OL3 5BS
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Property report — OL3 5BS
Open-data due diligence for OL3 5BS and the area around it.
OL3 5BS in brief: 28 recorded sales (£60,000–£620,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for OL3 5BS itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the OL3 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£366,486
Population
10,474
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
78%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in OL3 5, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (19 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-30 | £230,000 | 2 RIVERBANK | Flat |
| 2023-09-15 | £620,000 | 7 RIVERBANK | Detached |
| 2022-05-06 | £220,000 | 6 RIVERBANK | Flat |
| 2011-11-04 | £236,000 | 19 RIVERBANK | Terraced |
| 2011-04-18 | £232,000 | 21 RIVERBANK | Terraced |
| 2010-12-03 | £190,000 | 29 RIVERBANK | Terraced |
| 2007-08-17 | £137,000 | 6 RIVERBANK | Flat |
| 2007-05-25 | £244,000 | 15 RIVERBANK | Detached |
| 2006-12-08 | £245,000 | 21 RIVERBANK | Terraced |
| 2005-11-08 | £249,950 | 23 RIVERBANK | Detached |
| 2004-12-13 | £134,500 | 2 RIVERBANK | Flat |
| 2004-10-22 | £210,000 | 29 RIVERBANK | Terraced |
| 2004-06-16 | £237,000 | 21 RIVERBANK | Terraced |
| 2003-08-01 | £289,950 | 7 RIVERBANK | Detached |
| 2003-03-21 | £189,000 | 17 RIVERBANK | Detached |
| 2002-08-01 | £174,000 | 17 RIVERBANK | Detached |
| 2002-03-05 | £85,000 | 8 RIVERBANK | Flat |
| 2001-04-10 | £74,000 | 4 RIVERBANK | Flat |
| 1999-12-14 | £120,000 | 23 RIVERBANK | Detached |
| 1999-11-19 | £109,500 | 21 RIVERBANK | Terraced |
| 1999-11-12 | £118,500 | 19 RIVERBANK | Terraced |
| 1998-12-22 | £116,000 | 17 RIVERBANK | Detached |
| 1998-11-27 | £130,000 | 11 RIVERBANK | Semi-detached |
| 1998-09-23 | £66,000 | 6 RIVERBANK | Flat |
| 1998-04-17 | £60,000 | 2 RIVERBANK | Flat |
| 1997-11-07 | £90,000 | 25 RIVERBANK | Detached |
| 1997-10-24 | £93,300 | 27 RIVERBANK | Terraced |
| 1997-07-25 | £98,000 | 29 RIVERBANK | Terraced |
28 recorded sales on OL3 5BS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Saddleworth School | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| St Chad's Church of England Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Delph Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Greenfield Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School | 1.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: SADDLEWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.6 mi) · LEESBROOK SURGERY (2.5 mi) · MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE (2.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE ROYAL OLDHAM HOSPITAL (4.2 mi) · ROYAL OLDHAM HOSPITAL NCA CHILDRENS ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (4.2 mi) · ROYAL OLDHAM HOSPITAL (4.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 6, DELPH NEW ROAD (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · TAMESIDE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · 2, WALL HILL ROAD (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELL (0.6 mi) · STRACHAN'S CHEMIST (0.6 mi) · EVEREST PHARMACY - DELPH (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Greenfield (1.0 mi) · Mossley (Manchester) (2.8 mi) · Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) (3.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (1.0 mi) · Moorside Co-op (2.5 mi) · Aldi (2.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 50
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 4,648
Owned 79% · Social rent 6% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for OL3 5.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for OL3 5BS in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictOL3 | SectorOL3 5 | PostcodeOL3 5BS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £391,869 | £366,486 | £178,525 |
| Population | 19,658 | 10,474 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | — | — | — |
| Schools | 10 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 79% | 78% | 93% |
| Superfast broadband | 91% | 89% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (OL3 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 29 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.