Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at OL3 5RR? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School | Primary | 300 m | – |
| St Chad's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Delph Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 87% met the expected standard |
| Greenfield Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Saddleworth School | Secondary | 1.7 km | – |
| Co-op Academy Strinesdale | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 34 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Mossley Hollins High School | Secondary | 3.8 km | – |
| Oasis Academy Leesbrook | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 41.5 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Damian's RC Science College | Secondary | 6.2 km | Attainment 8: 55.1 · 18.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bright Futures School | Independent | 2.6 km | – |
| Minds Education | Independent | 4.4 km | – |
| Farrowdale House School | Independent |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Delph & Dobcross Cricket Club | 1.4 km | 9 |
| Bowls | Delph & Dobcross Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Tennis | Tame Valley Tennis And Squash Club | 2.2 km | 5 |
| Golf | Saddleworth Golf Club | 650 m | 3 |
| Swimming | Manor House Barn | 700 m | 2 |
| Football | Springhead ARLFC | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Saddleworth Pool and Leisure Centre | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Saddleworth Rangers ARLFC | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Squash | Tame Valley Tennis and Squash Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Friezeland Riding Arena | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Shooting | 400 yards | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Dovestone Sailing Club | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Running | Up & Running | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Netball | Netball UK | 4.8 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Greenfield, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 351k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Wall Hill Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 18 minutes on weekdays (routes 350, 356, S350A, 826); 15 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Saddleworth School, 1.7 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Blue Coat CofE School (5.3 km) and St Damian's RC Science College (5.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative Food - Uppermill, 1.3 km away, with Dobcross Village Store closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Saddleworth Medical Practice (1.3 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (1.3 km).
For a haircut, The Mill is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 6.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 56% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 31 restaurants and cafés and 20 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Old Toll House is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Dobcross Band & Social Club the nearest pub (550 m).
Much of it is protected: 36% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Uppermill, Delph).
There are 106 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 33% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is King George V Playing Fields, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Manor House Barn (700 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 27 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 45% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
7 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Every primary near OL3 5RR, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.