Dobcross
Dobcross is covered by postcode district OL3. It is in the Oldham council area, England.
Every postcode in Dobcross, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 3
- In use before 2020: 52
Of the 55 postcodes in Dobcross that ONS places, 3 are new since 2020 and 52 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.5558, longitude -2.0168. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 3 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Dobcross?
Homes sold for a typical £430,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 12.1% on the 12 months before. At 40 of the 52 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 2 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 7 of its 55 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Saddleworth Medical Practice, 1.1 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Greenfield, 1.9 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Dobcross?
Homes in Dobcross sold for a typical £430,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 11 sales, up 12.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 4 sales, too few to price
- Semi-detached 4 sales, too few to price
- Terraced 3 sales, too few to price
Across the whole OL3 district, Dobcross's main postcode district: a typical £323,500.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Dobcross: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Dobcross?
3 of the 55 postcodes now in use in Dobcross came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 38 homes sold in Dobcross were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OL3 district, 2%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Dobcross | Across the OL3 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 11 (0%) | 5 of 182 (3%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 38 (0%) | 5 of 274 (2%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Dobcross?
Ofcom reports on 52 of the 55 postcodes in Dobcross. At 40 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Dobcross at risk of flooding?
7 of the 55 postcodes in Dobcross have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 2 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Dobcross?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Dobcross. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Dobcross?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Dobcross is Greenfield Rail Station, 1.9 km away in a straight line.
- Greenfield Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
- Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle
- Marsden Rail Station Railway station 7.7 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Dobcross?
There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Dobcross. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Saddleworth Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2026 · Phone 01457 872228 1.1 kmWalk
- Moorside Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 344 8150 4.0 kmCycle
- Leesbrook Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2026 · Phone 0161 621 4800 4.2 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Dobcross safe? Crime recorded around it
Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for Dobcross. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Dobcross?
- Council
- Oldham
- Parliamentary constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Police force area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- MP
- Debbie Abrahams (Labour)
All 55 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Dobcross
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Oldham about council tax Council tax, on oldham.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The nearest GP practices
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Dobcross postcodes
55 postcodes in use in Dobcross, by district:
That district is in the OL postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Dobcross
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Dobcross's £430,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Dobcross
- What is it like to live in Dobcross?
- Homes sold for a typical £430,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 12.1% on the 12 months before. At 40 of the 52 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 2 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 7 of its 55 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Saddleworth Medical Practice, 1.1 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Greenfield, 1.9 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Dobcross?
- Dobcross is covered by postcode district OL3, across 55 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Dobcross in?
- Dobcross is in the Oldham council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Dobcross?
- Dobcross is in the Oldham East and Saddleworth parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Debbie Abrahams (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Dobcross?
- Homes in Dobcross sold for a typical £430,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 11 sales, up 12.1% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Dobcross?
- In Dobcross, primary schools at its postcodes include Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Saddleworth School, 1.3 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Dobcross have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Dobcross is Greenfield, 1.9 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Dobcross?
- Ofcom reports on 52 of the 55 postcodes in Dobcross. At 40 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Dobcross at risk of flooding?
- 7 of the 55 postcodes in Dobcross have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 2 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Dobcross?
- 3 of the 55 postcodes now in use in Dobcross came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 38 homes sold in Dobcross were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OL3 district, 2%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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