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3,057 people · median £170,000 · Oldham
More affordable than mostGood for schoolsFast broadband
Oldham Council · Labour minority — no overall control 18/60 seats · 30% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£170,000 median 19th cheapest of 41 neighbourhoods
among 41 neighbourhoods in Oldham
A typical home here sells for £170,000, up 27.8% over five years. That's about 6.1× local earnings — around the 6.2× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 37 sales
Median sold price£170,000
5-year change+27.8%
Price per square metre£1,647 · 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 ownership57%
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
£1,647 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 Waterhead 39 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield Road | £100,975 | 148 | +62.5% |
| Smith Street | £67,000 | 80 | — |
| Dovecote Lane | £120,000 | 77 | +45.4% |
| Turner Street | £55,975 | 76 | — |
| Dixon Street | £76,100 | 75 | — |
| Dunham Street | £74,500 | 70 | — |
| Stamford Road | £98,500 | 62 | +36.6% |
| Birks Avenue | £167,750 | 58 | — |
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 Waterhead 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 Waterhead — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Linden Avenue | Terraced | 3 | C | £170,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 31, Galland Street | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £158,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 22 Dixon Street Lees | Terraced | 2 | C | £133,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 219 Stamford Road Lees | Terraced | 4+ | D | £195,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 32 The Sycamores Lees | Terraced | 3 | C | £215,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 9 Galland Street | Terraced | — | — | £100,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 26 Dixon Street Lees | Terraced | 2 | D | £141,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 10 Larch Grove Lees | Terraced | 3 | C | £226,500 | Feb 2026 |
| 20, Larch Grove Lees | Terraced | 2 | C | £155,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 215 STAMFORD ROAD LEES | Terraced | 4+ | D | £183,000 | Jan 2026 |
86 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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