Birch Grove Way, Failsworth, Manchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Birch Grove Way, Failsworth, Manchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/manchester-greater-manchester/birch-grove-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for M35 0TW.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2021)

£262,759

5 sales

Price range

£224k – £300k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

21 Nov 2024

M35 0TW

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At a glance

House prices£263k averageSince 2021 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station10 min walkFailsworth (Manchester Metrolink) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 5 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

5 property sales on Birch Grove Way, Failsworth, Manchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2021. The most recent sale was on 21 Nov 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £253,450. Average sale prices rose from £249,598 in 2021 to £282,500 in 2024 (+13%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2021; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 80% semi-detached, 20% detached. Recorded sale prices on Birch Grove Way range from £224,400 to £299,995. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Birch Grove Way compared

M35 postcode area£256,039

Manchester£284,352

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birch Grove Way has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all M35 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 5 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	4	£253,450	21 Nov 2024
Detached	1	£299,995	30 Sep 2021

Sold prices on Birch Grove Way

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
2, Birch Grove Way M35 0TW	21 Nov 2024	£280,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
4, Birch Grove Way M35 0TW	17 Jan 2024	£285,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
6, Birch Grove Way M35 0TW	30 Sep 2021	£299,995	Detached	Freehold
2, Birch Grove Way M35 0TW	24 Sep 2021	£224,400	Semi-detached	Freehold
4, Birch Grove Way M35 0TW	24 Sep 2021	£224,400	Semi-detached	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
2, Birch Grove Way	£224,400 (Sep 2021) → £280,000 (Nov 2024)	+25% over 3 yrs
4, Birch Grove Way	£224,400 (Sep 2021) → £285,000 (Jan 2024)	+27% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Birch Grove Way

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Birch Grove Way in the latest month.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% 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

Birch Grove Way is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

Lower River Irwell catchment including areas in Greater Manchester Flood alert area
River Mersey Uplands catchment including Hyde, Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, Stalybridge and Glossop Flood alert 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 Birch Grove Way

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School 237 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.1 mi
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 450 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
South Failsworth Community Primary School 441 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Spring Brook Academy 113 pupils	Academy special converter	4–16	Good Report	0.4 mi
Greater Manchester Independent School 62 pupils	Other independent school	11–18	Report	0.4 mi
Mather Street Primary School 204 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
The Greens ENS 26 pupils	Other independent special school	5–14	Report	0.5 mi
Teenage Kicks 64 pupils	Other independent special school	11–16	Report	0.5 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, tram & metro stations

Moston station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
Fairfield station 2.3 mi · 47 min walk
Gorton station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk
Failsworth (Manchester Metrolink) 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
Newton Heath and Moston (Manchester Metrolink) 0.8 mi · 16 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Coronation Road (SE-bound, Coronation Road) 1 min walk
Coronation Road (NW-bound, Coronation Road) 1 min walk
Brooks Drive (SW-bound, Brooks Drive) 1 min walk
Brooks Drive (NE-bound, Brooks Drive) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

Quayside Medical Practice
Ashton Road West, Manchester · 0.5 mi
Medlock Medical Practice
Keppel Building, Failsworth Health Centre, Manchester · 0.5 mi
Newton Heath Medical Centre
Newton Heath Health Centre, 2 Old Church Street, Manchester · 0.7 mi
All Saints Medical Centre
Newton Heath Health Centre, 2 Old Church Street, Manchester · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

Morrisons Morrisons Failsworth Manchester · 0.3 mi
Tesco Extra Tesco Failsworth Extra · 0.4 mi
Aldi Aldi Failsworth Manchester · 0.5 mi
Farmfoods Farmfoods Newton Heath Manchester · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

Our Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Kamson Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
Well · 0.5 mi

Dentists

Blue Sky Dental Care · 0.3 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
Quayside Dental Practice · 0.5 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.

Income	7 of 10
Employment	6 of 10
Education and skills	6 of 10
Health and disability	6 of 10
Crime	6 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	6 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	89.0%	62.5%
Private rented	7.3%	20.3%
Social rented	3.7%	17.1%
Households	509

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	24.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,194

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	98%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	98%	92%

Share of homes across Oldham 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 Birch Grove Way

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Who lives around Birch Grove Way

Ethnic group

	Here	Oldham
White	95%	68.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	2.1%	24.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.3%	3.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1%	2.5%
Other ethnic group	0.6%	1.4%

Religion

	Here	Oldham
Christian	65.2%	44.9%
No religion	27.4%	25%
Not answered	5.8%	4.7%
Muslim	1%	24.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.2%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.2%
Hindu	0.2%	0.5%
Jewish	0%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	Oldham
Born in the UK	95.5%	83.4%
Born outside the UK	4.5%	16.6%

Highest qualification

	Here	Oldham
No qualifications	22.9%	24.7%
Level 3 qualifications	21.2%	16.5%
Level 4 qualifications and above	20.8%	24.6%
Level 2 qualifications	14.7%	13.9%
Apprenticeship	9.1%	6.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	8.9%	11.1%
Other qualifications	2.4%	2.9%

General health

	Here	Oldham
Very good health	47.5%	46.9%
Good health	33.7%	32.9%
Fair health	13.8%	13.9%
Bad health	3.9%	4.8%
Very bad health	1%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Oldham
1 car or van in household	45.9%	42.6%
2 cars or vans in household	27.5%	23.1%
No cars or vans in household	19.2%	27.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	7.5%	6.7%

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 Oldham.

Planning and heritage near Birch Grove Way

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