Bidston Close, Shaw, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL2 8JS.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£175,421

7 sales

Price range

£130k – £230k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

6 Jun 2025

OL2 8JS

At a glance

House prices£175k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station6 min walkShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

7 property sales on Bidston Close, Shaw, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 6 Jun 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £183,238. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 0 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Bidston Close compared

OL2 postcode area£241,898

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Bidston Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	4	£183,238	6 Jun 2025
Semi-detached	3	£165,000	14 Mar 2022

Sold prices on Bidston Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
17, Bidston Close OL2 8JS	6 Jun 2025	£178,000	Detached	Leasehold
11, Bidston Close OL2 8JS	14 Mar 2022	£210,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
15, Bidston Close OL2 8JS	3 Dec 2021	£229,950	Detached	Leasehold
23, Bidston Close OL2 8JS	15 May 2019	£925	Other	Freehold
21, Bidston Close OL2 8JS	8 Apr 2019	£130,000	Detached	Leasehold
23, Bidston Close OL2 8JS	30 Nov 2018	£195,000	Detached	Leasehold
7, Bidston Close OL2 8JS	26 May 2017	£140,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
1, Bidston Close OL2 8JS	19 Aug 2016	£145,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold

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
23, Bidston Close	£195,000 (Nov 2018) → £925 (May 2019)	-100% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Bidston Close

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Bidston Close in the latest month.

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

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Higher 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

Bidston Close is in or near 5 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
River Beal at Shaw, riverside properties in Small Brook and Buckstones Flood warning area
River Beal at Shaw from Jubilee to Dunwood 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 Bidston Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
East Crompton St George's CofE School 122 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
Buckstones Primary School 207 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School 185 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Beal Vale Primary School 202 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Farrowdale House School 37 pupils	Other independent school	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School 223 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
Crompton Primary School 235 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.8 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

Rochdale station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk
Greenfield station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 18 min walk
Castleton (Manchester) station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 21 min walk
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
Newhey (Manchester Metrolink) 1.7 mi · 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Leisure Centre (opp, Grains Road) 2 min walk
Leisure Centre (o/s, Grains Road) 2 min walk
Cheetham Street (nr, Beal Lane) 3 min walk
Cheetham Street (opp, Beal Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Oak Gables Medical Practice
Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 0.6 mi
Village Medical Practice
Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 0.6 mi
Moorside Medical Practice
Moorside Medical Centre, 681 Ripponden Road, Oldham · 1.1 mi
The Royton & Crompton Family Practice
Royton Health Wellbeing Centre, Park Street, 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 4 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 4 of 10 · Crime: decile 5 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	68.3%	62.5%
Private rented	16.7%	20.3%
Social rented	15.0%	17.1%
Households	593

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	18.3%	18.6%
Residents	1,406

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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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