Author: David Caldwell Updated: May 28, 2024

OL3 5BL is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (OL3) is called the outward code. The part after the space (5BL) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case OL which means Oldham.
Postal District. In our case OL3.
Postal Sector. In our case OL3 5.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case BL.

The regional mail center for the post area OL is the North West Distribution Centre, which is located at Mill Lane, Winwick Quay, WARRINGTON, WA2 8RJ.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the OL3 5BL postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is . Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the OL3 5BL postcode have the street address of Wall Hill Road

Did you know? According to the 2021 Census, the OL3 5BL postcode is home to a bustling 21 residents!

OL3 5BL is within the village of Wall Hill.

The OL3 5BL postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

According to our data. Most dwellings in OL3 5BL are bungalows. Of these bungalows, most are detached.

Most properties in OL3 5BL are owned by the occupiers with the rest being privately rented.

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Property Type	Percentage
Residential	100%
Commercial	0%
Public	0%

Telephone Area Code for OL3 5BL

The telephone area code for OL3 5BL is 01457 Glossop.

Map Coordinates

Latitude	53.5546010652
Longitude	-2.02962242261

Weather Forecast

Weather Forecast for Uppermill

Thu 19th Sep

Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
21:00 to 00:00		Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	4.00%	ENE 16 mph

Fri 20th Sep

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	15.00%	ENE 16 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Fog	12.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	17.00%	ENE 16 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Fog	12.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	18.00%	ENE 13 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	11.00%	ENE 13 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	11.00%	ENE 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	7.00%	ENE 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	9.00%	ENE 13 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	6.00%	ENE 13 mph

Sat 21st Sep

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	7.00%	ENE 13 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	15.00%	ENE 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Mist	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	16.00%	ENE 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Mist	14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	16.00%	ENE 13 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Partly cloudy (day)	17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	3.00%	ENE 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Partly cloudy (day)	18.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	4.00%	ENE 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Partly cloudy (night)	16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	3.00%	ENE 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Overcast	14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	10.00%	ENE 11 mph

Sun 22nd Sep

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Mist	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	16.00%	ENE 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Mist	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	17.00%	ENE 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Mist	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	17.00%	ENE 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Mist	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	16.00%	ENE 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	10.00%	ENE 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	9.00%	ENE 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	8.00%	NE 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	7.00%	NE 9 mph

Mon 23rd Sep

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Mist	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	18.00%	NE 9 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Mist	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	19.00%	NE 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	12.00%	NE 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Overcast	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	13.00%	NE 7 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	9.00%	NNE 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Partly cloudy (day)	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	5.00%	N 7 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	7.00%	N 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	7.00%	N 4 mph

What are the Broadband Speeds like?

Download Speeds

Average Mbps	14.400
Median Mbps	13.800
Maximum Mbps	21.370

OL3 5BL has an average download speed of 14.4 Megabits per second (Mbps).

235 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

2% of postcodes (22,136) have slower broadband speeds.

98% of postcodes (1,162,270) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds

Average Mbps	1.200
Median Mbps	1.200
Maximum Mbps	2.050

OL3 5BL has an average upload speed of 1.2 Megabits per second (Mbps).

2,807 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

2% of postcodes (24,916) have slower upload speeds.

98% of postcodes (1,156,918) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute Drive

England Secondary Schools

Saddleworth School

Address: Saddleworth School, Huddersfield Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5NU

Distance: 1.28 miles

School Website

Contact: 01457872072

Waterhead Academy

Address: Waterhead Academy, Huddersfield Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL4 3NY

Distance: 1.73 miles

School Website

Contact: 01616205859

Waterhead Academy

Address: Waterhead Academy, Huddersfield Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL4 3NY

Distance: 1.73 miles

Contact:

England Primary Schools

Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School

Address: Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School, Delph New Road, Dobcross, Oldham, Lancashire, OL3 5BP

Distance: 0.45 miles

School Website

Contact: 01457872860

Delph Primary School

Address: Delph Primary School, Denshaw Road, Delph, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL3 5HN

Distance: 1.05 miles

School Website

Contact: 01617707600

St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School

Address: St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School, Cedar Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, Lancashire, OL4 4DS

Distance: 1.15 miles

School Website

Contact: 01617707300

St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School

Address: St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School, Cedar Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, Lancashire, OL4 4DS

Distance: 1.15 miles

Contact:

Knowsley Junior School

Address: Knowsley Junior School, Stoneleigh Road, Springhead, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL4 4BH

Distance: 1.30 miles

School Website

Contact: 01616334433

Springhead Infant and Nursery School

Address: Springhead Infant and Nursery School, Cooper Street, Springhead, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL4 4QT

Distance: 1.59 miles

School Website

Contact: 01617705620

St Edward's RC School

Address: St Edward's RC School, Rowland Way, Lees, Oldham, Lancashire, OL4 3LQ

Distance: 1.90 miles

School Website

Contact: 01616241377

Hey-with-Zion Primary School

Address: Hey-with-Zion Primary School, Rowland Way, Lees, Oldham, Lancashire, OL4 3LQ

Distance: 1.90 miles

School Website

Contact: 01617707620

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 36 OLDHAM ROAD, UPPERMILL, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL3 6HY

Distance: 1.09 miles

Contact: :

BRIDGE STREET (DENTAL SURGERY)

Address: 1 BRIDGE STREET, UPPERMILL, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL3 6HZ

Distance: 1.10 miles

Contact: :

APOLLONIA HOUSE DENTAL & HEALTH CARE LTD

Address: 167 MOSSLEY ROAD, GRASSCROFT, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL4 4HA

Distance: 1.44 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 146 CHEW VALLEY ROAD, GREENFIELD, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL3 7DD

Distance: 1.81 miles

Contact: :

OLDHAM ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY)

Address: 74 OLDHAM ROAD, SPRINGHEAD, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL4 5SR

Distance: 1.82 miles

Contact: :

WELLFIELD HOUSE

Address: HARTSHEAD STREET, LEES, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL4 5DL

Distance: 2.07 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

WELL

Address: 28 KING STREET, DELPH, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL3 5DQ

Distance: 0.93 miles

Contact: tel: 01457 874262

WELL

Address: 71 HIGH STREET, UPPERMILL, OLDHAM, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL3 6AP

Distance: 1.07 miles

Contact: tel: 01457 872313

STRACHAN'S CHEMIST

Address: 7 NEW STREET, UPPERMILL, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL3 6AU

Distance: 1.10 miles

Contact: tel: 01457 820228

WELL

Address: 120-122 CHEW VALLEY ROAD, GREENFIELD, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL3 7DB

Distance: 1.58 miles

Contact: tel: 01457 873623

HOBBS PHARMACY

Address: 679 RIPPONDEN ROAD, MOORSIDE, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL1 4JU

Distance: 2.00 miles

Contact: tel: 01616 201400

WELL

Address: 17 MELLOR STREET, LEES, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL4 3BS

Distance: 2.06 miles

Contact: tel: 01616 330435

Information from NHS Digital, licensed under the current version of the Open Government Licence. Accessed January 2024

Nearest Opticians

2020 SADDLEWORTH

Address: 61 HIGH STREET, UPPERMILL, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL3 6AP

Distance: 1.07 miles

Contact: :

ALLEGRO OPTICAL (SADDLEWORTH) (THE GREENFIELD CENTRE)

Address: WELLINGTON ROAD, GREENFIELD, OLDHAM, OL3 7AJ

Distance: 1.21 miles

Contact: :

A HARRIS & PARTNERS

Address: 76 HIGH STREET, LEES, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL4 5AA

Distance: 2.10 miles

Contact: :

LEES OPTICAL (OLDHAM)

Address: 88 HIGH STREET, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 5AA

Distance: 2.10 miles

Contact: :

ANDERTON AKBAR & PROCTER LTD

Address: 7 GEORGE STREET, MOSSLEY, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, LANCASHIRE, OL5 0JF

Distance: 2.53 miles

Contact: :

EYE CARE OPTICIAL

Address: 152 LEES ROAD, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL4 1PA

Distance: 2.67 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

DR. J WRIGHT & PARTNERS

Address: GARSIDE STREET, DELPH, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL3 5DW

Distance: 0.93 miles

Contact: :

SADDLEWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

Address: SMITHY LANE, UPPERMILL, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL3 6AH

Distance: 1.10 miles

Contact: tel: 01457 872228

DR. P T MORRIS & PARTNERS

Address: PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE, 6-8 CHEW VALE, GREENFIELD, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL3 7EQ

Distance: 1.60 miles

Contact: :

SARAF MEDICAL PRACTICE

Address: MOORSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE, 681 RIPPONDEN ROAD, MOORSIDE, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL1 4JU

Distance: 2.00 miles

Contact: tel: 0161 9098388

MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

Address: MOORSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE, 681 RIPPONDEN ROAD, MOORSIDE, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL1 4JU

Distance: 2.00 miles

Contact: tel: 0161 3448150

LEESBROOK SURGERY

Address: MELLOR STREET, LEES, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, OL4 3DG

Distance: 2.08 miles

Contact: tel: 0161 6214800

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Transport Links

Train Stations

Greenfield

Address: Greenfield station, Shaw Hall Bank Road, Greenfield, Lancashire, OL3 7JZ

Postcode: OL3 7JZ

Line: Huddersfield line

Company: Northern

Time: within ten minutes drive

Distance: 1.24 miles

Mossley (Manchester)

Address: Mossley station, Manchester Road, Mossley, Greater Manchester, OL5 0AB

Postcode: OL5 0AB

Line: Huddersfield line

Company: Northern

Time: within ten minutes drive

Distance: 2.81 miles

Marsden (Yorks)

Address: Marsden station, Station Road, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6AX

Postcode: HD7 6AX

Line: Huddersfield line

Company: Northern

Time: within fifteen minutes drive

Distance: 5.27 miles

Stalybridge

Address: Stalybridge station, Rassbottom Street, Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, SK15 1RF

Postcode: SK15 1RF

Line: Huddersfield line

Company: TransPennine Express

Time: within fifteen minutes drive

Distance: 5.03 miles

Ashton-under-Lyne

Address: Ashton-under-Lyne station, Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, OL6 6JP

Postcode: OL6 6JP

Line: Huddersfield line

Company: Northern

Time: within fifteen minutes drive

Distance: 5.10 miles

Mills Hill (Manchester)

Address: Mills Hill station, Oldham Road, Middleton, Greater Manchester, M24 2HJ

Postcode: M24 2HJ

Line: Calder Valley line

Company: Northern

Time: within fifteen minutes drive

Distance: 5.85 miles

Distances are as the crow flies.

Motorway Junctions

A627(M) J1

Distance: 5.74 miles

Driving Time: 10.73 minutes

M60 J22

Distance: 5.92 miles

Driving Time: 11.84 minutes

M60 J21

Distance: 6.28 miles

Driving Time: 12.94 minutes

M62 J22

Distance: 6.69 miles

Driving Time: 11.24 minutes

M62 J21

Distance: 7.30 miles

Driving Time: 12.88 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives?

Westminster Constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
Member or Parliament	Debbie Abrahams
Contact Details	Contact Debbie Abrahams
Political Party	Labour

Where can I find out where the nearest Library is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Oldham council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Libraries | Oldham Council

House Sales

Yearly House Sales
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2020	£325,000	£325,000	£325,000	1

Local Postcodes

OL3 5BJ Broadgate OL3 5BN Wall Hill Road OL3 5BH Wall Hill Road

What Popular Supermarkets are near?

Popular Supermarkets near OL3 5BL
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Tesco, Chew Valley Road, Greenfield, OLDHAM, OL3 7AF	2.24 miles	Directions to Tesco
Asda, Huddersfield Road, OLDHAM, OL4 2RB	3.62 miles	Directions to Asda
Asda, Greenfield Lane, Shaw, OLDHAM, OL2 8QP	4.77 miles	Directions to Asda
Aldi, Refuge Street, Shaw, OLDHAM, OL2 8RH	4.80 miles	Directions to Aldi
Iceland, Market Street, Shaw, OLDHAM, OL2 8NR	4.89 miles	Directions to Iceland

What Popular Restaurants are near?

Burger King Restaurants near OL3 5BL
Burger King	Distance	Directions
Birch Service Area, Heywood, OL10 2QH	8.34 miles	Directions to Birch Service Area
Birch Service Area, Heywood, OL10 2QH	8.34 miles	Directions to Birch Service Area
Unit 16, Piccadilly Station, Manchester, M1 2BN	9.81 miles	Directions to Unit 16, Piccadilly Station
2a Mosley Street, Piccadilly, Manchester Piccadilly, M2 3AN	9.95 miles	Directions to 2a Mosley Street, Piccadilly

Mcdonald's Restaurants near OL3 5BL
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Lucas Street, OLDHAM, OL4 2BY	2.64 miles	Directions to McDonald's, Lucas Street, OLDHAM, OL4 2BY
McDonald's, High Street, OLDHAM, OL1 1JA	3.52 miles	Directions to McDonald's, High Street, OLDHAM, OL1 1JA
McDonald's, Elk Mill Centre Retail Park, Royton, OLDHAM, OL2 5HX	4.44 miles	Directions to McDonald's, Elk Mill Centre Retail Park, Royton, OLDHAM, OL2 5HX
McDonald's, Warrington Street, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 7JG	5.28 miles	Directions to McDonald's, Warrington Street, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 7JG

KFC Restaurants near OL3 5BL
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Huddersfield Road, OLDHAM, OL1 3NQ	2.69 miles	Directions to KFC Oldham - Huddersfield Road
KFC, High Street, OLDHAM, OL1 1JA	3.52 miles	Directions to KFC Oldham - High Street
KFC, Elk Mill Centre Retail Park, Royton, OLDHAM, OL2 5HX	4.44 miles	Directions to KFC Elk Mill - Central Retail Park
KFC, Kingsway Retail Park, Wallhead Road, ROCHDALE, OL16 5AF	5.82 miles	Directions to KFC Rochdale - Kingsway Retail Park
KFC, Sisson Street, Failsworth, MANCHESTER, M35 0FF	6.14 miles	Directions to KFC Oldham - Sisson Street