Birch Avenue, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL8 3TX, OL8 3UD, OL8 3UE.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£148,877
9 sales
Price range
£106k – £220k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Aug 2025
OL8 3UD

At a glance

House prices£149k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station18 min walkHollinwood (Manchester Metrolink) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

9 property sales on Birch Avenue, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 8 Aug 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £147,988. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Birch Avenue compared

OL8 postcode area£190,561
Oldham£239,948
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birch Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £116,975 (2 sales)2017£117k2019: £106,000 (1 sales)2019£106k2020: £122,498 (2 sales)2020£122k2021: £162,498 (2 sales)2021£162k2024: £209,950 (1 sales)2024£210k2025: £220,000 (1 sales)2025£220k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached5£147,98828 Jun 2024
Terraced4£149,9888 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Birch Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
40, Birch Avenue OL8 3TX 1 May 2026£230,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Birch Avenue OL8 3UD 8 Aug 2025£220,000 TerracedLeasehold
43, Birch Avenue OL8 3TX 28 Jun 2024£209,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Birch Avenue OL8 3UD 19 Dec 2023£4,800 OtherFreehold
40, Birch Avenue OL8 3TX 18 May 2021£145,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Birch Avenue OL8 3TX 14 Jan 2021£179,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Birch Avenue OL8 3TX 2 Oct 2020£119,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Birch Avenue OL8 3UD 22 Jul 2020£125,000 TerracedLeasehold
9, Birch Avenue OL8 3UE 27 Nov 2019£106,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Birch Avenue OL8 3UE 1 Dec 2017£109,950 TerracedFreehold
62, Birch Avenue OL8 3TU 7 Apr 2017£124,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
40, Birch Avenue £145,000 (May 2021) → £230,000 (May 2026) +59%
over 5 yrs
31, Birch Avenue £125,000 (Jul 2020) → £4,800 (Dec 2023) → £220,000 (Aug 2025) +76%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Birch Avenue

Crime

1 crime was reported within about a mile of Birch Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences1

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

Flood risk

Birch Avenue 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 Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Oasis Academy Limeside 452 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.2 mi
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School 460 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Oasis Academy Oldham 1,415 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
Limehurst Community Primary School 323 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Holy Family RC Primary School 206 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
The Hathershaw College 1,034 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School 333 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Hulme Grammar School 579 pupils Other independent school 4–18 Report 0.6 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

  • Moston station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Ashton-under-Lyne station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk
  • Mills Hill (Manchester) station 2.8 mi · 57 min walk
  • Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink) 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • South Chadderton (Manchester Metrolink) 0.9 mi · 18 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Oak Road (opp, Elm Road) 2 min walk
  • Oak Road (nr, Elm Road) 2 min walk
  • Houghton Avenue (nr, Hollins Road) 3 min walk
  • Hollins Road (nr, Elm Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hollinwood Medical Practice
    1 Clive Street, Oldham · 0.1 mi
  • Oldham Medical Services
    Langham House, 368 Ashton Road, Oldham · 0.7 mi
  • Littletown Family Med Pract
    53 Manchester Road, Oldham · 0.7 mi
  • Hill Top Surgery
    Hilltop Surgery, Fitton Hill Neighbourhood Centre, Oldham · 1.0 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 1 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 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned37.8%62.5%
Private rented7.1%20.3%
Social rented54.8%17.1%
Households633

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1527.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.0%64.1%
Aged 65+7.3%18.6%
Residents1,748

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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