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95 recorded sales · median £72,000 · Oldham
Oldham Council · Labour minority — no overall control 18/60 seats · 30% · OCD 2026
69/100
Good
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£72k
median price
£72k
median sold price
6.1 yrs
of local pay to buy
8 min
Manchester — fastest
1
rail stations
1
grammar school
127
schools total
2
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
39
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
£83,500 in 2007 → £162,500 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 £72,000. 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 95 sales£72,000
Full history since 1997
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%
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
Neighbourhood prices in Oldham how Higginshaw Lane 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 |
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 Higginshaw Lane — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223 Higginshaw Lane Royton | Terraced | — | — | £125,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 227 Higginshaw Lane Royton | Terraced | — | — | £165,000 | Jun 2025 |
| 169 Higginshaw Lane Royton | Terraced | — | — | £160,000 | Apr 2025 |
| 578 Higginshaw Lane Royton | Terraced | — | — | £120,000 | Apr 2025 |
| 237 Higginshaw Lane Royton | Other | — | — | £139,950 | Oct 2024 |
| 576 Higginshaw Lane Royton | Terraced | — | — | £130,000 | Apr 2024 |
| 221a Higginshaw Lane Royton | Other | — | — | £912 | Apr 2024 |
| 169 Higginshaw Lane Royton | Terraced | — | — | £128,000 | Apr 2023 |
| 207 Higginshaw Lane Royton | Terraced | — | — | £122,000 | Jan 2023 |
| 221a Higginshaw Lane Royton | Terraced | — | — | £135,000 | Dec 2022 |
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 Higginshaw Lane — 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
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%
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
57% of the 7 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
4 of 7 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 7 nearest inspected schools
of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heyside Pre-school | Nursery | Good ('24) | 0.6 km |
| Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School | Primary | Requires improvement ('21) | 0.8 km |
| E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy | Secondary | Inspected '25 — see report | 0.8 km |
| Willowpark Primary Academy | Primary | — | 0.8 km |
| Newbank Nursery & Out of School Club | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.9 km |
| St. Theresa's RC Primary School | Primary | Good ('24) | 1.0 km |
| Shine A Light Day Nursery | Nursery | Good ('22) | 1.0 km |
| Mayfield Primary School | Primary | Requires improvement ('24) | 1.1 km |
| St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 1.2 km |
| St. Anne's Pre-School, Royton Oldham Limited | Nursery | Good ('23) | 1.2 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
25
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.4 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 0.5 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.5 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
13 of 13 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 0.5 km |
| The Royton & Crompton Family Practice | GP | Good ('22) | 1.4 km |
| Royton Health & Wellbeing Centre | Dentist | — | 1.4 km |
| Well | Pharmacy | — | 1.5 km |
| Market Square Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.5 km |
| Royton Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.5 km |
| Ripponden Road Dental Practice | Dentist | — | 1.5 km |
| Gardeners Chemist | Pharmacy | — | 1.6 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 8 min from Moston Rail Station.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To Manchester | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station | 2.8 mi | Manchester Victoria | 12 min |
| Moston Rail Station | 3.7 mi | Manchester Victoria | 8 min |
| Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station | 3.8 mi | Manchester Victoria | 12 min |
| Greenfield Rail Station | 4.0 mi | Manchester Piccadilly | 24 min |
| Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station | 4.0 mi | Manchester Piccadilly | 20 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest Manchester time in bold — from Moston Rail Station (8 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
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
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
% 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
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district