OL3 postcode area guide — Oldham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OL3 postcode district in Oldham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OL3
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
75.9%
Gigabit-capable
75.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the OL3 postcode district (Oldham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 584 postcodes Ofcom measures in OL3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 75.9%.
Around 0% of premises in OL3 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in OL3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OL3 5AA | 100% | 95.7% |
| OL3 5AB | 100% | 93.8% |
| OL3 5AD | 100% | 97.4% |
| OL3 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| OL3 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| OL3 5AG | 100% | 93.9% |
| OL3 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| OL3 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| OL3 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| OL3 5AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Oldham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Oldham district (100,820 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
94.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in OL3
Based on 183 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OL3 is £332,000, up 2.2% on the previous year (£325,000).
Detached
£570,000
44 sales
Semi-detached
£375,000
34 sales
Terraced
£257,500
68 sales
Flat / maisonette
£178,000
24 sales
Latest recorded sales in OL3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced | Chew Valley Road | OL3 7JJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £292,500 | Terraced | Huddersfield Road | OL3 5NU |
| 8 May 2026 | £565,000 | Detached | Rhodes Avenue | OL3 6ED |
| 6 May 2026 | £222,500 | Terraced | Grains Road | OL3 5DS |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £282,500 | Terraced | Chew Valley Road | OL3 7DA |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £835,000 | Other | Standedge | OL3 5LU |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £227,500 | Terraced | Shaw Hall Bank Road | OL3 7LE |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £550,000 | Terraced | Spurn Lane | OL3 5QP |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced | Lee Street | OL3 6AB |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £361,000 | Other | Knott Hill Lane | OL3 5RJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Oldham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Oldham district (242,088 residents, 93,140 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22.7% |
| 15–29 | 24.2% |
| 30–44 | 19.1% |
| 45–64 | 18.1% |
| 65+ | 16% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 60.4% |
| Private rented | 18% |
| Social rented | 13.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around OL3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddleworth School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,444 | OL3 5NU |
| Greenfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 347 | OL3 7AA |
| St Chad's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 269 | OL3 6EE |
| Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 232 | OL3 5BP |
| Delph Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 205 | OL3 5HN |
| Diggle School | Primary | 3–11 | 169 | OL3 5PU |
| Greenfield St Mary's CofE School | Primary | 4–11 | 158 | OL3 7DW |
| Friezland Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 97 | OL3 7LN |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in OL3
148 rated food businesses operate in OL3. 104 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Albion Tap, Bakestones, Bay Leaf, Boarshurst Band Club, Bulls Head.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OL3
From a sample of 117 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 OL3 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 55% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
16%
Band C
38%
Band D
27%
Band E
18%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Oldham
Landlines around OL3 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.