# OL8 3AW: area report for a postcode in Oldham

OL8 3AW is a postcode in Oldham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Oldham. Open the map at OL8 3AW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) › [OL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol8) › [OL8 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol8-3)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1216,53.5207,OL83AW
- **South Chadderton, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1216,53.5207,OL83AW
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1216,53.5207,OL83AW
- **No property in OL8 3AW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.1216,53.5207,OL83AW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 030E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1216,53.5207,OL83AW
- **£217,214 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1216,53.5207,OL83AW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1216,53.5207,OL83AW
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1216,53.5207,OL83AW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL8 3AW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1216,53.5207,OL83AW
- **Low road and rail noise at OL8 3AW**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1216,53.5207,OL83AW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.1216,53.5207,OL83AW
- **13.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1216,53.5207,OL83AW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyndhurst-primary-and-nursery-school-e142471) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oasis Academy Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-oldham-e136027) | Secondary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oasis Academy Limeside](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-limeside-e137479) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Hathershaw College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hathershaw-college-e137039) | Secondary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 35.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Limehurst Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/limehurst-community-primary-school-e105638) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Family RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-rc-primary-school-e149454) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-rosary-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151821) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Hulme Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hulme-grammar-school-e105745) | Independent | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| April 2026 | £60,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £323,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £365,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HOLLINWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE (430 m); OLDHAM MEDICAL SERVICES (860 m)
- Pharmacies: SUBURB PHARMACY (290 m); ST CHADS PHARMACY (700 m); LOMAS PHARMACY (800 m); YATES PHARMACY (830 m); YATES PHARMACY (830 m)
- Dental practices: 221 HOLLINS ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (470 m); DENTAL SURGERY (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Hollins (290 m, Heron); Spar - Limehurst (650 m, Spar); Asda Oldham Hollins Road Supermarket (870 m, Asda); Tesco Oldham Ashton Express (950 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £217,214** (August 2026). Oldham’s average house price was £217,214 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,042** (2025). Full-time workers living in Oldham earned a median of £34,042 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 34th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.4×** (2025). A home in Oldham costs 6.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 122nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 36.8** (2025). Oldham has a deprivation score of 36.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 11th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Oldham 030E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.7** (2025). Oldham 030E has a deprivation score of 26.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,023rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £237,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oldham 030E was £237,000 in 2025. Joint 10,198th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,587** (2021). Oldham 030E had 1,587 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,798th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Oldham 030E, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## OL8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OL8 was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 278th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 45,545** (2021). OL8 had 45,545 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 293rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in OL8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.5%** (January 2026). In OL8, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)
- Centre: 53.5207, -2.1216

Council: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-west-chadderton-and-royton): Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.1216,53.5207,OL83AW

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol8-3aw