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OL8 1

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10,522 people · median £125,000 · Oldham

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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £125,000, up 59.5% over five years. That's about 6.1× local earnings — around the 6.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 19 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£125,000

5-year change+59.5%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£220k

Semi-detached

£171k

Terraced

£115k

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 ownership48%

Owned outright

26%

With a mortgage

21%

Private rented

26%

Social rented

26%

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

£865 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 OL8 1 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Gainsborough Avenue	£38,000	157	—
Villa Road	£30,000	133	—
Belgrave Road	£60,000	126	+38.5%
Copster Hill Road	£47,250	124	—
Crete Street	£38,500	121	—
Windsor Road	£70,000	113	—
Meldrum Street	£39,000	99	—
Lune Street	£53,000	93	—
Lee Street	£46,000	90	—
Chelmsford Street	£23,000	88	+192.5%
Schofield Street	£70,500	83	+76.5%
Harper Street	£35,000	77	—
Wellington Road	£65,000	75	+64.7%
Plymouth Street	£45,000	69	—
Ashton Road	£45,000	68	—
Burlington Avenue	£35,000	68	—
Ralstone Avenue	£62,250	66	+78.8%
Kenyon Avenue	£55,000	63	—
Broadway Street	£45,000	63	—
Manley Road	£55,000	57	—
Boston Street	£42,725	52	—
Langham Road	£98,000	51	—
Coppice Street	£23,750	50	—
Mirfield Avenue	£39,995	43	—
Goddard Street	£52,500	42	—
Avon Street	£34,000	42	—
Lorne Street	£60,500	36	—
Upland Road	£69,750	36	—
Kingsway Close	£63,000	36	—
Napier Street East	£55,000	34	—
Fern Street	£76,750	34	—
Park Street	£45,000	33	—
Port Street	£50,000	33	—
Camberwell Street	£38,000	32	—
Clydesdale Street	£35,500	32	—
Brookfield Street	£33,000	31	—
Wallace Street	£49,000	30	—
Falmouth Street	£48,000	29	—
Snowden Street	£42,000	29	—
Penn Street	£30,000	29	—
Primrose Bank	£34,500	28	—
St Thomas Street North	£32,000	28	—
Alvingham Avenue	£163,500	28	—
Neild Street	£58,000	27	—
Hornby Street	£41,500	26	—
St Thomas Street South	£25,500	24	—
New Road	£40,500	24	—
Carthage Street	£57,000	21	—
Sheraton Road	£44,950	21	—
Pellowe Road	£37,000	19	—
Montreal Street	£56,500	19	—
Kennedy Street	£26,500	19	—
Florida Street	£46,000	17	—
Osborne Road	£58,000	17	—
Pool Street	£60,000	16	—
Park Road	£70,000	15	—
Ross Street	£66,000	15	—
Newport Street	£155,000	14	—
Wye Street	£24,750	14	—
Stuart Street	£54,000	12	—

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 OL8 1 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 OL8 1 — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
40 Wallace Street	Terraced	3	C	£155,000	Jul 2026
21, Stuart Street	Terraced	2	D	£120,000	Jun 2026
25 Wellington Road	Terraced	2	C	£165,000	Jun 2026
3 Ralstone Avenue	Terraced	3	C	£150,000	May 2026
30 Fern Street	Detached	—	—	£170,000	May 2026
80 Wellington Road	Semi-detached	4+	D	£280,000	Apr 2026
12, Ralstone Avenue	Terraced	2	D	£173,000	Apr 2026
24 Ralstone Avenue	Terraced	1	D	£164,000	Apr 2026
48 Neild Street	Terraced	2	C	£156,000	Apr 2026
26 New Road	Terraced	3	C	£245,000	Mar 2026
66 Gainsborough Avenue	Terraced	2	C	£127,500	Mar 2026
47, Upland Road	Terraced	3	E	£56,500	Mar 2026
23 Mirfield Avenue	Terraced	3	C	£163,000	Feb 2026
8 Penn Street	Terraced	2	C	£85,000	Feb 2026
1 Wellington Road	Terraced	—	—	£120,000	Feb 2026
41 Meldrum Street	Terraced	3	D	£142,000	Feb 2026
82 GODDARD STREET OLDHAM	Terraced	3	D	£55,000	Feb 2026
10 Goddard Street	Terraced	3	D	£125,000	Feb 2026
90 Crete Street	Terraced	4+	D	£146,000	Feb 2026
79, Chelmsford Street	Terraced	4+	D	£100,000	Jan 2026
25 Crete Street	Terraced	3	C	£130,000	Jan 2026
163 Lee Street	Terraced	3	C	£156,000	Dec 2025
18 Pool Street	Terraced	3	E	£65,000	Dec 2025
127, Park Street	Terraced	2	C	£104,000	Dec 2025

Show all sales ↓

53 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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