OL8 3BY
PostcodeA postcode in Oldham 033D, Failsworth East ward, Oldham.
This report describes the area around OL8 3BY, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around OL8 3BY
- No street-level crime hereGreater 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
- Hollinwood, 1.9 kmAbout 24 minutes on footExact point
- 3 schools within 800 mNearest is 600 m awayExact point
- No property in OL8 3BY listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s most deprived 20%This neighbourhood, Oldham 033DNeighbourhood
- £217,171 average priceFor the whole of Oldham, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.5 km awayPostcode
- 1 supermarket within 1 kmNearest is 800 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL8 3BYSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at OL8 3BYRoad 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 610% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 15.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near OL8 3BY
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Family RC Primary School Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 600 m 7 minutes on foot | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Limehurst Community Primary School Primary. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 630 m 8 minutes on foot | School remains Good, March 2024 |
| Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School Primary. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 700 m 9 minutes on foot | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met |
| New Bridge School Special | 1.1 km 13 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, February 2025 |
| Oasis Academy Limeside Primary. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 |
| Hollinwood Academy Special | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 |
| Co-op Academy Failsworth Secondary. Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.4 km 18 minutes on foot | Good (overall), June 2024 |
| Canon Burrows CofE Primary School Primary. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.6 km 20 minutes on foot | Good (overall), September 2023 |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near OL8 3BY
Latest sale at each postcode- £145,000Lower Lime Road, OL8 3NPSeptember 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold390 m
- £160,000Lime Green Road, OL8 3PEAugust 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold510 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
Within 1 km of OL8 3BY
In a straight linePharmacies
- ST CHADS PHARMACY770 m
Supermarkets
- Spar - LimehurstSpar800 m
The neighbourhood: Oldham 033D
Everything about Oldham 033DThe postcode district: OL8
Everything about OL8Your MP
- Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.