Dowry Street, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL8 2LP, OL8 2NX, OL8 2PF.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£72,590

5 sales

Price range

£58k – £95k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

25 Nov 2020

OL8 2LP

At a glance

House prices£73k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station21 min walkOldham Central (Manchester Metrolink) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband67% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on Dowry Street, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 25 Nov 2020. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £73,238. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Dowry Street compared

OL8 postcode area£190,561

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dowry Street 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
Semi-detached	4	£73,238	25 Nov 2020
Terraced	1	£70,000	16 Sep 2019

Sold prices on Dowry Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Earl Mill, Dowry Street OL8 2PF	4 Feb 2025	£5,700,000	Other	Leasehold
11, Dowry Street OL8 2NX	9 Mar 2023	£100,000	Terraced	Leasehold
51, Dowry Street OL8 2LP	25 Nov 2020	£95,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, Dowry Street OL8 2NX	10 Jul 2020	£73,000	Terraced	Leasehold
17, Dowry Street OL8 2NX	16 Sep 2019	£70,000	Terraced	Leasehold
11, Dowry Street OL8 2NX	10 Oct 2017	£63,000	Terraced	Leasehold
35, Dowry Street OL8 2LP	26 Sep 2017	£75,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
79, Dowry Street OL8 2LP	26 Apr 2017	£58,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
79, Dowry Street OL8 2LP	23 Feb 2017	£58,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
37, Dowry Street OL8 2LP	22 Aug 2016	£64,950	Semi-detached	Freehold
67, Dowry Street OL8 2LP	22 Jul 2016	£77,500	Semi-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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
11, Dowry Street	£63,000 (Oct 2017) → £73,000 (Jul 2020) → £100,000 (Mar 2023)	+59% over 5 yrs
79, Dowry Street	£58,500 (Feb 2017) → £58,000 (Apr 2017)	-1% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Dowry Street

Crime

2 crimes were reported within about a mile of Dowry Street in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% 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.

Schools near Dowry Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Medlock Valley Primary School 337 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School 225 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 226 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
The Hathershaw College 1,034 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.4 mi
Alexandra Park Junior School 342 pupils	Primary	7–11	Requires improvement Report	0.5 mi
Broadfield Primary School 384 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.5 mi
Sapience Girls Academy 51 pupils	Other independent school	11–16	Report	0.7 mi
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School 365 pupils	Primary	3–7	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 and local GPs

Train, tram & metro stations

Ashton-under-Lyne station 2.4 mi · 49 min walk
Mossley (Manchester) station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk
Moston station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk
Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink) 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) 1.1 mi · 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Sportsman Drive (nr, Keswick Avenue) 2 min walk
Sportsman Drive (opp, Keswick Avenue) 2 min walk
The Green (nr, Keswick Avenue) 3 min walk
Belgrave Avenue (nr, Keswick Avenue) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Oldham Medical Services
Langham House, 368 Ashton Road, Oldham · 0.3 mi
Hill Top Surgery
Hilltop Surgery, Fitton Hill Neighbourhood Centre, Oldham · 0.4 mi
Greenbank Medical Practice
Nugget Street, Oldham · 0.9 mi
Glodwick Medical Practice
Glodwick Primary Care Centre, 137 Glodwick Road, 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 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 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	25.2%	62.5%
Private rented	27.6%	20.3%
Social rented	46.8%	17.1%
Households	536

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	27.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	8.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,508

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	67%	80%
Gigabit-capable	67%	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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