The UK Postcode Database

OL3 5LH

a postcode in Oldham

Introduced in January 1980
OL3 5LH Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with OL3 5LH

Unnamed road - 6 properties, USRN 29407378

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5686 / 53°34'7"N

Longitude: -1.9754 / 1°58'31"W

UTM Reference: 30U 567851 5936017

OS Easting: 401724

OS Northing: 408001

OS Grid: SE017080

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR GWN5.3G

Mapcode Global: WHB96.MKJK

Open Location Code: 9C5WH29F+FR

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93an26

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27011 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for OL3 5LH on Friday 3 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:22
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:52
Sunrise 04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:12
Sunset 21:39
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:31
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:01
Hours of daylight today04:14 to 22:09
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:09 to 04:15
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 07:11
Moon Rises 22:27

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

Residential Property Sales in OL3 5LH

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
23 January 2023 1 Diggle Mill Cottages, Diggle, Oldham OL3 5LH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £191,710
20 December 2018 1 Diggle Mill Cottages, Diggle, Oldham OL3 5LH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £191,710
24 August 2012 4 Diggle Mill Cottages, Diggle, Oldham OL3 5LH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £370,000
21 October 2011 2 Diggle Mill Cottages, Diggle, Oldham OL3 5LH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £81,000
13 November 2009 3 Diggle Mill Cottages, Diggle, Oldham OL3 5LH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £170,000
1 June 2007 1 Diggle Mill Cottages, Diggle, Oldham OL3 5LH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £177,000
3 October 2006 1 Diggle Mill Cottages, Diggle, Oldham OL3 5LH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £180,000
24 March 2005 1 Diggle Mill Cottages, Diggle, Oldham OL3 5LH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £138,000
27 June 2003 4 Diggle Mill Cottages, Diggle, Oldham OL3 5LH Semi-detached Freehold £132,500
9 May 2003 1 Diggle Mill Cottages, Diggle, Oldham OL3 5LH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £96,000
21 July 1995 4 Diggle Mill Cottages, Diggle, Oldham OL3 5LH Semi-detached Freehold £60,000

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 5LH

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 5LH 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 5LH

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00027401 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01005410 Oldham 006A 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
E26000006 Peak District National Park National Parks Other 1 January 2009 Natural England
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 April 2024 ODS
E56000032 Greater Manchester Cancer Alliances Health 1 July 2023 NHS England
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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