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OL2 8

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8,187 people · median £185,000 · Oldham

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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £185,000, up 26.8% over five years. That's about 6.1× local earnings — around the 6.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 33 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£185,000

5-year change+26.8%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£450k

Semi-detached

£250k

Terraced

£168k

Flat

£165k

Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.1× · five-year average 6.2×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Oldham15.2%

Of the homes across Oldham that sold again within five years, 15.2% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than North West (19.3%).

By property type

Detached houses0%

Semi-detached houses0%

Terraced houses5.7%

Flats18.6%

New-build vs second-hand

Bought new36.5%

Bought second-hand9.3%

Overall

Typical resale gain+23.8% · ~10.2-yr hold

Same home sold twice within five years (289 resale pairs) across Oldham — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership65%

Owned outright

34%

With a mortgage

32%

Private rented

19%

Social rented

16%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,595

Your band:

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

£1,792 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 £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in OL2 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Milnrow Road	£78,500	211	-7.3%
George Street	£115,500	186	+25.4%
Buckstones Road	£135,000	129	+35.7%
Oldham Road	£76,500	121	+68.6%
Grains Road	£101,000	98	+45.7%
Oak Street	£79,500	96	—
Beal Lane	£89,972	78	—
Hillside Avenue	£185,000	66	+70.8%
Queen Street	£57,500	64	—
Cowlishaw Lane	£74,000	63	—
Priestley Way	£92,500	57	—
Cheetham Street	£67,975	56	—
Cliff Hill Road	£173,000	56	—
Hesketh Avenue	£72,000	55	—
Shore Avenue	£148,475	54	+42.1%
Kendal Drive	£117,500	53	—
Duckworth Street	£47,000	53	—
Jordan Avenue	£128,500	52	+24.4%
Sumner Street	£85,000	51	—
Pennine Vale	£127,000	51	—
Travis Street	£65,000	51	—
Miller Meadow Close	£107,250	48	—
Harewood Road	£125,000	46	—
Rivington Drive	£120,000	45	—
Hannerton Road	£175,000	45	—
Arley Drive	£133,750	44	+38.9%
Ballard Way	£111,450	44	—
Twingates Close	£161,750	44	+38.3%
Crossley Street	£72,475	44	—
Cape Gardens	£154,000	43	—
Rossendale Close	£111,500	42	—
Seville Street	£85,000	41	—
Gordon Street	£59,000	41	—
Bidston Close	£85,500	40	—
Staveley Close	£155,000	37	—
Edmund Street	£48,000	37	—
Longley Street	£104,500	36	+7.8%
Crossfield Close	£97,250	36	—
Arnside Close	£115,250	36	—
Harden Hills	£285,000	34	—
Clough Road	£167,250	34	+42.9%
Frederick Avenue	£75,000	34	—
Oswald Street	£75,300	34	—
Millbrook Close	£145,000	33	—
Scarr Lane	£135,000	33	—
Chancery Lane	£44,000	32	—
Dalehead Drive	£105,000	31	—
Neston Close	£135,000	31	—
Buckley Street	£53,500	31	—
Lindale Rise	£72,000	27	—
Linney Lane	£80,000	27	—
Eastway	£40,000	27	—
Heather Avenue	£171,000	27	—
Mosshey Street	£72,000	25	—
Chatsworth Close	£118,500	25	—
Dingle Avenue	£139,975	24	—
Hampden Road	£187,000	23	—
Blueberry Drive	£100,000	23	—
Railway View	£100,000	23	—
Woodhouse Road	£215,000	23	—

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 8 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
Copster Hill	£152,500	+73.8%	88
Butler Green	£150,000	+66.1%	110
Limeside	£217,500	+64.8%	36
Coldhurst	£141,000	+62.3%	44
Crompton Fold	£270,000	+60.9%	72
Alt	£190,000	+60%	42
Wood End	£178,750	+60%	108
Cowlishaw	£253,500	+58%	112
Derker	£165,000	+58%	84
Spring Hill	£133,000	+56.5%	130
Busk	£148,000	+54.5%	82
Woodhouses	£299,000	+52.6%	92
Nimble Nook	£161,000	+50.9%	138
Coppice	£165,000	+50%	94
Clarksfield	£130,000	+50%	64
High Crompton	£230,000	+49.4%	132
Shaw	£159,225	+46.7%	88
White Gate	£211,250	+44.6%	192
Chadderton Fold	£256,250	+43.2%	124
Hollinwood	£164,000	+41.5%	134
Watersheddings	£212,000	+39.1%	68
Chadderton	£170,000	+36%	122
Dobcross	£325,000	+35.4%	158
Oldham Edge	£160,000	+35.3%	62
Lees	£192,000	+34.6%	154
Springhead	£211,500	+32.9%	90
Holt Lane End	£200,000	+32.9%	140
Royton	£173,250	+27.9%	154
Waterhead	£170,000	+27.8%	86
Failsworth	£195,000	+26.4%	260
Moorside	£265,000	+22%	68
Greenfield	£320,000	+20.2%	102
Hollins	£150,000	+18.4%	66
Austerlands	£295,000	+14.3%	86
Middleton Junction	£263,500	+9.2%	118
Werneth	£191,500	+0.8%	50

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 8 — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
1 Penmore Close Shaw	Terraced	3	D	£192,000	Jun 2026
22 Duckworth Street Shaw	Terraced	3	C	£160,000	Jun 2026
173 George Street Shaw	Detached	3	D	£260,000	Jun 2026
17, Gordon Street Shaw	Terraced	3	D	£140,000	Jun 2026
1, Crossfield Close Shaw	Detached	4+	C	£302,000	May 2026
7, Crossfield Close Shaw	Semi-detached	3	C	£250,000	May 2026
5 Dawn Street Shaw	Terraced	3	D	£125,000	May 2026
1 Cedar Grove Shaw	Semi-detached	2	D	£165,000	May 2026
22 Twingates Close Shaw	Terraced	3	C	£195,000	May 2026
160 Buckstones Road Shaw	Detached	3	D	£245,000	May 2026
17 Crossley Street Shaw	Terraced	3	C	£152,500	May 2026
4 Cheetham Street Shaw	Terraced	3	C	£167,000	May 2026
6 Moss Bank Queen Street	Semi-detached	—	—	£110,000	May 2026
29 Cliff Hill Road Shaw	Semi-detached	4+	D	£305,000	Apr 2026
38 Priestley Way Shaw	Terraced	1	F	£120,000	Apr 2026
14 Hawthorn Crescent Shaw	Semi-detached	2	D	£170,000	Apr 2026
140, Oldham Road Shaw	Terraced	3	D	£180,000	Apr 2026
108 George Street Shaw	Semi-detached	3	C	£238,000	Mar 2026
68 Jordan Avenue Shaw	Semi-detached	3	C	£275,000	Mar 2026
18, Ballard Way Shaw	Detached	4+	D	£380,000	Mar 2026
178 Milnrow Road Shaw	Terraced	2	C	£160,000	Mar 2026
24 Park Street Shaw	Terraced	3	C	£112,000	Mar 2026
125 Grains Road Shaw	Terraced	3	E	£166,500	Feb 2026
13 Arnside Close Shaw	Terraced	3	D	£230,000	Feb 2026

Show all sales ↓

104 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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