Typical 3-bedroom house£364kmost £303k–£436k
Houses per m²£4,255flats £3,738
Sold last year137984 in five years
Prices in Oldham+4.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in OL3 sold for £363,639 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £303,302 and £435,680, for about 94 m² of space. That is 50% more than the same home across Oldham (£242,000).
137 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £164k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in OL3 5 (£4,212) and the most in OL3 6 (£4,422).
Across Oldham, prices are up 4.7% on a year ago and up 35.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,067 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,658 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £73,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.
Questions about OL3
Is OL3 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 50% more than across Oldham; prices in Oldham are up 4.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (65% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (54.7% against 43.8%); 137 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in OL3?
A typical 3-bedroom house in OL3 sold for £363,639 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £303,302 and £435,680.
Is OL3 expensive for Oldham?
A 3-bedroom house in OL3 costs 50% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Oldham (£242,000).
How many homes sell in OL3 each year?
137 homes sold in the last year and 984 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near OL3?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Greenfield Primary School, where 65% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near OL3?
For a 3-bedroom house, OL4 (£235k, 4 km), OL5 (£237k, 4 km), OL1 (£199k, 6 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.