UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/ol1
OL1Oldham, England
House prices in OL1, Oldham
Homes in OL1 sold for a median of £172,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 303 standard sales.
It is the cheapest of the 7 postcode districts in the Oldham council area with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 39 | £360,000 | £285,000 to £463,000 |
| Semi-detached | 110 | £200,000 | £170,000 to £230,000 |
| Terraced | 141 | £145,000 | £125,000 to £170,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 13 | £95,000 | £87,000 to £108,000 |
OL1 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the OL postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of OL1's, it was £2,647 per m² from 367 linked sales.
Terraced houses were the most common type sold here, at 47% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 36%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.8 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in OL1
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in OL1 2, around Oldham and Chadderton, with a median of £201,500, and lowest in OL1 3, around Oldham, at £132,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in OL1 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 34 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| OL1 2TU | £485,000 | 3 |
| OL1 2TW | £435,000 | 3 |
| OL1 2QU | £300,000 | 3 |
| OL1 4GP | £285,000 | 5 |
| OL1 2QY | £275,000 | 3 |
| OL1 2RR | £262,500 | 3 |
| OL1 4PW | £261,500 | 4 |
| OL1 2QE | £260,000 | 3 |
| OL1 4NS | £235,000 | 6 |
| OL1 4NX | £235,000 | 4 |
| OL1 4PB | £230,000 | 5 |
| OL1 2UB | £220,000 | 3 |
| OL1 4RE | £215,000 | 4 |
| OL1 4TF | £215,000 | 4 |
| OL1 3PS | £208,000 | 3 |
| OL1 2UA | £206,000 | 3 |
| OL1 4BJ | £195,000 | 4 |
| OL1 2NZ | £180,000 | 5 |
| OL1 4AT | £177,000 | 5 |
| OL1 4LP | £170,000 | 3 |
| OL1 4NN | £170,000 | 4 |
| OL1 4JQ | £165,000 | 5 |
| OL1 4LF | £165,000 | 3 |
| OL1 4JU | £155,000 | 3 |
| OL1 4DX | £152,500 | 4 |
| OL1 4HY | £149,500 | 3 |
| OL1 3RQ | £132,500 | 3 |
| OL1 3JB | £131,000 | 3 |
| OL1 2PS | £130,000 | 3 |
| OL1 2PA | £126,500 | 3 |
| OL1 4DA | £120,000 | 3 |
| OL1 2LQ | £117,500 | 3 |
| OL1 2LJ | £113,500 | 3 |
| OL1 4GA | £87,500 | 4 |
Prices over time
The median rose 105%, from £85,000 in 2016 to £174,500 in 2025, the ninth biggest rise of the 243 districts in the North West.
Leasehold homes
71% of sales in OL1 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Only 4% were flats, so some houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold, what the ground rent is and whether you could buy the freehold.
Flats here sold for a median of £95,000, 25% less than the £127,500 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Coal mining
All 777 live postcodes in OL1 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).
Postcode districts in the Oldham council area
Median sale price of the 7 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. OL1 is the cheapest.
- OL3 Oldham£331,000
- M35 Manchester£220,000
- OL2 Oldham£220,000
- OL4 Oldham£201,000
- OL9 Oldham£200,000
- OL8 Oldham£180,000
- OL1 Oldham, this district£172,500
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 37 | |
| C | 314 | |
| D | 127 | |
| E | 12 | |
| F | 3 | |
| G | 2 |
71% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of OL1, from the sales in OL1, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Chadderton North 30 sales£385,000
- St James' 181 sales£172,500
- Coldhurst 65 sales£163,000
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: St Mary's.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £75,000 for a flat on Henshaw Street to £352,000 for a detached house on Mollis Grove.
The latest standard sales recorded in OL1. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 139 Edge Lane RoadSold for £85,000
- 26 Ripponden StreetSold for £155,000
- 1 Mollis GroveSold for £352,000
- 96 Mortimer StreetSold for £185,040
- 23 Hansby CloseSold for £230,000
- Flat 22, Julian House Henshaw StreetSold for £75,000
- 16 Green Park ViewSold for £330,000
- 106 Hodge Clough RoadSold for £310,000
- 15 Higher FullwoodSold for £195,000
- 30 Buxted RoadSold for £135,000
Living in OL1
Crime
No figures for OL1
Greater Manchester Police has not sent street-level crime data to police.uk since July 2019.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 95% of homes can get it
Higher than 76 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
97% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 75 in 100 postcode districts.
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.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | ||
| 162 | ||
| 48 | ||
| 72 | ||
| 44 | ||
| 57 | ||
| 77 | ||
| 15 |
About these figures
The figures come from 303 standard sales in OL1, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
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.