Ashwood Drive, Royton, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL2 5TW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£371,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£322,090
10 sales
Price range
£214k – £480k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Nov 2025
OL2 5TW

At a glance

House prices£371k average55% above the Oldham average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station37 min walkShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

10 property sales on Ashwood Drive, Royton, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £371,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £322,090. That is 55% above the Oldham average of £239,948 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Ashwood Drive compared

Ashwood Drive£371,000
OL2 postcode area£241,898
Oldham£239,948
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all OL2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £257,000 (1 sales)2016£257k2017: £214,000 (1 sales)2017£214k2018: £340,000 (1 sales)2018£340k2019: £264,950 (1 sales)2019£265k2021: £307,667 (3 sales)2021£308k2022: £479,950 (1 sales)2022£480k2025: £371,000 (2 sales)2025£371k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached10£322,09021 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Ashwood Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, Ashwood Drive OL2 5TW 21 Nov 2025£350,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Ashwood Drive OL2 5TW 21 Oct 2025£392,000 DetachedLeasehold
10, Ashwood Drive OL2 5TW 31 May 2022£479,950 DetachedFreehold
11, Ashwood Drive OL2 5TW 17 Aug 2021£325,000 DetachedLeasehold
15, Ashwood Drive OL2 5TW 16 Apr 2021£333,000 DetachedLeasehold
5, Ashwood Drive OL2 5TW 26 Mar 2021£265,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Ashwood Drive OL2 5TW 16 Aug 2019£264,950 DetachedLeasehold
7, Ashwood Drive OL2 5TW 26 Oct 2018£340,000 DetachedLeasehold
5, Ashwood Drive OL2 5TW 7 Jul 2017£214,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Ashwood Drive OL2 5TW 29 Apr 2016£257,000 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
5, Ashwood Drive £214,000 (Jul 2017) → £265,000 (Mar 2021) → £350,000 (Nov 2025) +64%
over 8 yrs
15, Ashwood Drive £333,000 (Apr 2021) → £392,000 (Oct 2025) +18%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Ashwood Drive

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Ashwood Drive in the latest month.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% 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

Ashwood Drive is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Irwell catchment including areas in Greater Manchester Flood alert area
  • Upper River Irwell catchment with Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Haslingden, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall 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 Ashwood Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Thorp Primary School 217 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Fir Bank Primary School 238 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
St. Paul's CofE Primary School 231 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Supreme Start Ltd 5 pupils Other independent special school 5–11 Report 0.7 mi
Thornham St. James CofE Primary School 197 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Royton Hall Primary School 324 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
E-ACT the Oldham Academy North 1,258 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.9 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 and local GPs

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Mills Hill (Manchester) station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
  • Castleton (Manchester) station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk
  • Rochdale station 2.8 mi · 55 min walk
  • Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) 1.9 mi · 37 min walk
  • Derker (Manchester Metrolink) 2.0 mi · 41 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Kingston Drive (NW-bound, Kingston Drive) 3 min walk
  • Denbydale Way (N-bound, Denbydale Way) 3 min walk
  • Oozewood Road (W-bound, Oozewood Road) 3 min walk
  • Kensington Avenue (NE-bound, Kensington Avenue) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Royton Medical Centre
    Chapel Street, Royton, Oldham · 0.5 mi
  • The Royton & Crompton Family Practice
    Royton Health Wellbeing Centre, Park Street, Oldham · 0.7 mi
  • Kirkholt Medical Practice
    The Strand, Kirkholt, Rochdale · 1.8 mi
  • Woodlands Medical Practice
    Chadderton Town Health Centre, Middleton Road, Oldham · 1.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 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: decile 6 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned78.2%62.5%
Private rented7.5%20.3%
Social rented14.4%17.1%
Households577

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.6%64.1%
Aged 65+24.9%18.6%
Residents1,439

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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.

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.

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