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OL8 3JS

Medlock Vale · Oldham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Medlock Vale
Local authority
Oldham
Constituency
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
Postcode district
OL8
Postcode sector
OL8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL8 3HX 87 m
OL8 3JP 91 m
OL8 2TJ 93 m
OL8 2TQ 147 m
OL8 3HZ 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL8 3JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL8
Postcode sector
OL8 3
Latitude
53.511967
Longitude
-2.108260
British National Grid easting
392,918
British National Grid northing
401,702

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Oldham · E08000004
Electoral ward
Medlock Vale · E05014655
Parish or community
E43000158
Westminster constituency
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton · E14001416
Output area
E00027517
Lower layer super output area
Oldham 033D · E01005440
Middle layer super output area
Oldham 033 · E02001130

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
150
Primary
100
Secondary
17

  1. Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    987 m

  2. Limehurst Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Drugs 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OL8 3 residents
11,372

Age bands in OL8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.6%

2,798 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

1,391 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

3,134 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.4%

2,543 residents

Age 65 and over
13.3%

1,512 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+
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%

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

50

within 5 km

  • HILL TOP SURGERY

    HILLTOP SURGERY, FITTON HILL NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE, FIRCROFT ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 2QD

    ODS code Y02753

    1.0 km

  • WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 DUNKERLEY STREET, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL7 9EJ

    ODS code P89613

    1.5 km

  • OLDHAM MEDICAL SERVICES

    LANGHAM HOUSE, 368 ASHTON ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 3HF

    ODS code P85012

    1.5 km

  • HOLLINWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 CLIVE STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 3TR

    ODS code Y02933

    1.7 km

  • LITTLETOWN FAMILY MED PRACT

    53 MANCHESTER ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 4LR

    ODS code P85605

    2.6 km

  • ALBION MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 ALBION STREET, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 6HF

    ODS code P89003

    2.8 km

  • ASHTON MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL STREET, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 6EW

    ODS code P89008

    2.8 km

  • STAMFORD HOUSE

    2 PRINCESS STREET, ASHTON UNDER LYNE, OL6 9QH

    ODS code P89609

    2.8 km

  • GORDON STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    171 MOSSLEY ROAD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 6NE

    ODS code P89011

    2.9 km

  • ASHTON GP SERVICE

    ASHTON PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 193 OLD STREET, ASHTON UNDER LYNE, OL6 7SR

    ODS code Y02586

    3.0 km

  • GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUGGET STREET, OLDHAM, OL4 1BN

    ODS code P85021

    3.0 km

  • ALEXANDRA GROUP MED PRACT

    137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85015

    3.0 km

  • GLODWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GLODWICK PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85622

    3.0 km

  • KAPUR FAMILY CARE

    WERNETH PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, FEATHERSTALL ROAD SOUTH, OLDHAM, OL9 7AY

    ODS code P85615

    3.2 km

  • MD FAMILY PRACTICE

    WERNETH PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, FEATHERSTALL ROAD SOUTH, OLDHAM, OL9 7AY

    ODS code P85018

    3.2 km

  • WERNETH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WERNETH PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, FEATHERSTALL ROAD SOUTH, OLDHAM, OL9 7AY

    ODS code P85612

    3.2 km

  • MEDLOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KEPPEL BUILDING, FAILSWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, ASHTON ROAD WEST, MANCHESTER, M35 0AD

    ODS code P85610

    3.2 km

  • QUAYSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASHTON ROAD WEST, MANCHESTER, M35 0AD

    ODS code P85026

    3.2 km

  • JOHN STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 JOHN STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 1DF

    ODS code Y02827

    3.3 km

  • CH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FIELDS NEW RD P-CARE CTR, FIELDS NEW RD, CHADDERTON, OLDHAM, OL9 8NH

    ODS code P85011

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 50 matching practices.

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Victoria Street

    BCT · Bardsley

    0.0 miles

  • Victoria Street

    BCT · Bardsley

    0.0 miles

  • Keb Lane

    BCT · Bardsley

    0.2 miles

  • Keb Lane

    BCT · Bardsley

    0.2 miles

  • Coal Pit Lane

    BCT · Bardsley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oldham 033D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,708 of 33,755

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

Schools

150 open schools are in scope, including 100 primary and 17 secondary schools. Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 987 m.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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