OL3 6LU
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Property report — OL3 6LU
Open-data due diligence for OL3 6LU and the area around it.
OL3 6LU in brief: 1 recorded sale (£460,000–£460,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for OL3 6LU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the OL3 6 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£312,774
Population
12,076
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
81%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in OL3 6, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-06 | £460,000 | TOP O' TH' CROFT LADCASTLE ROAD | Detached |
1 recorded sale on OL3 6LU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Saddleworth School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Greenfield St Mary's CofE School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Friezland Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Chad's Church of England Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School | 1.0 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 (0.5 mi) · PIKE MEDICAL PRACTICE (2.2 mi) · PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE (2.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: TAMESIDE HOSPITAL ENT OUTPATIENTS (4.3 mi) · TAMESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL (4.3 mi) · TAMESIDE HOSPITAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (4.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: HUDDERSFIELD NARROW CANAL HALLS BRIDGE AND LOCK 20W AT SD 994 049 (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · Railway overbridge MVL3/28, Oldham Road (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · WHARF COTTAGES (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELL (0.4 mi) · WELL (0.5 mi) · STRACHAN'S CHEMIST (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Greenfield (0.2 mi) · Mossley (Manchester) (2.2 mi) · Derker (Manchester Metrolink) (3.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (0.2 mi) · Co-op Food (2.2 mi) · Aldi (2.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 50
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 5,442
Owned 74% · Social rent 12% · Private rent 13%
Census 2021 (ONS), for OL3 6.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for OL3 6LU 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 6 | PostcodeOL3 6LU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £391,869 | £312,774 | £460,000 |
| Population | 19,658 | 12,076 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | — | — | — |
| Schools | 10 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 79% | 81% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 91% | 95% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (OL3 6); 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.