UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/ol8
OL8Oldham, England
House prices in OL8, Oldham
Homes in OL8 sold for a median of £180,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 542 standard sales.
That is 14% below the £210,000 median for the Oldham council area.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 78 | £305,000 | £272,000 to £329,000 |
| Semi-detached | 154 | £215,000 | £180,000 to £259,000 |
| Terraced | 305 | £155,000 | £129,000 to £185,000 |
OL8 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 OL8's, it was £2,647 per m² from 367 linked sales.
Most homes sold here were terraced houses, at 56% of sales.
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Where prices are higher in OL8
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in OL8 2, around Oldham, with a median of £196,500, and lowest in OL8 1, around Oldham, at £146,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in OL8 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 59 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| OL8 3BB | £335,000 | 3 |
| OL8 2AY | £330,000 | 5 |
| OL8 4ER | £320,000 | 3 |
| OL8 2AG | £315,000 | 6 |
| OL8 2EU | £315,000 | 17 |
| OL8 3AN | £315,000 | 3 |
| OL8 2LL | £305,000 | 4 |
| OL8 2FQ | £300,000 | 5 |
| OL8 2FR | £295,000 | 3 |
| OL8 2TA | £295,000 | 11 |
| OL8 3AL | £275,000 | 3 |
| OL8 2FY | £270,000 | 4 |
| OL8 3AS | £260,000 | 3 |
| OL8 4HX | £260,000 | 3 |
| OL8 3PU | £255,000 | 3 |
| OL8 3AJ | £253,000 | 3 |
| OL8 3PR | £245,000 | 3 |
| OL8 3JA | £243,000 | 3 |
| OL8 3LG | £235,500 | 6 |
| OL8 2TD | £230,000 | 3 |
| OL8 2FX | £225,000 | 7 |
| OL8 3AY | £224,000 | 7 |
| OL8 2EN | £220,000 | 5 |
| OL8 3AF | £220,000 | 3 |
| OL8 3JJ | £216,500 | 6 |
| OL8 3BA | £210,000 | 3 |
| OL8 4NA | £205,000 | 3 |
| OL8 4LT | £200,000 | 3 |
| OL8 4JB | £193,000 | 5 |
| OL8 2RW | £190,000 | 3 |
| OL8 4JR | £188,500 | 6 |
| OL8 4LU | £185,000 | 4 |
| OL8 1LU | £180,000 | 3 |
| OL8 4SH | £180,000 | 3 |
| OL8 3HT | £177,000 | 3 |
| OL8 4NP | £175,000 | 3 |
| OL8 2NZ | £167,000 | 4 |
| OL8 1RU | £165,000 | 3 |
| OL8 2XD | £163,500 | 4 |
| OL8 1BW | £163,000 | 3 |
| OL8 2DW | £163,000 | 6 |
| OL8 2JE | £160,000 | 3 |
| OL8 3RG | £160,000 | 3 |
| OL8 3EE | £157,000 | 4 |
| OL8 4NB | £156,000 | 4 |
| OL8 3RJ | £153,500 | 8 |
| OL8 1LY | £152,000 | 6 |
| OL8 1QJ | £150,000 | 3 |
| OL8 4HY | £149,000 | 3 |
| OL8 4JA | £140,000 | 3 |
| OL8 4NU | £140,000 | 3 |
| OL8 4QJ | £138,500 | 4 |
| OL8 4QW | £138,000 | 3 |
| OL8 3RN | £135,000 | 7 |
| OL8 2JU | £129,000 | 4 |
| OL8 1BB | £125,000 | 3 |
| OL8 2AW | £117,500 | 4 |
| OL8 3EY | £106,500 | 6 |
| OL8 2BT | £95,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 120%, from £84,000 in 2016 to £185,000 in 2025, the second biggest rise of the 243 districts in the North West.
Sales picked up in 2025: 321 standard sales in OL8, 27% more than the 253 in 2024.
Coal mining
All 849 live postcodes in OL8 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. OL8 is the second cheapest.
- OL3 Oldham£331,000
- M35 Manchester£220,000
- OL2 Oldham£220,000
- OL4 Oldham£201,000
- OL9 Oldham£200,000
- OL8 Oldham, this district£180,000
- OL1 Oldham£172,500
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 15 | |
| C | 420 | |
| D | 173 | |
| E | 18 | |
| F | 5 | |
| G | 2 |
69% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.
Leasehold homes
64% of sales in OL8 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Only 1% 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.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £60,000 for a terraced house on Fern Street to £288,000 for a detached house on Netherfield Close.
The latest standard sales recorded in OL8. 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.
- 12 Hilary AvenueSold for £200,000
- 14 Fern StreetSold for £60,000
- 21 Clydesdale StreetSold for £159,950
- 33 Elm RoadSold for £250,000
- 34 Harper StreetSold for £143,000
- 34 Priory CloseSold for £267,000
- 4 Weatherly CloseSold for £270,000
- 30 Netherfield CloseSold for £288,000
- 80 Harrow AvenueSold for £63,000
- 10 HillcroftSold for £275,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Lovage Drive, Oldham£315,00017 sales
- Rosary Road, Oldham£285,00016 sales
- Ashton Road, Oldham£155,00014 sales
- Green Lane, Oldham£247,00014 sales
- Heron Street, Oldham£160,00013 sales
Living in OL8
Crime
No figures for OL8
Greater Manchester Police has not sent street-level crime data to police.uk since July 2019.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 97% of homes can get it
Higher than 90 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 83 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.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of OL8, from the sales in OL8, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Medlock Vale 220 sales£195,000
- Hollinwood 187 sales£185,000
- Werneth 62 sales£184,500
- Alexandra 88 sales£148,500
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | ||
| 218 | ||
| 78 | ||
| 190 | ||
| 46 | ||
| 35 | ||
| 42 | ||
| 13 |
About these figures
The figures come from 542 standard sales in OL8, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 11% were new builds and 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.