| Postcode | OL4 3SA | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Oldham | 
| Nearest station | Greenfield (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Lyndon Close (W) 
Talking Point (E) 
Higher Turf Lane (E) 
Talking Point (W) 
Higher Turf Lane (W) 
Three Crowns (W) 
                     | 
                  
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 11 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       Cottage Farm, Thorpe Lane, Scouthead 
                            Herdslow Farm, Thorpe Lane, Scouthead 
                            1 Highmoor Cottage, Thorpe Lane, Scouthead 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Other | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 53.552804 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.050101 | |
| Easting | 396778 | |
| Northing | 406243 | |
| Grid reference | SD967062 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 562930 5934187 | |
| what3words | desks.robots.rams | |
| FixPhrase | crown luxurious snowsuit vice | |
| Plus code | 9C5VHW3X+4X | |
| Altitude | 325 metres (1065 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:14 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:31 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 52.8 KMs (32.8 miles) | 
| Parish | Saddleworth | E04000005 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Saddleworth North | E05014658 | 
| Metropolitan District | Oldham | E08000004 | 
| County | Greater Manchester | E11000010 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Oldham East and Saddleworth | E14001415 | 
| MP | Debbie Abrahams | Labour | 
| Police force | Greater Manchester | |
| Water company | United Utilities | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Greater Manchester North East | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Greater Manchester | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 6 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
                   | 
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| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
                     | 
                  |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00027431 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1C2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Oldham 013D | E01005417 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Oldham 013D | E01005417 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands | E02001110 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands | E02001110 | 
| Travel to work area | Manchester | E30000239 | 
| Average property price in Oldham | £199,428 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 3.7% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Highmoor Cottage, Thorpe Lane, Scouthead | Other (freehold) | Dec 2019 | £425,000 | 
| Cottage Farm, Thorpe Lane, Scouthead | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2017 | £375,000 | 
| Herdslow Farm, Thorpe Lane, Scouthead | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2001 | £245,000 |