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OL8 house prices in Oldham

The median sold price in OL8 between 18 Sept 2025 and 24 Jul 2026 was £170,000 across 250 recorded sales. OL8 covers part of Oldham around the Alexandra ward. Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for this district — from official UK data, in one place.

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Typical sold price

£170,000

Range £100,000–£280,000 · 250 real sales

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Sept 2025 and 24 Jul 2026. Real recorded sales — not estimates. Scroll for the map, trend and breakdown.

The median sold price in OL8, Oldham, was £170,000 across 250 recorded sales between 18 Sept 2025 and 24 Jul 2026. Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,602 a year — Oldham's published charge for 2026-27.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Oldham, 2026-27. Real recorded transactions — we never publish an estimated valuation.

On the map

Where OL8 sits in Oldham

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Latest sales

The most recent sales in OL8

  • 44, HOWGILL CRESCENT, OLDHAM

    Detached · Leasehold · 24 Jul 2026

    £325,000

  • 10, CARNARVON STREET, OLDHAM

    Terraced · Leasehold · 16 Jul 2026

    £160,000

  • 5, SEVERN ROAD, OLDHAM

    Detached · Leasehold · 15 Jul 2026

    £285,000

  • 30, ELM ROAD, OLDHAM

    Semi-detached · Freehold · 15 Jul 2026

    £265,000

  • 260, HERON STREET, OLDHAM

    Terraced · Leasehold · 6 Jul 2026

    £140,000

See every OL8 sale

Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors)

The data, honestly

OL8 sold prices at a glance

Typical price

£170,000

Lower end

£100,000

Upper end

£280,000

Sample size

250 sales

24-month trend

Typical price by quarter — OL8

By property type

What each type sells for — OL8

Tenure mix

Freehold vs leasehold — OL8

75 freehold (30%)

175 leasehold (70%)

4 new-build sales

Across the 250 most recent recorded sales in OL8. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions — never estimates. See every OL8 sale.

Area data

What else the records hold on OL8

Council tax, schools, area deprivation and planning activity for this district — each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.

Council tax

What council tax costs in OL8

Band D · Oldham · 2026-27

£2,602

a year — the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.

Annual council tax charge for each band in Oldham, 2026-27
Band1991 valueA year
Aup to £40,000£1,735
B£40,001–£52,000£2,024
C£52,001–£68,000£2,313
D£68,001–£88,000£2,602
E£88,001–£120,000£3,181
F£120,001–£160,000£3,759
G£160,001–£320,000£4,337
Hover £320,000£5,204

These are Oldham's charges for 2026-27, the authority OL8 falls in — not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Oldham · data to 2026-27 financial year

Schools

Schools near OL8

  • The Hathershaw College

    Middle deemed secondary · Academies · OL8 3EP

    487 m

    Good · 2016

  • Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School

    Primary · Academies · OL8 4JD

    549 m

    Good · 2019

  • Hulme Grammar School

    Independent schools · OL8 4BX

    582 m

    Not graded

  • Coppice Primary Academy

    Primary · Academies · OL8 1AP

    596 m

    Good · 2015

  • Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Primary · Academies · OL8 2SR

    781 m

    Not graded

  • Werneth Primary School

    Primary · Academies · OL8 4BL

    782 m

    Good · 2023

  • Broadfield Primary School

    Primary · Academies · OL8 1LH

    857 m

    Good · 2014

  • Thornycroft School

    Special schools · OL8 1RE

    1.0 km

    Not graded

School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes — Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the OL8 district centroid, not from any address.

Source: Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 5 with a grade on record

Planning applications

Planning activity around OL8

  • Oldham/CND/356371/26Undecided

    436 m

    Discharge of Conditions 1 (3 Year Time Limit), 2 (Approved Plans), 3 (Demolition Method Statement), 4 (Boundary Treatment and Site Enclosure), 5 (Interim Site Restoration and Surfacing), 6 (Unexpected Contamination), 7 (Lighting), 8 (Hours of Demolition) associated with application FUL/355135/25.

    Received 2026-06-11

  • Oldham/HOU/356373/26Undecided

    437 m

    Front and rear dormers.

    Received 2026-06-11

  • Oldham/CEA/356136/26Permitted

    230 m

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate re: use of a (3a) dwelling as a children's home for up to three children, with up to three carers and a manager, with two staying overnight working on a rota basis(C2).

    Received 2026-05-01 · decided 2026-06-16

  • Installation of an internally illuminated static hoarding advertisement display

    Received 2026-04-29 · decided 2026-06-24

  • Oldham/HOU/356056/26Permitted

    183 m

    1) Erection of a single storey rear extension 2) Erection of a rear dormer

    Received 2026-04-21 · decided 2026-06-16

  • Oldham/HOU/356007/26Permitted

    376 m

    Single storey rear extension.

    Received 2026-04-09 · decided 2026-06-03

Applications are matched within 500 m of the OL8 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for OL8 for the current picture.

Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 859 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 22 July 2026

Deprivation (IMD)

Area profile for OL8

Across the 12 sampled OL8 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 1 to decile 3, with a median of decile 1 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.

1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

OL8 3WA, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 1 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so OL8 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in OL8 that have recorded sales and 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices

Two sources, one table

What it costs to run a home in OL8, band by band

Oldham's council tax for 2026-27 set against the OL8 median sold price of £170,000 across 250 recorded sales — the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.

Council tax band, its 1991 valuation range, the annual and monthly charge in Oldham for 2026-27, and that charge as a share of the OL8 median sold price
Band1991 valueVOA basisA yearOldhamA month÷ 12Of the median÷ £170,000
Aup to £40,000£1,735£1451.02%
B£40,001–£52,000£2,024£1691.19%
C£52,001–£68,000£2,313£1931.36%
D£68,001–£88,000£2,602£2171.53%
E£88,001–£120,000£3,181£2651.87%
F£120,001–£160,000£3,759£3132.21%
G£160,001–£320,000£4,337£3612.55%
Hover £320,000£5,204£4343.06%

The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the OL8 median sold price — a comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Oldham, 2026-27.

Address by address

What individual homes in OL8 sold for

The 24 most recently sold doors of the 243 distinct addresses in the records we hold for OL8. Real recorded transactions — never estimates.

  • 44, HOWGILL CRESCENT, OLDHAM

    OL8 3WA · Detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £325,000

    2026-07-24

  • 10, CARNARVON STREET, OLDHAM

    OL8 3PW · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £160,000

    2026-07-16

  • 5, SEVERN ROAD, OLDHAM

    OL8 3PU · Detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £285,000

    2026-07-15

  • 30, ELM ROAD, OLDHAM

    OL8 3UQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £265,000

    2026-07-15

  • 260, HERON STREET, OLDHAM

    OL8 4JR · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £140,000

    2026-07-06

  • 40, WALLACE STREET, OLDHAM

    OL8 1NB · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £155,000

    2026-07-03

  • 28, KIMBERLEY STREET, OLDHAM

    OL8 4NY · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £100,000

    2026-07-02

  • 19, LACROSSE AVENUE, OLDHAM

    OL8 4LU · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £150,000

    2026-06-30

  • 7, NEWCHURCH, OLDHAM

    OL8 2TR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £206,000

    2026-06-26

  • 260, HONEYWELL LANE, OLDHAM

    OL8 2JS · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £200,000

    2026-06-26

  • 21, BARDSLEY VALE AVENUE, OLDHAM

    OL8 3HZ · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £215,000

    2026-06-25

  • 21, STUART STREET, OLDHAM

    OL8 1SD · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £120,000

    2026-06-25

  • 20, ROWAN TREE ROAD, OLDHAM

    OL8 3LG · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £242,000

    2026-06-23

  • 305, HOLLINS ROAD, OLDHAM

    OL8 3AB · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £140,000

    2026-06-19

  • 54, NINTH AVENUE, OLDHAM

    OL8 3LJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £170,000

    2026-06-19

  • 288, HERON STREET, OLDHAM

    OL8 4JR · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £120,000

    2026-06-19

  • 14, TITCHFIELD ROAD, OLDHAM

    OL8 2DW · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £166,000

    2026-06-18

  • 25, KENTON STREET, OLDHAM

    OL8 2DB · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £103,500

    2026-06-17

  • 18, PARKFIELD AVENUE, OLDHAM

    OL8 4RD · Semi-detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £100,000

    2026-06-17

  • 14, LACROSSE AVENUE, OLDHAM

    OL8 4LU · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £155,000

    2026-06-12

  • 10, INCLINE ROAD, OLDHAM

    OL8 4QW · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £185,000

    2026-06-12

  • 16, SNOWDEN STREET, OLDHAM

    OL8 1LE · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £75,000

    2026-06-12

  • 29, CORONA AVENUE, OLDHAM

    OL8 4JA · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £140,000

    2026-06-11

  • 86, WHITEBANK ROAD, OLDHAM

    OL8 3JJ · Semi-detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £213,005

    2026-06-10

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link — we match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.

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  • HM Land RegistrySold prices
  • MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
  • Department for Education · OfstedSchools
  • Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
  • Police.UKStreet-level crime
  • Environment AgencyFlood risk
  • postcodes.io · ONSGeography

Questions, answered

The OL8 report: your questions

What is the average house price in OL8?
The median sold price in OL8, Oldham was £170,000 across 250 recorded sales between 18 Sept 2025 and 24 Jul 2026. Most sales fell between £100,000 and £280,000. That is the median of real HM Land Registry transactions, not an estimate or a valuation.
How much is council tax in OL8?
OL8 is billed by Oldham, whose Band D charge for 2026-27 is £2,602 a year. Every band from A to H is listed on this page. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and there is no free per-address dataset for it, so we never guess an individual home's band — look it up on GOV.UK and read your row.
Which schools are near OL8?
The Department for Education's register lists 8 open schools within 3 km of the OL8 district centre, the nearest being The Hathershaw College (last Ofsted grade: Good). These are nearest by straight-line distance from the district centroid — they are not catchment or admission areas, which councils set individually and do not publish centrally.
Is OL8 a deprived area?
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the 12 OL8 postcodes we sampled run from decile 1 to decile 3, with a median of decile 1 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. Deprivation is published for small areas, not postcode districts, so a district like OL8 usually spans several. It is area context, never a judgement on an individual home.
Have there been planning applications near OL8?
The last check of the local planning authority register found 859 applications within 500 m of the OL8 district centre; the most recent are listed on this page with their reference, description and status as the authority published them. For an up-to-the-minute search, use the planning tool with your full postcode.
Can I see what an individual address in OL8 sold for?
Yes — this page lists the 24 most recently sold doors of the 243 distinct addresses in the records we hold for OL8, each with its price and date. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so a home that has never been sold does not appear; and we link an address to its own property page only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
How up to date are the OL8 sold prices?
Sold prices come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, covering sales up to 31 July 2026. The store is rebuilt monthly. New sales can take several weeks to appear in the official register after completion, so the very latest transactions may not show yet.
Does OL8 cover my exact street?
OL8 is the outward half of the postcode and covers the whole district, so the district-wide figures on this page are medians and ranges — not a valuation of any single property. The address list gives you the door-level picture, and the free checks take a full postcode.

Where this comes from

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on — never estimates, never a valuation. Every OL8 sale in the lookup tool · The Oldham property market · About Your Property Check.