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OL3 7GD

Saddleworth South · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Saddleworth South
Local authority
Oldham
Constituency
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcode district
OL3
Postcode sector
OL3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL3 7DS 59 m
OL3 7EG 107 m
OL3 7FH 109 m
OL3 7DP 127 m
OL3 7DT 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL3 7GD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL3
Postcode sector
OL3 7
Latitude
53.532502
Longitude
-1.998375
British National Grid easting
400,205
British National Grid northing
403,981

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Oldham · E08000004
Electoral ward
Saddleworth South · E05014659
Parish or community
E04000005
Westminster constituency
Oldham East and Saddleworth · E14001415
Output area
E00027393
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 020D · E01005409
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 020 · E02001117

Postcode source versions

Explore OL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
23
Primary
20
Secondary
2

  1. Greenfield St Mary's CofE School

    Voluntary aided school

    171 m

  2. Bright Futures School

    Other independent special school

    635 m

  3. Greenfield Primary School

    Community school

    874 m

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OL3 7 residents
4,962

Age bands in OL3 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

775 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

485 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.1%

1,015 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.3%

1,526 residents

Age 65 and over
24.6%

1,242 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • SADDLEWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SMITHY LANE, UPPERMILL, OLDHAM, OL3 6AH

    ODS code P85016

    1.8 km

  • PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    193 MANCHESTER ROAD, MOSSLEY, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL5 9AJ

    ODS code P89006

    3.4 km

  • MOSSLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    187 MANCHESTER ROAD, MOSSLEY, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL5 9AB

    ODS code P89612

    3.5 km

  • PIKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MARKET PLACE, MOSSLEY, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL5 0HE

    ODS code P89618

    3.5 km

  • LEESBROOK SURGERY

    MELLOR STREET, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3DG

    ODS code P85005

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Clarence Hotel

    BCT · Greenfield

    0.0 miles

  • Clarence Hotel

    BCT · Greenfield

    0.0 miles

  • Clarence Hotel

    BCT · Greenfield

    0.1 miles

  • Central Avenue

    BCT · Greenfield

    0.2 miles

  • Central Avenue

    BCT · Greenfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 020D, 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

22,208 of 33,755

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

23 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. Greenfield St Mary's CofE School is the nearest published school at 171 m.

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