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OL2 5

10,156 people · median £225,000 · Oldham

Good for schoolsMore affordable than mostFast broadband
Oldham Council · Labour minority — no overall control   18/60 seats · 30% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £225,000, up 31.5% over five years. That's about 6.1× local earnings — around the 6.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 141 sales
£104k£139k£174k£209k£243k2010201720252020 +13%−6%£230,000
Median sold price£225,000
5-year change+31.5%
Price per square metre£1,998 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£26k£83k£139k£195k£252k1995201020252004 +47%−22%£230,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£343k
Semi-detached
£248k
Terraced
£180k
Flat
£145k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.1× · five-year average 6.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership71%

Owned outright
40%
With a mortgage
31%
Private rented
12%
Social rented
16%
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

£1,998 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 OL2 5 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Rochdale Road£101,500234+59.1%
Denbydale Way£133,000138+10.9%
Middleton Road£87,975134+47.3%
Windmill Close£178,000108+40.2%
Broadway£153,000105+39.7%
Baldwins Close£128,600102+24.7%
Harewood Drive£136,00093+28.8%
Carlton Way£126,50082+42.5%
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 OL2 5 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 OL2 5 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
135 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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