Is Oldham a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Oldham, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 5,911 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Oldham, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 5,911 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Oldham sold for £217,171 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.7% on a year earlier.
From the middle of Oldham, the nearest primary school is Beever Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk; the nearest secondary is The Blue Coat CofE School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk (Ofsted: outstanding); the nearest GP surgery is St Mary's Medical Centre, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk.
Mills Hill (Manchester) station is 2.8 mi away; Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk; the nearest park, Becket Meadows, is 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk.
The average home in Oldham sold for £217,171 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.7% on a year earlier. By type: detached £381,798, semi-detached £247,502, terraced £184,129, flats £132,493. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Beever Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is The Blue Coat CofE School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk (Ofsted: outstanding). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Mills Hill (Manchester) is 2.8 mi away, and Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £32,655 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.