UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/oldham
Council areaNorth West, England
House prices in Oldham
Homes in Oldham sold for a median of £210,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,471 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £225,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 75%, from £123,000 in 2016 to £215,000 in 2025, the biggest rise of the 35 council areas in the North West.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 723 | £370,000 | £300,000 to £480,000 | £3,229/m²from 40 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,614 | £235,000 | £200,000 to £280,000 | £2,929/m²from 55 sales |
| Terraced | 1,948 | £170,000 | £141,000 to £205,000 | £2,318/m²from 70 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 186 | £145,000 | £120,000 to £180,000 | Too few |
Terraced houses were the most common type sold in Oldham, at 44% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 36%.
Postcode districts in Oldham
The dearest district was OL3 (mostly Saddleworth South ward), at £331,000, and the cheapest was OL1 (Oldham), at £172,500.
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- OL3Oldham, 456 salesMedian price £331,000Price per square metre £3,333Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- M35Manchester, 455 salesMedian price £220,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
- OL2Oldham, 1,134 salesMedian price £220,000Price per square metre £2,857Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- OL4Oldham, 795 salesMedian price £201,000Price per square metre £2,750Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +9%
- OL9Oldham, 768 salesMedian price £200,000Price per square metre £2,727Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- OL8Oldham, 542 salesMedian price £180,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +12%
- OL1Oldham, 303 salesMedian price £172,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +14%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in OL1 (Oldham), up 14%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Middleton Road, Chadderton (OL9)34 sales
- Rochdale Road, Royton (OL2)28 sales
- Broadway, Chadderton (OL9)28 sales
- Rochdale Road, Shaw (OL2)24 sales
- Denton Lane, Chadderton (OL9)23 sales
- Oldham Road, Springhead (OL4)21 sales
- Chew Valley Road, Greenfield (OL3)19 sales
- Stamford Road, Lees (OL4)17 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Nicola Hughes Close, Diggle (OL3, detached houses, £643,500), Bennett Way, Royton (OL2, detached houses, £475,000) and Dunning Drive, Royton (OL2, detached houses, £458,000).
The cheapest were Fields New Road, Chadderton (OL9, £140,500), Coalshaw Green Road, Chadderton (OL9, terraced houses, £148,000) and Ripponden Road, Oldham (OL1, terraced houses, £150,000).
Leasehold homes
62% of sales in Oldham were leasehold, against 33% across the North West as a whole. Flats made up only 4% of sales, so many houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold and what the ground rent is.
Living in Oldham
Crime
No figures for Oldham
Greater Manchester Police has not sent street-level crime data to police.uk since July 2019.
Gigabit broadband
98% of homes can get it
Higher than 95 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
88% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 82 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,602 a year in Oldham for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 89 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the North West
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Oldham and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Salford£235,000
- Sefton£230,000
- Chorley£225,000
- Wirral£222,500
- South Ribble£220,000
- Tameside£220,000
- Rochdale£210,500
- Oldham, this council area£210,000
- Bolton£209,000
- Lancaster£203,000
- Preston£200,000
- Wigan£200,000
- Wyre£200,000
- Knowsley£197,000
- Halton£195,000
About these figures
Oldham's figures come from 4,471 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.