Buttercup Drive, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL4 2QS.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£233,664
18 sales
Price range
£155k – £395k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Sep 2025
OL4 2QS

At a glance

House prices£234k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station23 min walkDerker (Manchester Metrolink) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

18 property sales on Buttercup Drive, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 25 Sep 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £253,769. Average sale prices rose from £176,667 in 2016 to £335,000 in 2025 (+90%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Buttercup Drive compared

OL4 postcode area£238,919
Oldham£239,948
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Buttercup 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

2016: £176,667 (3 sales)2016£177k2017: £167,500 (2 sales)2017£168k2018: £179,975 (2 sales)2018£180k2019: £223,750 (2 sales)2019£224k2020: £250,000 (1 sales)2020£250k2021: £342,500 (1 sales)2021£343k2023: £295,000 (1 sales)2023£295k2024: £244,000 (4 sales)2024£244k2025: £335,000 (2 sales)2025£335k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached13£253,76925 Sep 2025
Semi-detached5£181,3903 May 2024

Sold prices on Buttercup Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 25 Sep 2025£275,000 DetachedLeasehold
27, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 20 Feb 2025£395,000 DetachedLeasehold
11, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 25 Jun 2024£350,000 DetachedLeasehold
10, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 3 May 2024£230,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
32, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 26 Apr 2024£180,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
30, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 3 Apr 2024£216,000 DetachedLeasehold
32, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 22 Dec 2023£125,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
20, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 10 Mar 2023£295,000 DetachedLeasehold
33, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 9 Dec 2021£342,500 DetachedFreehold
1, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 4 Dec 2020£250,000 DetachedLeasehold
29, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 20 Nov 2019£247,500 DetachedLeasehold
14, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 4 Jan 2019£200,000 DetachedLeasehold
3, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 20 Jul 2018£190,000 DetachedLeasehold
9, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 31 May 2018£169,950 Semi-detachedLeasehold
34, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 6 Oct 2017£145,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
28, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 22 Sep 2017£163,000 DetachedLeasehold
43, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 1 Jun 2017£172,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
25, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 11 Nov 2016£200,000 DetachedLeasehold
14, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 29 Apr 2016£175,000 DetachedLeasehold
34, Buttercup Drive OL4 2QS 29 Apr 2016£155,000 Semi-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
32, Buttercup Drive £125,000 (Dec 2023) → £180,000 (Apr 2024) +44%
over under a year
14, Buttercup Drive £175,000 (Apr 2016) → £200,000 (Jan 2019) +14%
over 3 yrs
34, Buttercup Drive £155,000 (Apr 2016) → £145,000 (Oct 2017) -6%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Buttercup Drive

Crime

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

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

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Lower 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

Buttercup 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 Buttercup Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hodge Clough Primary School 443 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Woodlands Primary Academy 292 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
The Grove Partnership 68 pupils Pupil referral unit 10–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School 223 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Co-op Academy Strinesdale 761 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
Littlemoor Primary School 313 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Willowpark Primary Academy 226 pupils Primary 2–11 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

  • Greenfield station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk
  • Mossley (Manchester) station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk
  • Mills Hill (Manchester) station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 18 min walk
  • Derker (Manchester Metrolink) 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
  • Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) 1.3 mi · 27 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Highfield Terrace (o/s, Ripponden Road) 2 min walk
  • Highfield Terrace (opp, Ripponden Road) 2 min walk
  • Alexandra Terrace (nr, Ripponden Road) 3 min walk
  • Radcliffe Road (nr, Ripponden Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Moorside Medical Practice
    Moorside Medical Centre, 681 Ripponden Road, Oldham · 0.2 mi
  • Springfield House
    275 Huddersfield Road, Oldham · 0.7 mi
  • Lees Medical Practice
    Athens Way, Lees, Oldham · 1.2 mi
  • Hopwood House Medical Practice
    Hopwood House, The Vineyard, Lees Road, Oldham · 1.3 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 8 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 7 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned84.3%62.5%
Private rented13.0%20.3%
Social rented2.5%17.1%
Households638

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.0%64.1%
Aged 65+16.3%18.6%
Residents1,555

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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