Prices
The median sold price in Oldham is £198,500.
Neighbourhoods
- Dobcross
- Greenfield
- Woodhouses
- Austerlands
- Crompton Fold
- Moorside
- Middleton Junction
- Chadderton Fold
- Cowlishaw
- High Crompton
- Limeside
- Watersheddings
- Springhead
- White Gate
- Holt Lane End
- Failsworth
- Lees
- Werneth
- Alt
- Wood End
- Royton
- Waterhead
- Chadderton
- Derker
- Coppice
- Hollinwood
- Nimble Nook
- Glodwick
- Oldham Edge
- Shaw
- Primrose Bank
- Hathershaw
- Copster Hill
- Hollins
- New Earth
- Butler Green
- Busk
- Coldhurst
- Mumps
- Spring Hill
- Clarksfield
Streets
- Oldham Road
- Rochdale Road
- Huddersfield Road
- Middleton Road
- Ripponden Road
- Ashton Road
- Broadway
- Hollins Road
- Shaw Road
- Turf Lane
- High Street
- Burnley Lane
Schools
Oldham’s schools: 78% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding, 1 grammar.
Sold price trend +42.9%
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The area in short district AI summary
Oldham is a metropolitan district in Greater Manchester with a population of 242,088. The median house price is £198,500, with 2,621 sales in the past year and prices up 42.9 per cent over five years.
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Terraced homes dominate the stock at 38.5 per cent, followed by semi-detached at 35.9 per cent. The area has 99,172 dwellings, with 60.4 per cent owner-occupied. About 25 per cent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Oldham overall. The median age is 37.3 years. Schools include 128 institutions; 42 of 54 rated by Ofsted are good or better. Crime recorded annually is 110.8 per 1,000 residents. Air quality is moderate for both nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter. Life expectancy is 78.0 for males and 81.6 for females. The area has 30 GP surgeries, 27 dentists and 4 hospitals. Broadband coverage is strong: 97.9 per cent have superfast speeds. Rail access via Greenfield Rail Station offers a 24-minute commute to Manchester Piccadilly. Green belt covers 42.8 per cent of the district.
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