marketcodeAsking rent
£1,215 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
77 lets
Postcode district
OL3 rental market
Asking rent £1,215 a month · Gross yield 4.2% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is OL3?
- Buildings
- 6,505
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.3%
- HMO-shaped units
- 0.0%
What does OL3 earn?
OL3: asking rent £1,215 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 77 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.2% 12 months to Aug 2026
125 lets
+27.4% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
30 on 20 Sep 2026
Who owns OL3?
Corporate landlords hold 88% of the 266 units in OL3 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords88% of classified · 235 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)9.4% of classified · 25 units
- RMC1.1% of classified · 3 units
- Housing associations1.1% of classified · 3 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does OL3 rank?
OL3 ranks 1st of 7 postcode districts in Oldham for asking rent, at £1,215 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Oldham
OL3 ranks 1st of 7 postcode districts in Oldham for asking rent, at £1,215 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OL3 | £1,215 a month | 77 | indicative |
| 2 | OL9 | £1,110 a month | 168 | measured |
| 3 | OL8 | £1,107 a month | 192 | measured |
| 4 | M35 | £1,076 a month | 176 | measured |
| 5 | OL4 | £938 a month | 189 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Oldham →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Oldham
OL3 ranks 7th of 7 postcode districts in Oldham for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.2%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Where next from OL3?
- OldhamThe wider market this area sits in.
- M35Neighbouring postcode district · £2,949/m²
- OL1Neighbouring postcode district · £2,883/m²
- OL2Neighbouring postcode district · £2,868/m²
- OL4Neighbouring postcode district · £3,088/m²
- OL8Neighbouring postcode district · £2,570/m²
- OL9Neighbouring postcode district · £2,974/m²
- HD7Next door, in another authority · £2,868/m²
- HD9Next door, in another authority · £3,335/m²
- HX6Next door, in another authority · £2,639/m²
- OL16Next door, in another authority · £3,038/m²
- OL5Next door, in another authority · £3,338/m²
- SK13Next door, in another authority · £2,958/m²
- Homes for sale in OL3Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in OL3Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in OL3Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in OL3Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in OL3Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in OL3Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
Questions about OL3
- What is the average rent in OL3?
- Homes to let in OL3 asked a median £1,215 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 77 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in OL3?
- 4.2% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 125 lets. +27.4% on the previous 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 77 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 125 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |