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OL postcode area

16 postcode districts and 62 sectors make up the OL area, with 164,304 sales recorded over the last three years. Median sold prices run from £159k in OL13 to £319k in OL3. Pick a district for its full house-price guide — prices by type, the trend and how it compares to its region and England.

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Most expensive district
£319k
OL3 · Oldham
median · last 3 yrs
Most affordable district
£159k
OL13 · Bacup
median · last 3 yrs
Most sales
16k
OL12
recorded sales · 3 yrs
Typical district median
£192k
Across 16 districts
median of district medians

Districts in OL

Median sold price over the last three years shown where we hold full stats for the district.

OL1£161k
Oldham · 6.6k sales
OL3£319k
Oldham · 6.8k sales
OL5£194k
Ashton-Under-Lyne · 5.4k sales
OL6£205k
Ashton-Under-Lyne · 9.9k sales
OL7£182k
Ashton-Under-Lyne · 5.6k sales
OL13£159k
Bacup · 7.3k sales
OL14£176k
Todmorden · 7.0k sales
OL15£220k
Littleborough · 6.8k sales
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OL house prices — FAQs

Which is the most expensive district in the OL postcode area?

OL3 (Oldham) has the highest median sold price in OL, at £319,100 over the last three years (HM Land Registry).

Which is the cheapest district in the OL postcode area?

OL13 (Bacup) has the lowest median sold price in OL, at £158,500 over the last three years.

What is the typical house price in the OL postcode area?

Across the 16 OL districts we have full stats for, the middle district has a median sold price of about £192,000, within a range of £159k–£319k. District-level pages give the like-for-like figure for each neighbourhood.

How many postcode districts are in the OL area?

The OL postcode area contains 16 districts, which break down further into 62 sectors we track. OL12 is the busiest, with 16,142 sales recorded over the last three years.

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