Postcode sector
Sector OL8 1 house prices
Oldham Town South · Oldham · district OL8 · 205 postcodes
Median £1,800 per m² over 73 sales in the 24 months to Aug 2026, up 2.4% in a year after inflation.
Median £/m²£1,800/m²Sales in the 24 months to Aug 2026
Last year, after inflation+2.4%
Sales, 24 months73with a floor area
£/m² of sales, 24 months to Aug 2026
- OL8 1
- £1,800/m² middle · £1,350–£2,130/m² middle half · 73 sales
- District OL8
- £2,310/m² middle · £1,840–£2,870/m² middle half · 526 sales
Bars: sales in each £/m² band. Strips: the box is the middle half, the line the middle, the whiskers the 9th to 91st percentile.
Median £/m² since 2004 (2004 = 100)
- OL8 1
- OL8
- Oldham houses
- After inflation (CPIH)
- In pounds of the day
Growth a year
| Over | OL8 1 | District OL8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real | Nominal | Real | Nominal | |
| 1 year | +2.4% | +5.7% | −0.2% | +3.1% |
| 5 years | +5.7% | +11.0% | +3.8% | +9.1% |
| 10 years | +4.5% | +8.1% | +5.0% | +8.6% |
| 20 years | +0.8% | +3.6% | +1.7% | +4.5% |
Real is after inflation (ONS CPIH). A horizon with too few sales at either end is left out.
Nearby sectors, middle half of £/m²
£0–£8,000/m²- UB9 6Harefield£4,860–£6,320/m²
- OL8 2Hathershaw£2,020–£3,090/m²
- OL8 3Lime Side & Garden Suburb£1,980–£2,860/m²
- OL9 7Werneth£1,710–£2,630/m²
- OL8 4Coppice£1,780–£2,580/m²
- OL8 1Oldham Town South£1,350–£2,130/m²
- OL9 6Busk£1,180–£2,230/m²
- OL4 1Alexandra Park£1,270–£1,900/m²
- OL1 1Oldham Town SouthToo few sales
- OL1 9Alexandra ParkToo few sales
Streets, last five years
| Street | Sales | Median size | Median £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schofield Street | 11 | 57 m² | |
| Ralstone Avenue | 10 | 67 m² | |
| Belgrave Road | 9 | 97 m² | |
| Gainsborough Avenue | 9 | 109 m² | |
| Harper Street | 9 | 78 m² | |
| Lune Street | 9 | 81 m² | |
| Wellington Road | 9 | 68 m² | |
| Windsor Road | 8 | 116 m² | |
| Chelmsford Street | 7 | 68 m² | |
| Villa Road | 7 | 85 m² | |
| Copster Hill Road | 6 | 84 m² | |
| Kenyon Avenue | 6 | 64 m² |
Sources
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid (category A sales). Floor areas: energy performance certificates (EPC). Inflation: ONS CPIH (series L522). Postcodes: ONS Postcode Directory. All under the Open Government Licence.
£/m² uses EPC floor area; sector names are informal. Middles of many sales, never one home's value.