Cricketers Close, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL8 1FS.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£201,759

11 sales

Price range

£180k – £220k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

23 Jan 2020

OL8 1FS

At a glance

House prices£202k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station9 min walkOldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

11 property sales on Cricketers Close, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 23 Jan 2020. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £204,928.

House prices on Cricketers Close compared

OL8 postcode area£190,561

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Cricketers Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	9	£204,928	23 Jan 2020
Semi-detached	2	£187,500	27 Sep 2019

Sold prices on Cricketers Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
5, Cricketers Close OL8 1FS	23 Jan 2020	£199,950	Terraced	Freehold
7, Cricketers Close OL8 1FS	19 Dec 2019	£202,950	Terraced New build	Freehold
8, Cricketers Close OL8 1FS	13 Dec 2019	£199,950	Terraced New build	Freehold
6, Cricketers Close OL8 1FS	4 Oct 2019	£210,000	Terraced	Freehold
11, Cricketers Close OL8 1FS	27 Sep 2019	£180,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
9, Cricketers Close OL8 1FS	23 Aug 2019	£204,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
4, Cricketers Close OL8 1FS	24 Jul 2019	£205,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
10, Cricketers Close OL8 1FS	31 May 2019	£195,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
2, Cricketers Close OL8 1FS	17 May 2019	£197,500	Terraced New build	Freehold
3, Cricketers Close OL8 1FS	17 May 2019	£205,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
1, Cricketers Close OL8 1FS	10 Apr 2019	£220,000	Terraced New build	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 Cricketers Close

Crime

2 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cricketers Close in August 2026.

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).

Violence & sexual offences

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

Flood risk

Cricketers Close 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 Cricketers Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Werneth Primary School 429 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
St Thomas CofE Primary School 491 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Coppice Primary Academy 525 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.2 mi
Thornycroft School	Other independent special school	5–19	Report	0.3 mi
Hulme Grammar School 579 pupils	Other independent school	4–18	Report	0.3 mi
St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 166 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.3 mi
Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest 67 pupils	Other independent school	11–16	Report	0.3 mi
Oldham Sixth Form College	16 plus	16–19	Report	0.4 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

Moston station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
Mills Hill (Manchester) station 2.4 mi · 49 min walk
Ashton-under-Lyne station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink) 0.6 mi · 12 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Kennedy Street (nr, Chamber Road) 2 min walk
Kennedy Street (opp, Chamber Road) 2 min walk
Coppice Street (nr, Chamber Road) 3 min walk
Osborne Road (nr, Coppice Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

John Street Medical Practice
1 John Street, Oldham · 0.5 mi
Md Family Practice
Werneth Primary Care Centre, Featherstall Road South, Oldham · 0.5 mi
Kapur Family Care
Werneth Primary Care Centre, Featherstall Road South, Oldham · 0.5 mi
Werneth Medical Practice
Werneth Primary Care Centre, Featherstall Road South, Oldham · 0.5 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 1 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 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	59.2%	62.5%
Private rented	21.4%	20.3%
Social rented	18.8%	17.1%
Households	579

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	25.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	65.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	8.4%	18.6%
Residents	2,425

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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