Hesketh Avenue, Shaw, Oldham

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£100,500
11 sales
Price range
£68k – £140k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Apr 2024
OL2 8SJ

At a glance

House prices£101k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% 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 station10 min walkShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

11 property sales on Hesketh Avenue, Shaw, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 8 Apr 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £96,722. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Hesketh Avenue compared

OL2 postcode area£241,898
Oldham£239,948
England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £74,000 (2 sales)2016£74k2017: £95,375 (4 sales)2017£95k2018: £113,500 (1 sales)2018£114k2019: £87,500 (1 sales)2019£88k2021: £100,000 (1 sales)2021£100k2023: £140,000 (1 sales)2023£140k2024: £135,000 (1 sales)2024£135k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced9£96,72210 Mar 2023
Semi-detached2£117,5008 Apr 2024

Sold prices on Hesketh Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
44, Hesketh Avenue OL2 8SJ 14 Nov 2025£150,000 TerracedLeasehold
40, Hesketh Avenue OL2 8SJ 8 Apr 2024£135,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
13, Hesketh Avenue OL2 8SJ 10 Mar 2023£140,000 TerracedLeasehold
40, Hesketh Avenue OL2 8SJ 4 Aug 2021£100,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
48, Hesketh Avenue OL2 8SJ 4 Oct 2019£87,500 TerracedLeasehold
36, Hesketh Avenue OL2 8SJ 13 Apr 2018£113,500 TerracedLeasehold
16, Hesketh Avenue OL2 8SJ 6 Dec 2017£91,500 TerracedLeasehold
26, Hesketh Avenue OL2 8SJ 24 Nov 2017£95,000 TerracedLeasehold
44, Hesketh Avenue OL2 8SJ 16 Jun 2017£101,000 TerracedLeasehold
7, Hesketh Avenue OL2 8SJ 17 Feb 2017£94,000 TerracedLeasehold
34, Hesketh Avenue OL2 8SJ 22 Jun 2016£85,000 TerracedLeasehold
42, Hesketh Avenue OL2 8SJ 18 Mar 2016£80,000 TerracedLeasehold
7, Hesketh Avenue OL2 8SJ 26 Feb 2016£68,000 TerracedLeasehold

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

AddressSalesChange
44, Hesketh Avenue £101,000 (Jun 2017) → £150,000 (Nov 2025) +49%
over 8 yrs
40, Hesketh Avenue £100,000 (Aug 2021) → £135,000 (Apr 2024) +35%
over 3 yrs
7, Hesketh Avenue £68,000 (Feb 2016) → £94,000 (Feb 2017) +38%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Hesketh Avenue

Crime

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

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

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Higher crime than about 80% 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

Hesketh Avenue is in or near 4 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
  • 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 Hesketh Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Farrowdale House School 37 pupils Other independent school 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Crompton Primary School 235 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy 975 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School 176 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School 185 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Beal Vale Primary School 202 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Royton Hall Primary School 324 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 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 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
  • Rochdale station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
  • Castleton (Manchester) station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
  • Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Derker (Manchester Metrolink) 1.6 mi · 32 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Moor Street (opp, Manchester Road) 1 min walk
  • Moor Street (nr, Manchester Road) 1 min walk
  • Longley Street (opp, Oldham Road) 1 min walk
  • Cowlishaw Lane (nr, Manchester Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Oak Gables Medical Practice
    Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 0.9 mi
  • Village Medical Practice
    Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 0.9 mi
  • The Royton & Crompton Family Practice
    Royton Health Wellbeing Centre, Park Street, Oldham · 1.0 mi
  • Royton Medical Centre
    Chapel Street, Royton, Oldham · 1.2 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 4 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.8%62.5%
Private rented22.6%20.3%
Social rented6.4%17.1%
Households623

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.0%64.1%
Aged 65+14.5%18.6%
Residents1,459

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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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