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OL3 5PU

Saddleworth North · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Oldham
Ward
Saddleworth North
Local authority
Oldham
Constituency
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcode district
OL3
Postcode sector
OL3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL3 5PX 63 m
OL3 5PZ 65 m
OL3 5PY 104 m
OL3 5LW 158 m
OL3 5JZ 175 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL3 5PU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL3
Postcode sector
OL3 5
Latitude
53.568750
Longitude
-1.993120
British National Grid easting
400,553
British National Grid northing
408,014

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Oldham · E08000004
Electoral ward
Saddleworth North · E05014658
Parish or community
E04000005
Westminster constituency
Oldham East and Saddleworth · E14001415
Output area
E00027398
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 006A · E01005410
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 006 · E02001103

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Sam Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5PU 26 February 2026 £353,000
16, Sam Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5PU 5 December 2025 £355,000
9, Sam Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5PU 25 June 2021 £265,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Diggle School

    Foundation school

    103 m

  2. St Chad's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  3. Saddleworth School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

25 female, 23 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.3
OL3 5 residents
7,536

Age bands in OL3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

1,119 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

732 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.3%

1,450 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.1%

2,415 residents

Age 65 and over
24.1%

1,815 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OL3 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • SADDLEWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SMITHY LANE, UPPERMILL, OLDHAM, OL3 6AH

    ODS code P85016

    2.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Carr Lane

    BCT · Diggle

    0.1 miles

  • Sunfield Lane

    BCT · Diggle

    0.2 miles

  • Sunfield Lane

    BCT · Diggle

    0.2 miles

  • Sunfield Lane

    BCT · Diggle

    0.2 miles

  • Diggle Day Nursery

    BCT · Diggle

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 006A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,533 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £354,000 from 2 recorded sales in OL3 5PU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Oldham is £214,850 in June 2026, up 5.1% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Diggle School is the nearest published school at 103 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.