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Waterhead

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
£75k£106k£137k£168k£199k2010201720252014 +30%−8%£187,000
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
£19k£66k£112k£159k£205k1995201020252004 +34%−22%£187,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Semi-detached
£203k
Terraced
£167k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.1× · five-year average 6.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership57%

Owned outright
26%
With a mortgage
31%
Private rented
16%
Social rented
25%
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

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Huddersfield Road£100,975148+62.5%
Smith Street£67,00080
Dovecote Lane£120,00077+45.4%
Turner Street£55,97576
Dixon Street£76,10075
Dunham Street£74,50070
Stamford Road£98,50062+36.6%
Birks Avenue£167,75058
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%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
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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