at its postcodes include The Crompton House Church of England Academy. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Shaw have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Shaw is Rochdale, 5.0 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Shaw?
Ofcom reports on 494 of the 499 postcodes in Shaw. At 459 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Shaw at risk of flooding?
69 of the 499 postcodes in Shaw have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 436 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Shaw?
7 of the 499 postcodes now in use in Shaw came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 6 of the 260 homes sold in Shaw were newly built (2%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OL2 district, 7%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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