OL3 5JW
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Property report — OL3 5JW
Open-data due diligence for OL3 5JW and the area around it.
OL3 5JW in brief: 12 recorded sales (£27,000–£1,800,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for OL3 5JW 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 sold price in OL3 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (19 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-07 | £400,000 | MIDDLE HOLLY GROVE COTTAGE HOLLY GROVE | Detached |
| 2023-11-02 | £780,000 | HOLLY GROVE FARM COTTAGE HOLLY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-07-05 | £465,000 | 1 MIDDLE HOLLY GROVE HOLLY GROVE | Detached |
| 2021-12-21 | £305,000 | HOLLY LEAF COTTAGE HOLLY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-08-20 | £1,800,000 | HEYES FARM HOLLY GROVE | Other |
| 2019-12-12 | £600,000 | HOLLY GROVE FARM COTTAGE HOLLY GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-07-26 | £495,000 | HOLLY GROVE FARM HOLLY GROVE | Other |
| 2017-06-30 | £533,000 | HOLLY GROVE FARM COTTAGE HOLLYGROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-05-02 | £245,000 | MIDDLE HOLLY GROVE COTTAGE HOLLYGROVE | Detached |
| 2005-10-11 | £193,000 | MIDDLE HOLLY GROVE COTTAGE HOLLYGROVE | Detached |
| 2001-01-29 | £215,000 | 1 MIDDLE HOLLY GROVE HOLLY GROVE | Detached |
| 1995-01-31 | £27,000 | MIDDLE HOLLY GROVE COTTAGE HOLLYGROVE | Detached |
12 recorded sales on OL3 5JW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diggle School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Chad's Church of England Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Saddleworth School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Delph Primary School | 1.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Greenfield Primary School | 1.7 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 (1.0 mi) · MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE (3.4 mi) · LEESBROOK SURGERY (3.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: TAMESIDE HOSPITAL ENT OUTPATIENTS (5.7 mi) · TAMESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL (5.7 mi) · TAMESIDE HOSPITAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (5.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: NORTHERN-MOST BUILDING OF GROUP OF 3 (TO NORTH OF HOLLY GROVE COTTAGE) (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · HOLLY GROVE COTTAGE (SOUTHERN-MOST BUILDING IN GROUP OF 3) (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · HOLLY GROVE FARM COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: STRACHAN'S CHEMIST (0.9 mi) · WELL (1.0 mi) · EVEREST PHARMACY - DELPH (1.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Greenfield (1.7 mi) · Mossley (Manchester) (3.7 mi) · Marsden (3.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (1.7 mi) · Moorside Co-op (3.3 mi) · Aldi (3.6 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 5JW 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 5JW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £391,869 | £366,486 | £504,833 |
| 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% | 27% |
| Superfast broadband | 91% | 89% | 91% |
— = 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 1 July 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.