Brown Hill Drive, Austerlands, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL4 4BD.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£156,714

7 sales

Price range

£65k – £225k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

30 May 2025

OL4 4BD

At a glance

House prices£157k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station36 min walkGreenfield station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

7 property sales on Brown Hill Drive, Austerlands, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 30 May 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £156,714. Average sale prices rose from £140,000 in 2017 to £203,500 in 2025 (+45%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Brown Hill Drive compared

OL4 postcode area£238,919

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Brown Hill 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
Semi-detached	7	£156,714	30 May 2025

Sold prices on Brown Hill Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Brown Hill Drive OL4 4BD	30 May 2025	£190,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
17, Brown Hill Drive OL4 4BD	20 May 2025	£217,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
31, Brown Hill Drive OL4 4BD	13 Feb 2023	£225,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
31, Brown Hill Drive OL4 4BD	31 May 2019	£120,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
20, Brown Hill Drive OL4 4BD	21 May 2018	£65,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
3, Brown Hill Drive OL4 4BD	20 Oct 2017	£145,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
5, Brown Hill Drive OL4 4BD	20 Jan 2017	£135,000	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
31, Brown Hill Drive	£120,000 (May 2019) → £225,000 (Feb 2023)	+88% over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Brown Hill Drive

Crime

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

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

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Higher crime than about 60% 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

Brown Hill 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 Brown Hill Drive

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Knowsley Junior School 216 pupils	Primary	7–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Springhead Infant and Nursery School 150 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	0.4 mi
Co-op Academy Strinesdale 761 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.7 mi
St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy 244 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Hey-with-Zion Primary School 281 pupils	Primary Church of England/Methodist	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School 209 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.9 mi
St Agnes CofE Primary School 107 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	1.0 mi
St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School 200 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	1.0 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

Greenfield station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
Mossley (Manchester) station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
Ashton-under-Lyne station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 22 min walk
Derker (Manchester Metrolink) 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Heywood Lane (NW-bound, Heywood Lane) 2 min walk
Heywood Lane (NW-bound, Heywood Lane) 2 min walk
Three Crowns (opp, Huddersfield Road) 2 min walk
Three Crowns (o/s, Huddersfield Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Leesbrook Surgery
Mellor Street, Lees, Oldham · 0.9 mi
Lees Medical Practice
Athens Way, Lees, Oldham · 0.9 mi
Springfield House
275 Huddersfield Road, Oldham · 1.1 mi
Moorside Medical Practice
Moorside Medical Centre, 681 Ripponden Road, Oldham · 1.4 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 4 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	62.6%	62.5%
Private rented	15.5%	20.3%
Social rented	21.8%	17.1%
Households	746

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	58.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	26.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,616

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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