OL3 7JD
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Property report — OL3 7JD
Open-data due diligence for OL3 7JD and the area around it.
OL3 7JD in brief: 46 recorded sales (£106,370–£650,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for OL3 7JD itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the OL3 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£507,280
Population
9,373
Schools
4
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
77%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in OL3 7, 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 (14 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-09 | £650,000 | 36 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Other |
| 2024-12-05 | £535,000 | 15 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-12-14 | £500,000 | 8 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 2020-12-15 | £412,500 | 1 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-11-10 | £430,000 | 7 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-08-19 | £400,000 | 30 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 2014-12-05 | £365,000 | 6 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 2014-10-14 | £370,000 | 22 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 2012-03-02 | £365,000 | 17 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 2010-10-11 | £340,000 | 7 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 2009-12-10 | £320,000 | 11 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 2008-10-27 | £338,000 | 6 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 2007-05-11 | £389,950 | 17 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 2004-06-11 | £285,000 | 14 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 2003-11-24 | £275,000 | 7 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-04-11 | £174,950 | 26 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 2001-06-21 | £138,000 | 1 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 2000-06-02 | £142,500 | 15 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-12-08 | £139,500 | 11 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-07-26 | £160,000 | 17 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1998-05-21 | £145,000 | 8 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-08-08 | £119,995 | 20 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-07-31 | £110,000 | 11 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-07-15 | £152,995 | 2 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-06-27 | £120,740 | 32 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-05-23 | £110,660 | 34 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-05-23 | £145,000 | 36 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-05-08 | £132,000 | 15 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-05-02 | £144,995 | 17 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-02-07 | £145,891 | 30 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-02-07 | £124,995 | 28 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-12-20 | £109,830 | 24 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-12-16 | £125,415 | 7 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-12-12 | £149,888 | 9 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-11-15 | £116,250 | 4 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-09-20 | £141,630 | 22 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-09-02 | £112,212 | 18 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-08-16 | £145,027 | 10 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-07-26 | £129,205 | 16 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-07-19 | £125,415 | 14 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-06-21 | £110,103 | 12 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-04-26 | £125,615 | 3 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-04-22 | £143,200 | 5 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-04-19 | £131,981 | 8 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-04-19 | £115,847 | 1 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-04-12 | £106,370 | 6 LOWER FRENCHES DRIVE | Detached |
46 recorded sales on OL3 7JD. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Greenfield St Mary's CofE School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Friezland Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Saddleworth School | 1.1 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Chad's Church of England Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
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 (0.9 mi) · PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE (1.9 mi) · PIKE MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: TAMESIDE HOSPITAL ENT OUTPATIENTS (4.0 mi) · TAMESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL (4.0 mi) · TAMESIDE HOSPITAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (4.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 17, CHEW VALLEY ROAD (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · WHARF COTTAGES (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · 61, 61A, 63 AND 63A, CHEW VALLEY ROAD (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELL (0.2 mi) · WELL (0.9 mi) · STRACHAN'S CHEMIST (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Greenfield (0.2 mi) · Mossley (Manchester) (1.9 mi) · Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) (3.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (0.2 mi) · Co-op Food (1.9 mi) · Aldi (2.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 47
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 4,128
Owned 73% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 17%
Census 2021 (ONS), for OL3 7.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in OL3 7 (May 24–Oct 24, average 1/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 7 | PostcodeOL3 7JD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £391,869 | £507,280 | £218,927 |
| Population | 19,658 | 9,373 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | — | — | — |
| Schools | 10 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 79% | 77% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 91% | 92% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (OL3 7); 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 30 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.