OL8 3QH
PostcodeA postcode in Oldham 031D, Failsworth East ward, Oldham.
This report describes the area around OL8 3QH, 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 3QH
- 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, 720 mAbout 9 minutes on footExact point
- 3 schools within 800 mNearest is 180 m awayExact point
- No property in OL8 3QH listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s most deprived 10%This neighbourhood, Oldham 031DNeighbourhood
- £217,171 average priceFor the whole of Oldham, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.2 km awayPostcode
- 4 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 380 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL8 3QHSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Moderate road and rail noise at OL8 3QHRoad 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 61% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 19.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near OL8 3QH
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Hollinwood Academy Special | 180 m 2 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 |
| New Bridge School Special | 220 m 3 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, February 2025 |
| Higher Failsworth Primary School Primary. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 510 m 6 minutes on foot | Good (overall), July 2024 |
| Oasis Academy Limeside Primary. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 870 m 11 minutes on foot | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 |
| St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 890 m 11 minutes on foot | Good (overall), March 2023 |
| St John's Church of England Primary School Primary. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 890 m 11 minutes on foot | Good (overall), April 2023 |
| Co-op Academy Failsworth Secondary. Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional) | 950 m 12 minutes on foot | Good (overall), June 2024 |
| Holy Family RC Primary School Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 990 m 12 minutes on foot | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
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 3QH
Latest sale at each postcode- £220,000Hillingdon Close, OL8 3QJSeptember 2024, detached, established, leasehold80 m
- £255,000Massey Avenue, M35 9LGJuly 2026, terraced, established, leasehold110 m
- £150,000Westminster Road, M35 9LQJune 2025, terraced, established, leasehold180 m
- £157,000Mersey Road North, M35 9LTJanuary 2026, terraced, established, freehold190 m
- £165,000Windsor Avenue, M35 9LWMay 2023, terraced, established, freehold200 m
- £299,950Landsberg Road, M35 9LRNovember 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold210 m
- £170,000Roman Road, M35 9LPJanuary 2026, terraced, established, freehold220 m
- £205,000Belgrave Avenue, M35 9LNJuly 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold230 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 3QH
In a straight lineStations
- Hollinwood9 minutes on foot720 m
Pharmacies
- YATES PHARMACY830 m
- YATES PHARMACY830 m
- ST CHADS PHARMACY960 m
Dental practices
- M60 DENTAL CARE650 m
- HOLLINWOOD DENTAL SURGERY700 m
- DENTAL SURGERY750 m
Supermarkets
- Lidl Oldham - HollinwoodLidl380 m
- Spar - HollinwoodSpar520 m
- Morrisons Daily Failsworth 650 Oldham RoadMorrisons610 m
- Asda Oldham Hollins Road SupermarketAsda740 m
The neighbourhood: Oldham 031D
Everything about Oldham 031DThe postcode district: OL8
Everything about OL8Your MP
- Lucy PowellLabour (Co-op)MP for Manchester Central
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.