OL8 3BE
Part of Oldham 030E in Lime Side & Garden Suburb.
OL8 3BE is a postcode in Lime Side & Garden Suburb, Oldham that skews 65+ and owner-occupied dominant. Median rent sits at £910 a month, up 11.8% on the year, with council tax in band C adding roughly £217/mo. Safety ranks in the top decile of UK sub-areas (0th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.
OL8 3BE in Oldham · nearest rail Moston
Who lives here
Oldham 030E skews 65+ and is owner-occupied dominant. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.
Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 age, TS054 tenure, TS003 households, TS067 qualifications).
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What's it like living in OL8 3BE?
OL8 3BE sits inside Oldham 030E, part of the wider Lime Side & Garden Suburb neighbourhood in Oldham. The area skews 65+, and owner-occupied dominant.
Median rent at local area grain comes in at £910/mo, up 11.8% on the year. Council tax is band C, costing roughly £183/mo when split monthly. Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.
Pros and cons of this area
Strengths and trade-offs are best read from the dimensional ranks on this page. Transport links here score in the upper band relative to all UK sub-areas — a meaningful plus for commuters.
Editorial copy will replace this scaffold once the team has reviewed the postcode in person — until then the data tabs above are the authoritative reference.
Who is OL8 3BE for?
Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The age profile is mixed — the area suits a wide tenant base.
What you need at OL8 3BE
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