Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · Jan '26
£320,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for OL3 5BU
Postcode
OL3 5BU
Coordinates
53.5542, -2.0181
Grid reference
SD988063
Easting
398,896
Northing
406,398
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VHX3J+MP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Dobcross
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Oldham
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
21677
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21677 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · OL3 5BU
HM Land Registry · Oldham
Average price
£340,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £320,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – Oct '24Oct '24: 1 sales · avg £330,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£420k£360k£300k
Feb '24Mar '24Jun '24Oct '24
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near OL3 5BU
England & WalesCrime trends · near OL3 5BU
Counts are for Saddleworth North electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearFeb '24 – Jan '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY —
210
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
ASB
0
YoY —
110
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.7%
Other White1.5%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Christian62.9%
No religion30.8%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6427.3%
35–4916.4%
65–7414.7%
75–849.6%
25–347.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.5%
Households
Any member 66+17.1%
Other16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.2%
All members 66+12.1%
+ 8 other households · 27.6%
Administrative Information
Oldham
Local Authority
Council AreaOldham East and Saddleworth E14001415
Constituency
E14001415Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Saddleworth North
Constituency code
E14001415
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Saddleworth
International Territorial Level
Oldham
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandGreater Manchester
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Oldham
Sub ICB Location
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00Y
Cancer Alliance
Greater Manchester
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Oldham 013B E01005412
E01005412MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oldham 013 E02001110
E02001110LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oldham 013B E01005412
E01005412MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oldham 013 E02001110
E02001110Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:49 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
12 hours 24 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:49 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 24 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1999
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentDecember 1999 — Introduced
Postcode OL3 5BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 21677
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005412 and MSOA E02001110 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OL3 5BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near OL3 5BU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 5%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
64%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 24%
Attainment 8
47.5
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
65%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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