Birch Drive, Lees, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL4 5DX.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£137,188

8 sales

Price range

£70k – £197k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

9 Jan 2025

OL4 5DX

At a glance

House prices£137k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station29 min walkOldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

8 property sales on Birch Drive, Lees, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 9 Jan 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £113,375. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Birch Drive compared

OL4 postcode area£238,919

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birch Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	4	£113,375	8 Mar 2024
Semi-detached	4	£161,000	9 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Birch Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
15, Birch Drive OL4 5DX	9 Jan 2025	£169,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
10, Birch Drive OL4 5DX	8 Mar 2024	£170,000	Terraced	Leasehold
23, Birch Drive OL4 5DX	29 Sep 2021	£197,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
23, Birch Drive OL4 5DX	21 Feb 2020	£130,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
4, Birch Drive OL4 5DX	19 Jan 2018	£90,000	Terraced	Leasehold
3, Birch Drive OL4 5DX	14 Nov 2017	£148,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
6, Birch Drive OL4 5DX	21 Jul 2017	£123,500	Terraced	Leasehold
4, Birch Drive OL4 5DX	23 Feb 2016	£70,000	Terraced	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, Birch Drive	£130,000 (Feb 2020) → £197,000 (Sep 2021)	+52% over 2 yrs
4, Birch Drive	£70,000 (Feb 2016) → £90,000 (Jan 2018)	+29% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Birch Drive

Crime

2 crimes were reported within about a mile of Birch Drive in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences

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

Flood risk

Birch Drive 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 Drive

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School 200 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.2 mi
St Agnes CofE Primary School 107 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy 244 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Hey-with-Zion Primary School 281 pupils	Primary Church of England/Methodist	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Oasis Academy Leesbrook 1,349 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.5 mi
Springhead Infant and Nursery School 150 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	0.5 mi
St Hugh's CofE Primary School 211 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Roundthorn Primary Academy 245 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.7 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

Mossley (Manchester) station 1.8 mi · 37 min walk
Greenfield station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
Ashton-under-Lyne station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
Derker (Manchester Metrolink) 1.6 mi · 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Rhodes Hill (nr, Hartshead Street) 2 min walk
Rhodes Hill (adj, Hartshead Street) 2 min walk
County End (at, Oldham Road) 3 min walk
County End (by, Oldham Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Leesbrook Surgery
Mellor Street, Lees, Oldham · 0.3 mi
Lees Medical Practice
Athens Way, Lees, Oldham · 0.4 mi
Glodwick Medical Practice
Glodwick Primary Care Centre, 137 Glodwick Road, Oldham · 1.1 mi
Alexandra Group Med Pract
137 Glodwick Road, Oldham · 1.1 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 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 3 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	74.8%	62.5%
Private rented	16.8%	20.3%
Social rented	8.3%	17.1%
Households	671

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	61.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	20.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,502

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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