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Waters Reach, Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne

MyStreetCheck free street report: Waters Reach, Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/ashton-under-lyne/waters-reach/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL5 9FG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£277,600
5 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£252,316
28 sales
Price range
£105k – £461k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
11 Jun 2026
OL5 9FG

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At a glance

House prices£278k average30% above the Ashton-Under-Lyne average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station18 min walkGreenfield station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband76% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 31 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

28 property sales on Waters Reach, Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 5 homes sold here for an average of £277,600. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £251,308. Average sale prices rose from £239,000 in 2016 to £245,000 in 2026 (+3%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 30% above the Ashton-Under-Lyne average of £214,009 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 46% terraced, 21% detached, 21% flat. Recorded sale prices on Waters Reach range from £105,000 to £461,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold. Of 90 streets in Ashton-Under-Lyne with at least two sales in the last year, Waters Reach ranks 10th for average price.

House prices on Waters Reach compared

Waters Reach£277,600
OL5 postcode area£222,456
Ashton-Under-Lyne£214,009
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all OL5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £239,000 (6 sales)2016£239k2017: £225,833 (3 sales)2017£226k2018: £105,000 (1 sales)2018£105k2020: £120,000 (1 sales)2020£120k2021: £322,750 (2 sales)2021£323k2022: £282,968 (5 sales)2022£283k2024: £235,000 (3 sales)2024£235k2025: £327,667 (3 sales)2025£328k2026: £245,000 (4 sales)2026£245k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 31 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced13£251,30819 Sep 2025
Detached6£363,66711 Jun 2026
Flat6£133,97415 May 2026
Semi-detached3£270,6671 May 2026

Sold prices on Waters Reach

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
38, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 11 Jun 2026£450,000 DetachedLeasehold
32, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 15 May 2026£151,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 1 May 2026£240,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
12, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 17 Feb 2026£139,000 FlatLeasehold
46, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 5 Dec 2025£408,000 DetachedLeasehold
39, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 19 Sep 2025£350,000 TerracedLeasehold
7, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 19 Sep 2025£225,000 TerracedLeasehold
28, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 5 Aug 2024£140,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 5 Jul 2024£228,000 TerracedLeasehold
27, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 15 Mar 2024£337,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
32, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 23 Sep 2022£145,000 FlatLeasehold
51, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 26 Aug 2022£440,000 TerracedLeasehold
11, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 18 Aug 2022£245,000 TerracedLeasehold
48, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 5 Aug 2022£461,000 DetachedLeasehold
24, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 29 Apr 2022£123,842 FlatLeasehold
33, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 19 Nov 2021£287,500 TerracedLeasehold
2, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 27 Aug 2021£358,000 DetachedLeasehold
32, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 12 Jun 2020£105,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 15 May 2020£120,000 TerracedLeasehold
28, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 21 Feb 2020£100,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 9 Jan 2020£92,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 26 Oct 2018£105,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 24 Nov 2017£195,000 TerracedLeasehold
43, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 18 Sep 2017£242,500 TerracedLeasehold
49, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 3 May 2017£240,000 TerracedLeasehold
27, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 2 Dec 2016£235,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
37, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 18 Nov 2016£232,000 TerracedLeasehold
38, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 2 Sep 2016£300,000 DetachedLeasehold
41, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 27 May 2016£230,000 TerracedLeasehold
21, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 18 Mar 2016£232,000 TerracedLeasehold
8, Waters Reach OL5 9FG 19 Feb 2016£205,000 DetachedLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
38, Waters Reach £300,000 (Sep 2016) → £450,000 (Jun 2026) +50%
over 10 yrs
32, Waters Reach £105,000 (Jun 2020) → £145,000 (Sep 2022) → £151,000 (May 2026) +44%
over 6 yrs
28, Waters Reach £100,000 (Feb 2020) → £140,000 (Aug 2024) +40%
over 4 yrs
3, Waters Reach £120,000 (May 2020) → £228,000 (Jul 2024) +90%
over 4 yrs
27, Waters Reach £235,000 (Dec 2016) → £337,000 (Mar 2024) +43%
over 7 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Waters Reach

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Waters Reach in the latest month.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Waters Reach is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Mersey Uplands catchment including Hyde, Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, Stalybridge and Glossop Flood alert area
  • River Tame at Uppermill Flood warning area
  • River Tame at Mossley, Woodend and Waggon Road Flood warning area
  • River Tame at Mossley, Roaches Bridge to Egmont Street Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Waters Reach

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Friezland Primary School 97 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Mossley Hollins High School 894 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Milton St John's CofE Primary School 207 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Bright Futures School 15 pupils Other independent special school 5–16 Report 0.8 mi
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School 208 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Greenfield Primary School 347 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Minds Education 7 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 1.0 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Greenfield station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Mossley (Manchester) station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Stalybridge station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Moorings (nr, Manchester Road) 1 min walk
  • The Moorings (opp, Manchester Road) 2 min walk
  • Shadows Lane (nr, Manchester Road) 2 min walk
  • Shadows Lane (opp, Manchester Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Pike Medical Practice
    Market Place, Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne · 1.0 mi
  • Pennine Medical Centre
    193 Manchester Road, Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne · 1.1 mi
  • Mossley Medical Practice
    187 Manchester Road, Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne · 1.1 mi
  • Saddleworth Medical Practice
    Smithy Lane, Uppermill, Oldham · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Tesco Saddleworth Superstore · 1.0 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Mossley · 1.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op The Grotton · 1.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Uppermill · 1.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Mckeevers Chemists · 1.0 mi
  • Well · 1.0 mi
  • Chadwick & Hadfield Ltd · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Apollonia House Dental & Health Care Ltd · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi
  • Mossley Dental Care · 1.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned81.0%62.5%
Private rented15.6%20.3%
Social rented3.4%17.1%
Households848

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.5%64.1%
Aged 65+19.3%18.6%
Residents1,946

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)76%80%
Gigabit-capable76%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Tameside with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Waters Reach

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Who lives around Waters Reach

Ethnic group

HereTameside
White97.6%85.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%2.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%9.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%2.3%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.9%

Religion

HereTameside
Christian60.1%47.8%
No religion34.4%38%
Not answered4.3%4.7%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Hindu0.4%1.3%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Muslim0.1%7.3%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereTameside
Born in the UK96.6%89.7%
Born outside the UK3.4%10.3%

Highest qualification

HereTameside
Level 4 qualifications and above39%24.4%
Level 3 qualifications19.5%17.7%
Level 2 qualifications13.6%15.1%
No qualifications10.4%21.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%11.2%
Apprenticeship6.2%6.9%
Other qualifications1.4%2.7%

General health

HereTameside
Very good health51.5%45.3%
Good health35.2%33.7%
Fair health9.9%14.4%
Bad health2.3%5.1%
Very bad health1.1%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereTameside
1 car or van in household44.1%43.4%
2 cars or vans in household35.7%23.9%
No cars or vans in household11.1%26.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household9%6.6%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Tameside.

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