Button Hole, Shaw, Oldham

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2022)

£340,000

1 sales

Price range

£340k – £340k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

28 Nov 2022

OL2 8LB

At a glance

House prices£340k averageSince 2022 (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 station9 min walkShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

1 property sale on Button Hole, Shaw, Oldham has been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2022. The most recent sale was on 28 Nov 2022. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £340,000.

House prices on Button Hole compared

OL2 postcode area£241,898

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

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

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	1	£340,000	28 Nov 2022

Sold prices on Button Hole

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
2, Button Hole OL2 8LB	28 Nov 2022	£340,000	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.

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Crime and flood risk near Button Hole

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Button Hole 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

Button Hole 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 Button Hole

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
East Crompton St George's CofE School 122 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.2 mi
Buckstones Primary School 207 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School 185 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
Beal Vale Primary School 202 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
Farrowdale House School 37 pupils	Other independent school	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School 223 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
Rushcroft Primary School 164 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.0 mi
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good 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

Rochdale station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk
Greenfield station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 17 min walk
Smithy Bridge station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 20 min walk
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
Newhey (Manchester Metrolink) 1.7 mi · 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Grains Road (E-bound, Grains Road) 2 min walk
Grains Road (nr, Hillside Avenue) 4 min walk
Grains Road (opp, Hillside Avenue) 4 min walk
Leisure Centre (o/s, Grains Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Village Medical Practice
Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 0.6 mi
Oak Gables Medical Practice
Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 0.6 mi
Moorside Medical Practice
Moorside Medical Centre, 681 Ripponden Road, Oldham · 1.2 mi
The Royton & Crompton Family Practice
Royton Health Wellbeing Centre, Park Street, Oldham · 1.9 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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