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Old Croft

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17 recorded sales · median £189,950 · 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

£190k

median price

£190k

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

£121,975 in 2001 → £296,500 in 2021

⌄ 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 £189,950. That's about 6.1× local earnings — around the 6.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2021 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 17 sales£189,950

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 Old Croft 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 Old Croft — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
The Laurels Old Croft Springhead	Detached	—	—	£310,000	Sep 2021
HILLSIDE OLD CROFT SPRINGHEAD	Detached	—	—	£283,000	Feb 2021
7, Old Croft Springhead	Detached	—	—	£337,200	Feb 2020
17, Old Croft Springhead	Detached	—	—	£283,000	Apr 2017
The Laurels Old Croft Springhead	Detached	—	—	£195,000	Jan 2015
HILLSIDE OLD CROFT SPRINGHEAD	Detached	—	—	£189,950	Jun 2013
1 OLD CROFT	Detached	—	—	£158,000	Aug 2010
The Laurels Old Croft Springhead	Detached	—	—	£235,000	Dec 2006
15 OLD CROFT	Detached	—	—	£247,000	Mar 2005
The Laurels Old Croft Springhead	Detached	—	—	£199,500	Nov 2003
15 OLD CROFT	Detached	—	—	£147,000	Jan 2003
17, Old Croft Springhead	Detached	—	—	£149,950	Jul 2002
11 OLD CROFT	Detached	—	—	£149,950	Jun 2002
9 OLD CROFT	Detached	—	—	£144,000	Jul 2001
6 OLD CROFT	Detached	—	—	£99,950	Mar 2001
3 OLD CROFT	Detached	—	—	£87,000	Dec 1997
The Laurels Old Croft Springhead	Detached	—	—	£85,000	Sep 1996

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17 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 Old Croft — 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

100% 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

4 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
Springhead Infant and Nursery School	Primary	Inspected '26 — see report	0.1 km
Kids Planet Springhead	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.3 km
Knowsley Junior School	Primary	Good ('22)	0.4 km
Forest Friends Pre-School Ltd	Nursery	—	0.6 km
Lees Laugh n Learn	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.6 km
Mobile Creche	Nursery	—	0.6 km
Hey-with-Zion Primary School	Primary	—	0.8 km
St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy	Primary	—	0.8 km
Leesfield Pre-School Group	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.9 km
The Village Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.9 km
Cornerhouse Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.0 km
St Agnes CofE Primary School	Primary	—	1.0 km
St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School	Primary	—	1.1 km
Saddleworth Stars	Nursery	Outstanding ('25)	1.1 km
Waterhead Academy	Secondary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.2 km
Dream Big Sports Holiday Camp - Waterhead Academy	Nursery	—	1.2 km
Brooklands Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.3 km
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School	Primary	—	1.4 km
Greenacres Laugh 'N' Learn	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.4 km
Oberlin Street Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.5 km
Oasis Academy Leesbrook	Secondary	Good ('23)	1.6 km
Premier Daycare	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.8 km
Oasis Academy Clarksfield	Primary	Good ('23)	1.8 km
St Hugh's CofE Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	1.8 km
TH Day Care Ltd t/a Shooting Stars Pre School Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.9 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 0.9 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.5 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.9 km
NHS ODS

15 of 15 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Oldham Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	0.5 km
Wellfield House	Dentist	—	0.9 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	0.9 km
Leesbrook Surgery	GP	—	0.9 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.9 km
Lees Medical Practice	GP	—	1.1 km
Rowlands Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Springfield House	GP	—	1.8 km
Jackson'S Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.8 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Apollonia House Dental & Health Care Ltd	Dentist	—	1.9 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Lees Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
Ripponden Road Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Apex Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Hopwood House Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	2.4 km
Our Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
Alexandra Group Med Pract	GP	Good ('19)	2.4 km
Glodwick Medical Practice	GP	—	2.4 km
Glodwick Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.4 km
Glodwick Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
Oldham Late Night Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
Greenbank Medical Practice	GP	—	2.5 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	2.5 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.5 km
Moorside Medical Practice	GP	—	2.5 km
Hobbs Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.5 km
Greenmed Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Abbey Hills Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	2.6 km
Mckeevers Chemists	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Mossley Dental Care	Dentist	—	2.7 km
Chemist Corner Internet Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.7 km
Pike Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	2.7 km
Seemed Internet Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.8 km
Seemed Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.9 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.0 km
Rhodes Dp Ltd	Dentist	—	3.1 km
Pennine Medical Centre	GP	Good ('23)	3.1 km
Synergy Dental	Dentist	—	3.2 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.2 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	3.2 km
Mossley Medical Practice	GP	—	3.3 km
Chadwick & Hadfield Ltd	Pharmacy	—	3.3 km
St Mary'S Medical Centre	GP	Good ('17)	3.3 km
The Tooth Place Limited	Dentist	—	3.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.3 km
Bridge Street (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	3.5 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
Ascroft Medical	Dentist	Good ('19)	3.6 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	3.6 km
Hill Top Surgery	GP	Outstanding ('16)	3.6 km
Saddleworth Medical Practice	GP	—	3.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Medi Call	Pharmacy	—	3.7 km
Strachan'S Chemist	Pharmacy	—	3.7 km
Ravat And Ray	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Tanhill Lane (Dental Practice)	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Marjory Lees Dental Centre	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Cannon St(Hcc)Ltd	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Everest Pharmacy - Delph	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.8 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.8 km
Jalal Practice	GP	—	3.8 km
Lindley House Health Centre	GP	Good ('16)	3.8 km
Oldham Family Practice	GP	—	3.8 km
Perkins Practice	GP	Good ('22)	3.8 km
The Chowdhury Practice	GP	Good ('19)	3.8 km
Oldham Medical Services	GP	Good ('24)	3.9 km
John Street Medical Practice	GP	—	4.0 km
Kapur Family Care	GP	Good ('21)	4.7 km
Md Family Practice	GP	Good ('21)	4.7 km
Werneth Medical Practice	GP	Good ('23)	4.7 km
The Royton & Crompton Family Practice	GP	Good ('22)	5.0 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 9 min from Ashton-Under-Lyne Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To Manchester	Fastest
Greenfield Rail Station	1.9 mi	Manchester Piccadilly	24 min
Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station	2.0 mi	Manchester Piccadilly	20 min
Ashton-Under-Lyne Rail Station	3.7 mi	Manchester Victoria	9 min
Stalybridge Rail Station	3.9 mi	Manchester Victoria	10 min
Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station	4.7 mi	Manchester Victoria	12 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest Manchester time in bold — from Ashton-Under-Lyne Rail Station (9 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