OL3 Postcode Area Information

Population
14,889
Avg Annual Income
£47,967
Full Time Employees
28.45%
Average Age
46.79

Area Overview

The postcode area is located in the Oldham, Oldham postcode town, in the North West, England region.

A Major part of this postcode area describes a community with a younger population compared to the surrounding area, living mainly in flats.

Residents:

  • More residents are below retirement age than the average.
  • Most people live in flats, more than any other postcode in the group.
  • Few residents live in care homes or communal establishments.
  • This is the least diverse community within the "Ageing Communities" group in terms of ethnicity.

Employment:

  • Many residents work in managerial and professional roles, similar to the surrounding area.
  • Few residents have jobs in manual or basic labor positions.

A Major part of this postcode area represents a younger and less diverse community compared to the surrounding area. Residents tend to live in flats and work in professional roles.

It's important to note that this description generalizes the area and individual experiences may vary.

Electoral Wards

The postcode area covers Saddleworth North, Saddleworth South electoral wards.

OL3 Postcode Map

Age
Ethinicity
Deprivation
Education
Occupation
Religion
OL3 Area Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of OL3 postcode area is 14,889. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the area is White: English, with a total of 14,128, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 189. In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (8,839), followed by No religion (5,115).

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (4,206), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (2,218).

Economic Status

Most people in the nearby area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (4,673), while 4,179 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 5,338 adults have Level 4 education, while 1,614 have No qualifications education. The most common occupations are

  • Professional occupations (1880)
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (1324), and
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (1082)

Age

The average age of people living in area is 47 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 55 to 64 (2776), Between 45 to 54 (2773), and Below 14 (2673).

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (3,368) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (2,320), and Intermediate occupations (1,575).

Postcodes in OL3

There are total 3 postcode sectors present in the OL3 (listed below). The postcode OL3 has a total of 709 postcodes.

old lane, OL3 5NG (terminated)
OL3 5WA (terminated)
OL3 5XQ (terminated)
OL3 5XB (terminated)
OL3 5FS (terminated)
OL3 5WD (terminated)
OL3 5WX (terminated)
OL3 5XR (terminated)
OL3 5YY (terminated)
OL3 5XA (terminated)
OL3 5UL (terminated)
OL3 5WR (terminated)
OL3 5UQ (terminated)
OL3 5WE (terminated)
OL3 5WL (terminated)
OL3 5WZ (terminated)
OL3 5XP (terminated)
OL3 5WF (terminated)
OL3 5WH (terminated)
OL3 5WQ (terminated)
OL3 5WB (terminated)
OL3 5BX (terminated)
OL3 5NX (terminated)
OL3 5WJ (terminated)
OL3 5WT (terminated)
OL3 5FA (terminated)
OL3 5WP (terminated)
OL3 5BE (terminated)
OL3 5QL (terminated)
OL3 5WW (terminated)
OL3 5WS (terminated)
OL3 5WU (terminated)
OL3 5FR (terminated)
OL3 5ZP (terminated)
OL3 5ZR (terminated)
OL3 5AR (terminated)
OL3 5AX (terminated)
OL3 5WY (terminated)
OL3 5BZ (terminated)
OL3 5UF (terminated)
OL3 5XD (terminated)
OL3 5XF (terminated)
OL3 5XJ (terminated)
OL3 5XN (terminated)
OL3 5FB (terminated)
OL3 5XL (terminated)
OL3 5DD (terminated)
OL3 5XH (terminated)
OL3 5FT (terminated)
OL3 5FG (terminated)
OL3 5XE (terminated)
OL3 5JH (terminated)
OL3 5JJ (terminated)
OL3 5FF (terminated)
OL3 5RB (terminated)
OL3 5WN (terminated)
OL3 5QS (terminated)
OL3 5FQ (terminated)
OL3 5FU (terminated)
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OL3 5FL (terminated)
OL3 5FH (terminated)
OL3 5FP (terminated)
OL3 5FN (terminated)
OL3 5GZ (terminated)
OL3 5RX (terminated)
OL3 5FD (terminated)
OL3 5FE (terminated)
OL3 6YW (terminated)
OL3 6WD (terminated)
OL3 6YZ (terminated)
OL3 6WE (terminated)
OL3 6HE (terminated)
OL3 6WB (terminated)
OL3 6WU (terminated)
OL3 6WW (terminated)
OL3 6XN (terminated)
OL3 6JF (terminated)
OL3 6WX (terminated)
OL3 6DH (terminated)
OL3 6WY (terminated)
OL3 6WZ (terminated)
OL3 6FF (terminated)
OL3 6YY (terminated)
OL3 6HN (terminated)
OL3 6FG (terminated)
OL3 6FE (terminated)
OL3 6PP (terminated)
OL3 6FA (terminated)
OL3 6FD (terminated)
OL3 6AR (terminated)
OL3 6LF (terminated)
OL3 6LG (terminated)
OL3 6GZ (terminated)
OL3 7XH (terminated)
OL3 7XJ (terminated)
OL3 7WD (terminated)
OL3 7WG (terminated)
OL3 7WW (terminated)
OL3 7XG (terminated)
OL3 7WR (terminated)
OL3 7WE (terminated)
OL3 7UZ (terminated)
OL3 7WF (terminated)
OL3 7WL (terminated)
OL3 7AR (terminated)
OL3 7WY (terminated)
OL3 7XB (terminated)
OL3 7WN (terminated)
OL3 7WH (terminated)
OL3 7FG (terminated)
OL3 7WA (terminated)
OL3 7WB (terminated)
OL3 7WQ (terminated)
OL3 7WJ (terminated)
OL3 7WP (terminated)
OL3 7WS (terminated)
OL3 7BZ (terminated)
OL3 7LZ (terminated)
OL3 7XF (terminated)
OL3 7WT (terminated)
OL3 7FD (terminated)
OL3 7WU (terminated)
OL3 7WX (terminated)
OL3 7ZY (terminated)
OL3 7WZ (terminated)
OL3 7NG (terminated)
OL3 7XE (terminated)
OL3 7XD (terminated)
OL3 7XA (terminated)
OL3 7AD (terminated)
OL3 7BY (terminated)
OL3 7LH (terminated)
OL3 7FF (terminated)
OL3 7LS (terminated)
OL3 7FA (terminated)
OL3 7GZ (terminated)
OL3 7FB (terminated)
OL3 7FE (terminated)
OL3 7BF (terminated)
OL3 7LX (terminated)
OL3 7PJ (terminated)
ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaOL3
Ward

Saddleworth North

Saddleworth South

LTLA22Oldham
UTLA22Oldham
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland

OL3 Crime Statstics

Crime rate over the last 12 Months

Crime rate by Month

1

Other theft

1

Public order

1

Anti-social behaviour

1

Violence and sexual offences

1

Violence and sexual offences

2

Burglary

1

Criminal damage and arson

1

Drugs

4

Other theft

8

Public order

3

Shoplifting

1

Theft from the person

7

Violence and sexual offences

1

Burglary

2

Criminal damage and arson

2

Drugs

1

Other crime

1

Other theft

5

Public order

1

Robbery

3

Shoplifting

9

Violence and sexual offences

1

Bicycle theft

1

Drugs

1

Other crime

4

Other theft

6

Public order

1

Shoplifting

1

Violence and sexual offences

2

Criminal damage and arson

1

Drugs

4

Other theft

2

Public order

1

Shoplifting

5

Violence and sexual offences

1

Burglary

3

Other theft

4

Public order

2

Violence and sexual offences

OL3 Property Statstics

Sold House Prices over the last 12 Months

Sold House Prices by Month

House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£342,500.00£340,000.00 - £345,000.002
Semi-Detached£291,000.00£291,000.00 - £291,000.001
Terraced£195,000.00£195,000.00 - £195,000.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£455,000.00£455,000.00 - £455,000.001
Other£9,300.00£9,300.00 - £9,300.001
Terraced£259,000.00£218,000.00 - £300,000.002
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Semi-Detached£232,000.00£232,000.00 - £232,000.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£950,000.00£950,000.00 - £950,000.001
Other£700,000.00£700,000.00 - £700,000.001
Terraced£205,500.00£175,000.00 - £236,000.002
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£352,500.00£205,000.00 - £500,000.002
Flat£168,000.00£168,000.00 - £168,000.002
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£596,250.00£420,000.00 - £885,000.004
Flat£179,750.00£177,000.00 - £182,500.002
Other£100,000.00£100,000.00 - £100,000.001
Semi-Detached£441,333.33£250,000.00 - £780,000.003
Terraced£311,833.33£210,000.00 - £382,000.004
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£469,997.50£290,000.00 - £649,995.002
Flat£195,491.67£178,000.00 - £265,000.006
Semi-Detached£337,125.00£277,000.00 - £377,500.005
Terraced£312,083.33£210,000.00 - £515,000.0013
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Terraced£509,500.00£340,000.00 - £679,000.002
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£577,000.00£379,000.00 - £775,000.002
Flat£194,250.00£170,500.00 - £218,000.002
Semi-Detached£403,250.00£288,000.00 - £475,000.003
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£631,250.00£552,500.00 - £710,000.002
Flat£237,500.00£220,000.00 - £255,000.002
Other£1,125.00£1,125.00 - £1,125.001
Semi-Detached£333,250.00£225,000.00 - £395,000.003
Terraced£268,750.00£50,000.00 - £430,000.004
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£509,500.00£358,000.00 - £590,000.003
Flat£161,666.67£132,500.00 - £180,000.003
Other£500,000.00£500,000.00 - £500,000.001
Semi-Detached£315,000.00£245,000.00 - £385,000.002
Terraced£170,000.00£170,000.00 - £170,000.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£577,000.00£577,000.00 - £577,000.001
Flat£176,248.75£99,995.00 - £235,000.004
Other£76,671.00£76,671.00 - £76,671.001
Semi-Detached£388,333.33£340,000.00 - £440,000.003
Terraced£259,000.00£220,000.00 - £298,000.002
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£420,625.00£350,000.00 - £550,000.006
Flat£137,250.00£130,000.00 - £146,000.004
Other£320,000.00£320,000.00 - £320,000.001
Semi-Detached£361,666.67£325,000.00 - £435,000.003
Terraced£324,333.33£168,000.00 - £530,000.005
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£480,000.00£480,000.00 - £480,000.001
Flat£200,500.00£165,000.00 - £325,000.0010
Other£361,078.12£1,125.00 - £692,500.005
Semi-Detached£304,999.75£270,000.00 - £405,000.005
Terraced£243,750.00£160,000.00 - £440,000.004
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£1,125,000.00£1,125,000.00 - £1,125,000.001
Flat£232,500.00£232,500.00 - £232,500.001
Semi-Detached£315,000.00£315,000.00 - £315,000.001
Terraced£235,000.00£225,000.00 - £245,000.002
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£600,000.00£600,000.00 - £600,000.001
Other£700,000.00£700,000.00 - £700,000.001
Terraced£223,013.00£223,013.00 - £223,013.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£147,475.00£110,000.00 - £184,950.002
Flat£214,987.50£169,950.00 - £280,000.004
Semi-Detached£271,625.00£185,000.00 - £490,000.005
Terraced£218,875.00£164,000.00 - £366,000.004
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£865,000.00£580,000.00 - £995,000.004
Flat£241,125.00£207,000.00 - £275,000.004
Semi-Detached£407,603.75£215,000.00 - £885,000.008
Terraced£288,625.00£179,000.00 - £350,000.005
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£565,125.00£295,000.00 - £790,500.006
Flat£241,564.29£160,000.00 - £352,000.007
Semi-Detached£424,400.00£155,000.00 - £895,000.008
Terraced£263,332.92£120,000.00 - £382,500.0012
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£637,500.00£625,000.00 - £650,000.002
Flat£164,000.00£158,000.00 - £170,000.002
Semi-Detached£507,500.00£490,000.00 - £525,000.002
Terraced£294,562.50£195,000.00 - £375,000.006
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£820,000.00£680,000.00 - £960,000.002
Flat£183,790.00£125,000.00 - £239,000.005
Other£525,000.00£525,000.00 - £525,000.001
Semi-Detached£302,166.67£153,000.00 - £435,000.004
Terraced£342,187.50£242,500.00 - £550,000.006
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£510,833.33£370,000.00 - £660,000.005
Flat£215,000.00£210,000.00 - £220,000.002
Other£230,000.00£230,000.00 - £230,000.001
Semi-Detached£377,111.11£210,000.00 - £695,000.008
Terraced£249,750.00£190,000.00 - £450,000.009
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£499,500.00£349,000.00 - £715,000.004
Flat£196,200.00£130,000.00 - £250,000.005
Semi-Detached£387,750.00£160,000.00 - £550,000.004
Terraced£305,833.33£267,500.00 - £370,000.003
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£190,000.00£190,000.00 - £190,000.001
Flat£194,031.25£129,000.00 - £223,750.008
Other£178,000.00£178,000.00 - £178,000.001
Semi-Detached£324,222.22£185,000.00 - £490,000.006
Terraced£233,702.33£72,928.00 - £302,500.007
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£375,309.29£227,500.00 - £647,000.009
Flat£214,800.00£184,000.00 - £275,000.005
Semi-Detached£289,997.50£280,000.00 - £299,995.002
Terraced£228,500.00£195,000.00 - £294,000.005
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£492,250.00£380,000.00 - £675,000.005
Flat£178,333.33£152,000.00 - £193,000.003
Other£45,000.00£45,000.00 - £45,000.001
Semi-Detached£314,022.50£222,500.00 - £550,000.007
Terraced£290,500.00£160,000.00 - £375,000.004
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£496,000.00£425,000.00 - £635,000.006
Flat£243,750.00£170,000.00 - £320,000.004
Other£1,000,000.00£250,000.00 - £1,750,000.002
Semi-Detached£424,250.00£386,000.00 - £465,000.003
Terraced£315,000.00£225,000.00 - £375,000.004
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£1,004,440.00£360,000.00 - £1,800,000.006
Flat£109,000.00£109,000.00 - £109,000.001
Other£530,000.00£530,000.00 - £530,000.001
Semi-Detached£310,500.00£252,000.00 - £380,000.004
Terraced£265,375.00£215,000.00 - £375,000.006
Schools

NamePupilsAgePostcode
Diggle SchoolPrimary, Good193 4-11OL35PU
Friezland Primary SchoolPrimary, Good106 4-11OL37LN
Greenfield Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding272 2-11OL37AA
Delph Primary SchoolPrimary, Good202 4-11OL35HN
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary SchoolPrimary, Good233 3-11OL35BP
Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good96 4-11OL35RY
Greenfield St Mary's CofE SchoolPrimary, Good211 4-11OL37DW
Saddleworth SchoolSecondary, Good1391 11-16OL35NU
St Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary, Good291 4-11OL36EE
Amenities
  • Well Pharmacy, OL3 7DB
  • Well Pharmacy, OL3 5DQ
  • Well Pharmacy, OL3 6AP
  • Albion Farm Shop & Cafe, OL3 5RQ
  • Alimentari Di Alberti, OL3 6AU
  • The Shippon B&B, OL3 5RL
  • Sunfield Guest House, OL3.5LA
  • Albion Tap, OL3 6AW
  • Boarshurst Band Club, OL3 7EW
  • Bulls Head, OL3 5DQ
  • Church Inn, OL3 6LW
  • Cross Keys Inn, OL3 6LW
  • Bay Leaf, OL3 5DL
  • Caffe Grande Abaco, OL3 6AP
  • Castleshaw Outdoor Centre, OL3 5LZ
  • Crumbles at Delph, OL3 5DQ
  • Diggle Lock, OL3 5PJ
  • Tesco, OL3 7AQ
  • The Co-operative Food - Uppermill, OL3 6AW
  • Weaver and Wilde, Groceries & Provisions, OL3 7DB
  • Delph Primary School (Out of School Care), OL3 5HN
  • Diamonds, OL3 7DW
  • Diggle Before and After School Club, OL3 5PU
  • Diggle Dandelions Pre School, OL3 5PU
  • Diggle Day Nursery & Education Centre Ltd, OL3 5PJ
  • Bakes, OL3 5DE
  • J W Buckley Ltd - Bakers, OL3 6AP
  • N & J McLintock, OL3 5SB
  • Saddleworth Milk, OL3 5QH
  • Cavallo Coffee Box - Mobile Trailer, OL3 5UX
  • Knitwits and Odditeas, OL3 7BT
  • Friezland Church Hall, OL3 7LE
  • Funky Fitness & Fun, OL3 7AQ
  • Kate's Kitchen, OL3 5PJ
  • Kobe Asia, OL3 6HR
  • Konie Boys, OL3 7AQ
  • La Rustica, OL3 5DF
  • Delph Fish & Chips, OL3 5DH
  • Diggle Chippy, OL3 5PF
  • Golden Dragon, OL3 6AP
  • Golden House, OL3 7JR
  • Christ Church C of E Denshaw School, OL3 5RY
  • Delph Primary School, OL3 5HN
  • Diggle School, OL3 5PU
  • Friezland Primary School, OL3 7LQ
  • Greenfield Primary School, OL3 7AA