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Cape Gardens

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45 recorded sales · median £154,000 · Oldham

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Oldham Council · Labour minority — no overall control 18/60 seats · 30% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

69/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£154k

median price

£154k

median sold price

6.1 yrs

of local pay to buy

8 min

Manchester — fastest

rail stations

grammar school

127

schools total

Violence — most

13.5

NO₂ · WHO 10

1.6%

in a flood zone

43,088

green spaces

7.4

PM2.5 · WHO 5

540

eat & drink

173

shops

88%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£144,500 in 2005 → £215,000 in 2025

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Oldham, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £154,000. That's about 6.1× local earnings — around the 6.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 45 sales£154,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

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

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership60%

Owned outright

32%

With a mortgage

29%

Private rented

18%

Social rented

21%

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

Neighbourhood prices in Oldham how Cape Gardens 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 Cape Gardens — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
3 Cape Gardens Shaw	Terraced	—	—	£210,000	Oct 2025
27 Cape Gardens Shaw	Terraced	—	—	£220,000	Sep 2025
17, Cape Gardens Shaw	Terraced	—	—	£212,500	Nov 2022
28 Cape Gardens Shaw	Other	—	—	£162,500	Jun 2022
16, Cape Gardens Shaw	Terraced	—	—	£168,000	May 2022
7 Cape Gardens Shaw	Semi-detached	—	—	£192,500	Dec 2021
20 Cape Gardens Shaw	Terraced	—	—	£170,000	Dec 2021
19, Cape Gardens Shaw	Terraced	—	—	£200,000	Dec 2021
29 CAPE GARDENS SHAW	Semi-detached	—	—	£205,000	Oct 2021
33, Cape Gardens Shaw	Terraced	—	—	£159,950	Jul 2020
31 CAPE GARDENS	Terraced	—	—	£166,500	Jun 2020
26, Cape Gardens Shaw	Terraced	—	—	£135,000	Feb 2019
14 Cape Gardens Shaw	Terraced	—	—	£140,000	Sep 2018
27 Cape Gardens Shaw	Terraced	—	—	£150,000	Dec 2017
1 CAPE GARDENS	Terraced	—	—	£122,000	Feb 2017
21, Cape Gardens Shaw	Terraced	—	—	£153,000	Mar 2016
19, Cape Gardens Shaw	Terraced	—	—	£154,000	Aug 2015
20 Cape Gardens Shaw	Terraced	—	—	£131,500	Jun 2015
5, Cape Gardens Shaw	Terraced	—	—	£130,000	Oct 2013
31 CAPE GARDENS	Terraced	—	—	£145,000	Jul 2012
1 CAPE GARDENS	Terraced	—	—	£147,000	May 2012
11, Cape Gardens Shaw	Terraced	—	—	£177,000	Mar 2008
9 CAPE GARDENS	Terraced	—	—	£181,500	Mar 2008
24 Cape Gardens Shaw	Terraced	—	—	£145,250	Aug 2007

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24 recent sales — 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

How safe is it? from Oldham

Street-level crime isn't published for Cape Gardens — Greater Manchester Police stopped supplying it to police.uk. We show the Home Office annual recorded-crime figure where held, and never a fabricated zero.

Street-level crime

The local police force is not currently publishing street-level crime records to police.uk, so a comparable crime rate is not available for this area. Any records shown are British Transport Police (railway) only.

Declared honestly — a force data gap, not shown as zero · police.uk / Home Office

Recorded crime from Oldham

Per 1,000 residents / year110.9

Total recorded (year ending December 2025)26,849

Violence against the person

11,950

Theft offences

5,679

Public order offences

2,765

Criminal damage and arson

2,213

Drug offences

1,359

Sexual offences

1,217

Home Office recorded crime across the whole Oldham district — the force's annual return, a real figure from a different feed · Home Office police recorded crime (CSP open data)

Who lives here? from Oldham

Population242,088

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 3/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 25% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 3/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 3/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 25% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

3.8/10

Employment

3.6/10

Education & skills

3.7/10

Health & disability

3.3/10

Crime

3.2/10

Housing & services

4.7/10

Living environment

3.3/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Oldham — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+53%

Unemployment · economically active residents7.3%

Degree-level (Level 4+)25%

Good or very good health80%

Own their home60%

Median age37.3

Born outside the UK17%

See the full Oldham report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

75% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

3 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
The Rises	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.4 km
Farrowdale House School	Primary	—	0.4 km
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Good ('20)	0.5 km
Holyrood Day Nursery Shaw	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.5 km
The Childcare Village Preschool	Nursery	Requires improvement ('25)	0.7 km
Crompton Primary School	Primary	—	0.7 km
Newbank Nursery & Out of School Club	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.7 km
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School	Primary	Inspected '26 — see report	0.8 km
The Childcare Village	Nursery	Requires improvement ('25)	0.8 km
Beal Vale Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	0.9 km
Beal Vale Pre-School Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.9 km
East Crompton St George's CofE School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.1 km
Dandelions Pre-school	Nursery	—	1.1 km
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School	Primary	Requires improvement ('21)	1.1 km
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy	Secondary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.1 km
Heyside Pre-school	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.1 km
Buckstones Primary School	Primary	Inspected '24 — see report	1.3 km
The Crompton House Church of England Academy	Secondary	—	1.4 km
Rushcroft Primary School	Primary	—	1.4 km
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	1.4 km
Royton Hall Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.6 km
St Andrews Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.6 km
Hodge Clough Primary School	Primary	—	1.6 km
St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton	Primary	—	1.7 km
Moorside Stars	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.8 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.2 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS

13 of 13 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.2 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	0.2 km
56 Market Street (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	0.4 km
Everest Pharmacy Shaw	Pharmacy	—	0.4 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.4 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Oak Gables Medical Practice	GP	—	1.2 km
Village Medical Practice	GP	—	1.2 km
Lifestyle Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Moorside Medical Practice	GP	—	1.7 km
Hobbs Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
The Royton & Crompton Family Practice	GP	Good ('22)	2.0 km
Royton Health & Wellbeing Centre	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Oasis Dentist	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Market Square Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
Royton Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
Royton Medical Centre	GP	—	2.3 km
Ripponden Road Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.4 km
Springfield House	GP	—	2.8 km
Jackson'S Dental Care	Dentist	—	2.9 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	2.9 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.2 km
Gardeners Chemist	Pharmacy	—	3.2 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	3.4 km
Milnrow Village Practice	GP	Outstanding ('19)	3.4 km
Stonefield Street Surgery	GP	Good ('19)	3.4 km
Rowlands Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.4 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	3.4 km
Oldham Late Night Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.4 km
St Mary'S Medical Centre	GP	Good ('17)	3.5 km
Hopwood House Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	3.5 km
Our Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
Apex Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
Chadderton Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
Rhodes Dp Ltd	Dentist	—	3.5 km
The Tooth Place Limited	Dentist	—	3.6 km
Jalal Practice	GP	—	3.6 km
Lindley House Health Centre	GP	Good ('16)	3.6 km
Oldham Family Practice	GP	—	3.6 km
Perkins Practice	GP	Good ('22)	3.6 km
The Chowdhury Practice	GP	Good ('19)	3.6 km
Integrated Care Centre	Dentist	—	3.6 km
Oldham Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.6 km
Greenmed Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.7 km
Lees Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.7 km
Synergy Dental	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	3.7 km
Medi Call	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Cannon St(Hcc)Ltd	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Ascroft Medical	Dentist	Good ('19)	3.9 km
Lees Medical Practice	GP	—	3.9 km
Greenbank Medical Practice	GP	—	4.0 km
Alexandra Group Med Pract	GP	Good ('19)	4.0 km
Glodwick Medical Practice	GP	—	4.0 km
Glodwick Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.0 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.0 km
John Street Medical Practice	GP	—	4.1 km
Leesbrook Surgery	GP	—	4.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.2 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.2 km
Dale Street Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.3 km
Wellfield House	Dentist	—	4.4 km
Abbey Hills Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	4.4 km
Oldham Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	4.4 km
Chadderton Medical Practice	GP	—	4.5 km
Woodlands Medical Practice	GP	Good ('16)	4.5 km
Kapur Family Care	GP	Good ('21)	4.7 km
Md Family Practice	GP	Good ('21)	4.7 km
The Strand Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.1 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Oldham

5 nearest stations; the fastest to Manchester is 12 min from Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To Manchester	Fastest
Rochdale Rail Station	3.5 mi	Manchester Victoria	13 min
Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station	3.5 mi	Manchester Victoria	12 min
Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station	3.7 mi	Manchester Victoria	12 min
Greenfield Rail Station	4.1 mi	Manchester Piccadilly	24 min
Smithy Bridge Rail Station	4.2 mi	Manchester Victoria	18 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest Manchester time in bold — from Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station (12 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

59%

Work from home

21%

Walk or cycle

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging16 points

Per 10,000 residents0.7

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Oldham

Air quality

NO₂

13.5

— WHO guide

PM2.5

7.4

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1000.3%

Flood zone1.6% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 10–30%)

Coal miningin/near a coalfield (92.2%)

Historic landfill485 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings554

Conservation areas33

Green belt42.8%

Green spaces43,088

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Oldham

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	540	89% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	173	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	39	—
Green spaces & parks	43,088	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

88%

Superfast

97.9%

Ultrafast

88.1%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Oldham

Figures for the wider Oldham — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate7.3%

In work (employment rate)52.5%

Companies registered here17,119

New incorporations (12m)3,016

Property companies (SPVs)2,045

See the full Oldham report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district