OL3 7NB

Saddleworth South · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Oldham
Local authority
Oldham
Postcode district
OL3
Postcode sector
OL3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL3 7ND 260 m
OL3 7NF 439 m
OL3 7NQ 512 m
OL3 7NE 546 m
OL3 7NL 624 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL3 7NB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL3
Postcode sector
OL3 7
Latitude
53.527809
Longitude
-1.988012
British National Grid easting
400,892
British National Grid northing
403,459

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Oldham · E08000004
Parish or community
E04000005
Output area
E00027390
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 020D · E01005409
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 020 · E02001117

Postcode source versions

Explore OL3

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Hey Top, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7NB 20 May 2024 £11,490,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
20
Primary
17
Secondary
2
  1. Greenfield St Mary's CofE School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km
  2. Bright Futures School

    Other independent special school

    1.4 km
  3. Greenfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

31 female, 18 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OL3 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

    2.5 km

  • PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P89006

    3.8 km

  • MOSSLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89612

    3.8 km

  • PIKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89618

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Bank Lane

    BCT · Dovestones

    0.3 miles
  • Clarence Hotel

    BCT · Greenfield

    0.6 miles
  • Clarence Hotel

    BCT · Greenfield

    0.6 miles
  • Clarence Hotel

    BCT · Greenfield

    0.6 miles
  • Central Avenue

    BCT · Greenfield

    0.7 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.

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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £11,490,000 from 1 recorded sale in OL3 7NB. 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. Greenfield St Mary's CofE School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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