OL3 5AN

a postcode in Dobcross, Oldham

Introduced in January 1980

OL3 5AN	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with OL3 5AN

Woods Lane - 25 properties, USRN 29403480

Nudger Green - 1 property, USRN 29403354

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5551 / 53°33'18"N

Longitude: -2.0152 / 2°0'54"W

UTM Reference: 30U 565239 5934472

OS Easting: 399091

OS Northing: 406493

OS Grid: SD990064

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR GWCB.JB

Mapcode Global: WHB96.0WNZ

Open Location Code: 9C5VHX4M+2W

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83xn83

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 8c1

Hard-Pressed Living
Hard-Pressed Ageing Workers
Ageing Industrious Workers

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24294 / 32844

8th decile
less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for OL3 5AN on Friday 14 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	04:26
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	05:08
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	05:49
Sunrise	06:23
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:17
Sunset	18:10
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	18:45
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	19:25
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	20:08

Hours of daylight today	05:53 to 18:40
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	18:40 to 05:51
Moon Phase	Full Moon
Moon Sets	06:36
Moon Rises	18:45

For a full sun and moon calendar for OL3 5AN, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in OL3 5AN

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
24 November 2023	16 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Detached	Freehold	£420,000
31 July 2023	46 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£170,000
8 December 2017	44 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£250,000
10 April 2017	44 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£169,000
17 March 2017	40 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Detached	Freehold	£520,000
23 December 2013	34 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£132,500
31 May 2012	28a Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£355,000
7 January 2011	40 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Detached	Freehold	£460,000
19 November 2010	38 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£200,000
29 October 2010	6 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£172,500
30 April 2008	26 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£149,000
20 December 2007	30 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£230,000
26 January 2007	24 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Detached	Freehold	£170,000
21 October 2005	4 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£189,000
27 July 2005	40 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Detached	Freehold	£415,000
5 April 2004	20 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£75,000
22 November 2002	24 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Detached	Freehold	£114,800
24 January 2002	28a Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Detached	Freehold	£265,000
6 April 2001	32 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£85,500
25 March 1999	16 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Detached	Freehold	£78,950
17 August 1998	34 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£78,950
11 June 1998	30 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£87,500
30 October 1997	38 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£75,000
13 October 1995	16 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5AN	Detached	Freehold	£69,995

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for OL3 5AN

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Oldham East and Saddleworth

MP

Debbie Abrahams Labour

Oldham Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Saddleworth North

Councillors

Pam Byrne Conservative

Luke Lancaster Conservative

Garth Harkness Liberal Democrats

OL3 5AN also falls within the Civil Parish of Saddleworth, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for OL3 5AN

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00027365		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01005411	Oldham 006B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001103	Oldham 006	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04000005	Saddleworth	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05014658	Saddleworth North	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	4 May 2023	DLUHC
E08000004	Oldham	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000002	North West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001415	Oldham East and Saddleworth	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000005	Greater Manchester	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000239	Manchester	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33005163		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000015	Greater Manchester	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000135	NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00Y	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E54000057	NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000032	Greater Manchester	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E63001165	Dobcross	Built Up Areas	Census	1 December 2022	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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