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Waterhead

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3,057 people · median £170,000 · Oldham

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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

dearestcheapest

£170,000 median 19th cheapest of 41 neighbourhoods

among 41 neighbourhoods in Oldham

A typical home here sells for £170,000, up 27.8% over five years. That's about 6.1× local earnings — around the 6.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 17 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£170,000

5-year change+27.8%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Semi-detached

£203k

Terraced

£167k

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 ownership57%

Owned outright

26%

With a mortgage

31%

Private rented

16%

Social rented

25%

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

£1,647 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 Waterhead 39 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Huddersfield Road	£102,000	149	+61.9%
Smith Street	£67,000	80	—
Turner Street	£57,945	80	+72.6%
Dovecote Lane	£120,000	77	+65.1%
Dixon Street	£76,100	75	—
Dunham Street	£75,500	71	—
Stamford Road	£100,000	63	-7.9%
Birks Avenue	£167,750	58	—
Lynwood Drive	£101,500	56	—
Hollins Avenue	£117,000	47	—
Greenacres Road	£84,000	44	—
Walter Mills Way	£173,000	41	+45.8%
Holly Grove	£80,000	40	—
The Sycamores	£129,000	34	—
Redwood Lane	£134,500	32	—
Kingsley Drive	£109,500	28	—
Sloane Avenue	£135,000	27	—
Galland Street	£75,500	26	—
Linden Avenue	£87,475	24	+62.3%
Church Street East	£100,000	24	—
Beech Avenue	£83,000	24	—
Larch Grove	£119,975	24	—
Constantine Street	£67,500	21	—
Old Manor Farm Close	£175,000	15	—
Ann Square	£47,250	14	—
New Royd Avenue	£134,175	14	—
Manor Farm Rise	£104,000	14	—
Watergate Milne Court	£90,350	12	—
Dowry Road	£105,000	12	—
Willow Bank	£100,000	11	—
Higgs Close	£69,000	11	—
Ash Square	£56,000	10	—
Sycamore Avenue	£132,500	9	—
Chestnut Close	£55,000	9	—
Bardsley Street	£105,000	9	—
Brideoak Street	£101,000	8	—
Leach Walk	£47,975	8	—
Milford Brow	£98,750	8	—
Cotton Tree Close	£62,500	6	—

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 Waterhead 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 Waterhead — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
39 Turner Street Lees	Terraced	2	D	£149,950	Jul 2026
721, Huddersfield Road Lees	Terraced	4+	D	£300,000	Jul 2026
172, Stamford Road Lees	Terraced	2	D	£130,000	Jun 2026
17 Turner Street	Terraced	—	—	£105,000	Jun 2026
9, Turner Street Lees	Terraced	3	E	£160,000	May 2026
38 DUNHAM STREET LEES	Terraced	2	C	£124,950	May 2026
8 MILFORD BROW LEES	Semi-detached	1	D	£200,000	May 2026
14 Linden Avenue	Terraced	3	C	£170,000	Apr 2026
31, Galland Street	Semi-detached	2	D	£158,000	Apr 2026
22 Dixon Street Lees	Terraced	2	C	£133,000	Mar 2026
219 Stamford Road Lees	Terraced	4+	D	£195,000	Mar 2026
32 The Sycamores Lees	Terraced	3	C	£215,000	Mar 2026
9 Galland Street	Terraced	—	—	£100,000	Mar 2026
26 Dixon Street Lees	Terraced	2	D	£141,000	Mar 2026
10 Larch Grove Lees	Terraced	3	C	£226,500	Feb 2026
20, Larch Grove Lees	Terraced	2	C	£155,000	Feb 2026
215 STAMFORD ROAD LEES	Terraced	4+	D	£183,000	Jan 2026
22 Holly Grove	Terraced	—	—	£180,000	Jan 2026
31 DIXON STREET LEES	Terraced	2	D	£125,000	Dec 2025
7 Sloane Avenue Lees	Semi-detached	3	C	£230,000	Dec 2025
31, Turner Street Lees	Terraced	2	D	£128,000	Nov 2025
9 Leach Walk	Terraced	4+	C	£185,000	Nov 2025
43 Dovecote Lane Lees	Semi-detached	4+	C	£288,250	Nov 2025
4, Ann Square	Terraced	2	C	£110,000	Nov 2025

Show all sales ↓

86 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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