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OL3 postcode area · Oldham

The OL3 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Oldham. Area Scores range from 15 to 75 across them. Every full OL3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The OL3 district contains both ends of the scale: New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands at 75 out of 100 (#1,712 of 6,856 in England) against Failsworth East at 16, a 59-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £180,000 in Failsworth East to £350,000 in Greenfield & Uppermill — a 1.9× gap within the OL3 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,206a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied73%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the OL3 district

£310,000median home sold over the past year · +24.0% over 5 years · -4.6% over the year · 241 sales
Detached£543,750
Semi-detached£359,975
Terraced£263,000
Flat£187,500
Oldham£212,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
New Delph, Dobcross & AusterlandsOldham 1,71275 £295,000
Greenfield & UppermillOldham 1,79474 £350,000
Diggle, Delph & DenshawOldham 2,94657 £296,250
Royton South WestOldham 4,49534 £240,000
Failsworth EastOldham 5,77716 £180,000

People living in OL3 Census 2021

Residents31,394
Median age (est.)47
Density406per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above34%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 11%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 59% · No religion 33% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in OL3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the OL3 district.

Failsworth Royton South

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around OL3.

OL4 OL1 OL95 OL5 OL2 OL8 OL9 OL6

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.