Goats, Shaw, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL2 8BH.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£107,200

5 sales

Price range

£93k – £130k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

5 Jul 2022

OL2 8BH

At a glance

House prices£107k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station16 min walkShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on Goats, Shaw, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 5 Jul 2022. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £107,200. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Goats compared

OL2 postcode area£241,898

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Goats 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
Terraced	5	£107,200	5 Jul 2022

Sold prices on Goats

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
52, Goats OL2 8BH	4 Aug 2023	£179,995	Other	Freehold
42, Goats OL2 8BH	11 Nov 2022	£130,000	Terraced	Leasehold
54, Goats OL2 8BH	5 Jul 2022	£130,000	Terraced	Leasehold
52, Goats OL2 8BH	4 Mar 2022	£95,000	Terraced	Freehold
48, Goats OL2 8BH	19 Apr 2021	£118,000	Terraced	Freehold
46, Goats OL2 8BH	3 Jul 2020	£100,000	Terraced	Leasehold
42, Goats OL2 8BH	26 Feb 2019	£93,000	Terraced	Leasehold
40, Goats OL2 8BH	20 Oct 2016	£100,000	Terraced	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
52, Goats	£95,000 (Mar 2022) → £179,995 (Aug 2023)	+89% over 1 yr
42, Goats	£93,000 (Feb 2019) → £130,000 (Nov 2022)	+40% over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Goats

Crime

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

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).

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

Flood risk

Goats is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

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
River Beal at Shaw, riverside properties in Small Brook and Buckstones Flood warning area
River Beal at Shaw from Jubilee to Dunwood Flood warning 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 Goats

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Buckstones Primary School 207 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
Rushcroft Primary School 164 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
East Crompton St George's CofE School 122 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Beal Vale Primary School 202 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School 185 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Farrowdale House School 37 pupils	Other independent school	3–11	Report	0.9 mi
Crompton Primary School 235 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.0 mi
The Crompton House Church of England Academy 1,865 pupils	Secondary Church of England	11–18	Report	1.0 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

Rochdale station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
Smithy Bridge station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
Castleton (Manchester) station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
Newhey (Manchester Metrolink) 1.0 mi · 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Buckstones Road (opp, Milnrow Road) 1 min walk
Buckstones Road (nr, Milnrow Road) 1 min walk
George Street (nr, Buckstones Road) 1 min walk
George Street (at, Buckstones Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Oak Gables Medical Practice
Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 0.3 mi
Village Medical Practice
Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 0.3 mi
Milnrow Village Practice
Milnrow & Newhey Medical Centre, Newhey Road, Rochdale · 1.3 mi
Stonefield Street Surgery
Milnrow & Newhey Medical Centre, Newhey Road, Rochdale · 1.3 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 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.

Income: decile 3 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	46.9%	62.5%
Private rented	11.6%	20.3%
Social rented	41.5%	17.1%
Households	751

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	16.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	63.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	19.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,526

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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