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OL3 5XF

Saddleworth North · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5QJ 177 m
OL3 5QH 187 m
OL3 5NR 251 m
OL3 5AH 294 m
OL3 5NS 298 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL3 5XF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 June 2003
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL3
Postcode sector
OL3 5
Latitude
53.559412
Longitude
-2.008293
British National Grid easting
399,548
British National Grid northing
406,975

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
E00027400
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 006B · E01005411
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 006 · E02001103

Postcode source versions

Explore OL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
17
Secondary
3

  1. Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School

    Academy converter

    826 m

  2. Saddleworth School

    Academy converter

    935 m

  3. St Chad's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    994 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • SADDLEWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SMITHY LANE, UPPERMILL, OLDHAM, OL3 6AH

    ODS code P85016

    1.3 km

  • MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MOORSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE, 681 RIPPONDEN ROAD, MOORSIDE, OLDHAM, OL1 4JU

    ODS code P85606

    4.6 km

  • LEESBROOK SURGERY

    MELLOR STREET, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3DG

    ODS code P85005

    4.8 km

  • LEES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATHENS WAY, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3BP

    ODS code P85022

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Wool Road

    BCT · Marslands

    0.1 miles

  • Wool Road

    BCT · Marslands

    0.1 miles

  • Navigation Inn

    BCT · Marslands

    0.2 miles

  • Navigation Inn

    BCT · Marslands

    0.2 miles

  • Saddleworth School

    BCT · Marslands

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 006B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,192 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School is the nearest published school at 826 m.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.