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2,754 people · median £253,500 · Oldham
Good for schoolsFast broadbandMore affordable than most
Oldham Council · Labour minority — no overall control 18/60 seats · 30% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£253,500 median 33rd cheapest of 41 neighbourhoods
among 41 neighbourhoods in Oldham
A typical home here sells for £253,500, up 58% over five years. That's about 6.1× local earnings — around the 6.2× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 67 sales
Median sold price£253,500
5-year change+58%
Price per square metre£1,872 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.1× · five-year average 6.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership77%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,595
Oldham Council£2,156
Mayoral (incl. fire)£154
Mayoral Police & Crime£285
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,730
Band B£2,019
Band C£2,307
Band D (baseline)£2,595
Band E£3,172
Band F£3,749
Band G£4,326
Band H£5,191
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£1,872 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts AcreRight covers is £3,782.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Cowlishaw 52 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw Road | £75,000 | 236 | +39.6% |
| Oldham Road | £86,250 | 100 | +68.6% |
| Cowlishaw Lane | £75,000 | 81 | — |
| Luzley Brook Road | £99,600 | 78 | — |
| Moor Street | £81,875 | 68 | +46.2% |
| Otmoor Way | £156,500 | 56 | +25% |
| Manchester Road | £83,000 | 56 | +62.9% |
| Hesketh Avenue | £72,000 | 55 | — |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Oldham how Cowlishaw compares · from Oldham
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Hathershaw +133.8%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hathershaw | £155,000 | +133.8% | 126 |
| Glodwick | £160,500 | +111.3% | 18 |
| Primrose Bank | £156,000 | +102.9% | 42 |
| New Earth | £150,000 | +88% | 92 |
| Mumps | £136,500 | +86.9% | 36 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Cowlishaw — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Otmoor Way Royton | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £280,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 24 OTMOOR WAY ROYTON | Detached | 3 | D | £315,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 140, Oldham Road Shaw | Terraced | 3 | D | £180,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 443 Shaw Road Royton | Terraced | 2 | C | £180,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 5, Worsley Place Shaw | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £215,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 379 Shaw Road Royton | Terraced | 3 | C | £170,000 | Jan 2026 |
| 18 Dunning Drive Royton | Detached | 4+ | B | £445,000 | Jan 2026 |
| 12 Henthorn Street Shaw | Terraced | 2 | C | £140,000 | Jan 2026 |
| 21 Moor Street Shaw | Terraced | 3 | C | £191,000 | Jan 2026 |
| 39, Crocus Drive Royton | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £257,000 | Dec 2025 |
112 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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