Dirty Lane, Scouthead, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL4 3RG.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£278,000

2 sales

Price range

£160k – £396k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

9 Dec 2022

OL4 3RG

At a glance

House prices£278k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 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%

2 property sales on Dirty Lane, Scouthead, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 9 Dec 2022. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £278,000.

House prices on Dirty Lane compared

OL4 postcode area£238,919

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dirty Lane 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
Detached	2	£278,000	9 Dec 2022

Sold prices on Dirty Lane

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Blunder Hall Cottage, Dirty Lane OL4 3RG	9 Dec 2022	£396,000	Detached	Freehold
Blunder Hall Stables, Dirty Lane OL4 3RG	17 Mar 2017	£160,000	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 Dirty Lane

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Dirty Lane in the latest month.

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

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Lower 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

Dirty Lane 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 Dirty Lane

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Knowsley Junior School 216 pupils	Primary	7–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
Co-op Academy Strinesdale 761 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	1.0 mi
Springhead Infant and Nursery School 150 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	1.2 mi
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School 209 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	1.2 mi
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School 232 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	1.2 mi
Hodge Clough Primary School 443 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.3 mi
St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy 244 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	1.3 mi
Hey-with-Zion Primary School 281 pupils	Primary Church of England/Methodist	3–11	Report	1.3 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 2.8 mi · 56 min walk
Ashton-under-Lyne station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 36 min walk
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) 2.2 mi · 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Lyndon Close (nr, Huddersfield Road) 9 min walk
Talking Point (o/s, Huddersfield Road) 9 min walk
Lyndon Close (opp, Huddersfield Road) 9 min walk
Talking Point (opp, Huddersfield Road) 9 min walk

GP surgeries

Moorside Medical Practice
Moorside Medical Centre, 681 Ripponden Road, Oldham · 1.3 mi
Springfield House
275 Huddersfield Road, Oldham · 1.5 mi
Lees Medical Practice
Athens Way, Lees, Oldham · 1.5 mi
Leesbrook Surgery
Mellor Street, Lees, Oldham · 1.5 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 7 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 9 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	78.6%	62.5%
Private rented	19.8%	20.3%
Social rented	1.6%	17.1%
Households	672

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	61.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	22.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,521

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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