Downham Close, Royton, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL2 5DF.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2018)

£225,567

3 sales

Price range

£169k – £273k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

12 May 2022

OL2 5DF

At a glance

House prices£226k averageSince 2018 (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 station20 min walkWestwood (Manchester Metrolink) Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on Downham Close, Royton, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 12 May 2022. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £225,567. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2018; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Downham Close compared

OL2 postcode area£241,898

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	3	£225,567	12 May 2022

Sold prices on Downham Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
8, Downham Close OL2 5DF	12 May 2022	£272,700	Detached	Leasehold
4, Downham Close OL2 5DF	11 Dec 2020	£235,000	Detached	Leasehold
8, Downham Close OL2 5DF	5 Jan 2018	£169,000	Detached	Leasehold
1, Downham Close OL2 5DF	2 May 2017	£26,200	Other	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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
8, Downham Close	£169,000 (Jan 2018) → £272,700 (May 2022)	+61% over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Downham Close

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Downham Close 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

Downham Close 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 Downham Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
E-ACT the Oldham Academy North 1,258 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.3 mi
St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School 290 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Burnley Brow Community School 473 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
St. Paul's CofE Primary School 231 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale 16 pupils	Other independent special school	11–16	Report	0.5 mi
Supreme Start Ltd 5 pupils	Other independent special school	5–11	Report	0.5 mi
Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
Maple Leaf Primary School	Other independent school	5–11	Report	0.6 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

Mills Hill (Manchester) station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
Moston station 2.9 mi · 57 min walk
Castleton (Manchester) station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
Westwood (Manchester Metrolink) 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
Derker (Manchester Metrolink) 1.2 mi · 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Hilbre Avenue (N-bound, Hilbre Avenue) 1 min walk
Hilbre Avenue (S-bound, Hilbre Avenue) 1 min walk
Holden Fold (opp, Broadway) 1 min walk
Holden Fold (nr, Broadway) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

Royton Medical Centre
Chapel Street, Royton, Oldham · 0.7 mi
The Royton & Crompton Family Practice
Royton Health Wellbeing Centre, Park Street, Oldham · 0.7 mi
Woodlands Medical Practice
Chadderton Town Health Centre, Middleton Road, Oldham · 0.9 mi
Chadderton Medical Practice
Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham · 0.9 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 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

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	89.7%	62.5%
Private rented	7.9%	20.3%
Social rented	2.3%	17.1%
Households	681

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	59.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	26.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,585

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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