Postcode · OL3 7PQ

OL3 7PQ

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Property report — OL3 7PQ

Open-data due diligence for OL3 7PQ and the area around it.

OL3 7PQ in brief: 13 recorded sales (£42,000–£330,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for OL3 7PQ 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

sector OL3 7 · 75 sales

Population

9,373

sector OL3 7

Schools

sector OL3 7

Flood risk

Low

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

77%

sector OL3 7 of premises

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
2021-05-14	£292,000	APARTMENT 5, THE MILL POND GIBBS CLOSE	Flat
2019-09-06	£275,000	2, THE MILL POND GIBBS CLOSE	Flat
2019-07-29	£326,700	APARTMENT 4, THE MILL POND GIBBS CLOSE	Flat
2019-07-26	£255,000	APARTMENT 5, THE MILL POND GIBBS CLOSE	Flat
2019-07-26	£315,000	APARTMENT 6, THE MILL POND GIBBS CLOSE	Flat
2019-07-26	£330,000	APARTMENT 1, THE MILL POND GIBBS CLOSE	Flat
2019-07-26	£315,000	APARTMENT 3, THE MILL POND GIBBS CLOSE	Flat
2017-05-31	£42,000	PLOT 60, ROYAL GEORGE MILL GIBBS CLOSE	Flat
2017-05-31	£42,000	PLOT 62, ROYAL GEORGE MILL GIBBS CLOSE	Flat
2017-05-31	£42,000	PLOT 63, ROYAL GEORGE MILL GIBBS CLOSE	Flat
2017-05-31	£42,000	PLOT 64, ROYAL GEORGE MILL GIBBS CLOSE	Flat
2017-05-31	£42,000	APARTMENT 6, THE MILL POND GIBBS CLOSE	Flat
2017-05-31	£42,000	2, THE MILL POND GIBBS CLOSE	Flat

13 recorded sales on OL3 7PQ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

School	Distance	Phase	Ofsted
Friezland Primary School	0.1 mi	Primary	Report card →
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School	0.7 mi	Primary	Report card →
Greenfield Primary School	0.8 mi	Primary	Report card →
Mossley Hollins High School	0.9 mi	Secondary	Good (2023)
Milton St John's CofE Primary School	1.0 mi	Primary	Report card →
Greenfield St Mary's CofE School	1.0 mi	Primary	Good (2024)

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: PIKE MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.3 mi) · PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE (1.4 mi) · SADDLEWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.4 mi)

Nearest hospitals: TAMESIDE HOSPITAL ENT OUTPATIENTS (3.4 mi) · TAMESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL (3.4 mi) · TAMESIDE HOSPITAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (3.4 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: THE ROYAL GEORGE CANAL BRIDGE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · CHRIST CHURCH VICARAGE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · Railway overbridge MVL3/23, Wright's (Grade II) (0.2 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: WELL (0.8 mi) · MCKEEVERS CHEMISTS (1.3 mi) · WELL (1.4 mi)

Nearest stations: Greenfield (0.6 mi) · Mossley (Manchester) (1.4 mi) · Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) (3.3 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (0.8 mi) · Co-op Food (1.3 mi) · Aldi (2.0 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

Modelled flood risk for OL3 7PQ: Low — 7 properties here fall in an at-risk band (0 in the significant Medium/High bands).

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 7PQ
Average sold price	£391,869	£507,280	£181,592
Population	19,658	9,373	—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)	7/10	7/10	—
Crimes recorded	—	—	—
Schools	10	4	—
Flood risk	High	High	Low
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 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.

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.