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Cowlishaw Lane, Shaw, Oldham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Cowlishaw Lane, Shaw, Oldham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/oldham/cowlishaw-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL2 8SW, OL2 7DB.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£134,700
15 sales
Price range
£90k – £228k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Dec 2024
OL2 8SW

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At a glance

House prices£135k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station11 min walkShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold63% freeholdAcross 19 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

15 property sales on Cowlishaw Lane, Shaw, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 12 Dec 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £127,115. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 87% terraced, 13% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Cowlishaw Lane range from £90,000 to £228,000. 63% of homes sold here were freehold and 37% leasehold.

House prices on Cowlishaw Lane compared

OL2 postcode area£241,857
Oldham£243,132
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £117,667 (3 sales)2016£118k2017: £110,000 (1 sales)2017£110k2018: £145,000 (2 sales)2018£145k2019: £96,500 (2 sales)2019£97k2020: £159,000 (2 sales)2020£159k2022: £177,000 (1 sales)2022£177k2023: £134,500 (3 sales)2023£135k2024: £176,000 (1 sales)2024£176k

Tenure: 63% freehold and 37% leasehold across 19 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced13£127,11512 Dec 2024
Semi-detached2£184,00017 Jul 2020

Sold prices on Cowlishaw Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
90, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 8SW 20 Jun 2025£100,000 TerracedLeasehold
Crompton House, 57, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 8SW 23 Apr 2025£372,500 DetachedFreehold
82, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 8SW 28 Mar 2025£120,000 TerracedLeasehold
79, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 8SW 12 Dec 2024£176,000 TerracedLeasehold
82, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 8SW 4 Dec 2023£110,000 TerracedLeasehold
21, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 7DB 30 Jun 2023£173,500 TerracedLeasehold
70, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 8SW 18 May 2023£120,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 8SW 2 Nov 2022£177,000 TerracedFreehold
65, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 8SW 20 Jul 2022£113,000 TerracedFreehold
82, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 8SW 2 Oct 2020£90,000 TerracedLeasehold
33, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 8SW 17 Jul 2020£228,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
79, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 8SW 27 Sep 2019£93,000 TerracedLeasehold
68, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 8SW 3 May 2019£100,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 8SW 13 Jul 2018£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 7DB 11 May 2018£150,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 7DB 17 Mar 2017£110,000 TerracedFreehold
73, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 8SW 17 Oct 2016£102,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 8SW 7 Oct 2016£123,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Cowlishaw Lane OL2 7DB 22 Aug 2016£128,000 TerracedFreehold

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
82, Cowlishaw Lane £90,000 (Oct 2020) → £110,000 (Dec 2023) → £120,000 (Mar 2025) +33%
over 4 yrs
79, Cowlishaw Lane £93,000 (Sep 2019) → £176,000 (Dec 2024) +89%
over 5 yrs
59, Cowlishaw Lane £123,000 (Oct 2016) → £177,000 (Nov 2022) +44%
over 6 yrs
33, Cowlishaw Lane £140,000 (Jul 2018) → £228,000 (Jul 2020) +63%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Cowlishaw Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Farrowdale House School 37 pupils Other independent school 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Crompton Primary School 235 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy 975 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School 176 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Royton Hall Primary School 324 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School 185 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Beal Vale Primary School 202 pupils Primary 4–11 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, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Mills Hill (Manchester) station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk
  • Rochdale station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
  • Castleton (Manchester) station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
  • Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Derker (Manchester Metrolink) 1.5 mi · 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Cowlishaw Lane (nr, Manchester Road) 1 min walk
  • Cowlishaw Lane (nr, Oldham Road) 1 min walk
  • Cowlishaw Lane (opp, Heyside) 1 min walk
  • Cowlishaw Lane (opp, Manchester Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Royton & Crompton Family Practice
    Royton Health Wellbeing Centre, Park Street, Oldham · 1.0 mi
  • Oak Gables Medical Practice
    Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 1.0 mi
  • Village Medical Practice
    Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 1.0 mi
  • Royton Medical Centre
    Chapel Street, Royton, Oldham · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shaw - Oldham Road · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Shaw Oldham · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Shaw Express · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Shaw · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Everest Pharmacy Shaw · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • 56 Market Street (dental Surgery) · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.8%62.5%
Private rented22.6%20.3%
Social rented6.4%17.1%
Households623

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.0%64.1%
Aged 65+14.5%18.6%
Residents1,459

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.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%92%

Share of homes across Oldham with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. 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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Who lives around Cowlishaw Lane

Ethnic group

HereOldham
White89.2%68.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.3%24.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%2.5%
Other ethnic group1%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%3.4%

Religion

HereOldham
Christian56.1%44.9%
No religion32.9%25%
Muslim6.7%24.4%
Not answered3.5%4.7%
Hindu0.4%0.5%
Jewish0.2%0.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Other religion0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereOldham
Born in the UK93.1%83.4%
Born outside the UK6.9%16.6%

Highest qualification

HereOldham
Level 4 qualifications and above23.7%24.6%
Level 3 qualifications20.1%16.5%
No qualifications18.4%24.7%
Level 2 qualifications16.8%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%11.1%
Apprenticeship6.6%6.4%
Other qualifications1.8%2.9%

General health

HereOldham
Very good health45.7%46.9%
Good health34.1%32.9%
Fair health13.8%13.9%
Bad health5.1%4.8%
Very bad health1.3%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereOldham
1 car or van in household50.6%42.6%
No cars or vans in household23.3%27.6%
2 cars or vans in household19.8%23.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%6.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Oldham.

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