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OL3 7BU · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 15 JUN 2026

OL3 7BU

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
80/ 100

A well-off neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 8/10, ranked 24,241 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around OL3 7BU.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools79/100
1Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

7 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 11 schools in total

Greenfield Primary School0.1 miBright Futures School0.4 miGreenfield St Mary's CofE SchoolGood · 0.5 miSaddleworth SchoolRequires Improvement · 0.9 miFriezland Primary SchoolRequires Improvement · 0.9 miSt Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolGood · 1.0 mi

Nearest top-rated: Greenfield St Mary's CofE School (Good) — 0.5 mi

Safety86/100
0crimes last month

IMD crime decile 8/10 · no crimes in 400m last month

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare77/100
1GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 7/10 · 1 GP, 4 dentists, pharmacy 0.3 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: SADDLEWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE — 0.6 mi

Transport81/100
Greenfield Rail Station0.3 mi

25 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space72/100
9green spaces

IMD environment decile 5/10 · 12.4 ha total — largest park 8.2 ha (0.27 mi away)

Nearest: Playground (600 m²) — 0.3 mi

Amenities83/100
3supermarkets

3 supermarkets within 2 mi — Tesco, The Co-operative Group — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.2 mi

Nearest: Tesco Saddleworth Superstore — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near OL3 7BU.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityWithin WHO guideline
9.7µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
03 — House prices

Sold prices in OL3.

Average sold price by property type across the OL3 district, 2021–2026 — 1,419 sales.

£0£200k£400k£600k202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£499k▲ 2.4%
Semi-detached£298k▼ 2.7%
Terraced£266k▲ 2.1%
Flat£185k▼ 3.0%

District-level averages (OL3) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About OL3 7BU

OL3 7BU scores 80/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in safety and local amenities — with no crimes reported on the surrounding streets last month. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, OL3 7BU is a well-off neighbourhood — IMD decile 8/10, ranked 24,241 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is low (IMD housing decile 10/10).

There are 11 schools within the typical catchment area, including 7 rated Good. The nearest school is Greenfield Primary School, about 2 minutes' walk away.

No crimes were reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, consistent with a very low local crime profile.

Healthcare access is available, with 1 GP surgery and 4 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is SADDLEWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE, about 12 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 6 minutes' walk away.

The nearest rail stations are Greenfield Rail Station (Train, about 6 minutes' walk away). There are also 25 bus stops within walking distance.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).

There are 9 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 12.4 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playground (600 m²), about 5 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a open access land (about 5 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 3 supermarkets in the wider area, including Tesco, The Co-operative Group. The nearest is Tesco Saddleworth Superstore, about 3 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 4 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore OL3 7BU on NestScope.

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