Highfield Drive, Royton, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL2 6AF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£385,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£279,868
33 sales
Price range
£198k – £440k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 Jul 2026
OL2 6AF

At a glance

House prices£385k average60% above the Oldham average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station15 min walkDerker (Manchester Metrolink) Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

33 property sales on Highfield Drive, Royton, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £385,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £281,035. Average sale prices rose from £245,786 in 2016 to £385,000 in 2026 (+57%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 60% above the Oldham average of £239,948 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Highfield Drive compared

Highfield Drive£385,000
OL2 postcode area£241,898
Oldham£239,948
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all OL2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £245,786 (7 sales)2016£246k2017: £216,897 (8 sales)2017£217k2018: £242,500 (1 sales)2018£243k2019: £251,250 (4 sales)2019£251k2020: £258,975 (2 sales)2020£259k2021: £320,833 (3 sales)2021£321k2022: £398,333 (3 sales)2022£398k2023: £337,000 (1 sales)2023£337k2024: £375,000 (2 sales)2024£375k2026: £385,000 (2 sales)2026£385k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached32£281,03522 Jul 2026
Semi-detached1£242,50030 Nov 2018

Sold prices on Highfield Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
44, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 22 Jul 2026£410,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 5 Jun 2026£360,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 14 Mar 2025£330,000 DetachedLeasehold
33, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 28 Oct 2024£440,000 DetachedLeasehold
6, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 29 Apr 2024£310,000 DetachedLeasehold
32, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 16 Jun 2023£337,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 5 Aug 2022£380,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 29 Apr 2022£400,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 21 Jan 2022£415,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 24 Jun 2021£262,500 DetachedFreehold
14, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 21 Jun 2021£400,000 DetachedFreehold
67, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 28 May 2021£300,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 11 Dec 2020£269,950 DetachedFreehold
23, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 3 Nov 2020£248,000 DetachedLeasehold
57, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 1 Nov 2019£265,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 23 Oct 2019£1,500 OtherFreehold
3, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 7 Jun 2019£220,000 DetachedLeasehold
10, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 15 Mar 2019£255,000 DetachedLeasehold
34, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 8 Mar 2019£265,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 30 Nov 2018£242,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 16 Nov 2018£260,000 DetachedLeasehold
5, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 15 Jun 2018£195,000 DetachedLeasehold
12, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 10 Nov 2017£208,500 DetachedLeasehold
42, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 10 Nov 2017£255,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 9 Nov 2017£200,000 DetachedLeasehold
24, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 15 Sep 2017£235,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 19 Jun 2017£197,500 DetachedFreehold
22, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 1 Jun 2017£218,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 19 May 2017£200,000 DetachedLeasehold
6, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 28 Apr 2017£221,178 DetachedFreehold
19, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 10 Nov 2016£235,000 DetachedLeasehold
52, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 13 Oct 2016£218,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 4 Oct 2016£213,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 23 Sep 2016£257,500 DetachedLeasehold
21, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 17 Aug 2016£240,000 DetachedLeasehold
44, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 31 Mar 2016£247,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Highfield Drive OL2 6AF 22 Jan 2016£310,000 DetachedFreehold

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, Highfield Drive £247,000 (Mar 2016) → £410,000 (Jul 2026) +66%
over 10 yrs
17, Highfield Drive £262,500 (Jun 2021) → £360,000 (Jun 2026) +37%
over 5 yrs
5, Highfield Drive £195,000 (Jun 2018) → £330,000 (Mar 2025) +69%
over 7 yrs
6, Highfield Drive £221,178 (Apr 2017) → £310,000 (Apr 2024) +40%
over 7 yrs
7, Highfield Drive £257,500 (Sep 2016) → £260,000 (Nov 2018) +1%
over 2 yrs
42, Highfield Drive £213,000 (Oct 2016) → £255,000 (Nov 2017) +20%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Highfield Drive

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Highfield Drive 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

Highfield Drive 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 Highfield Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School 290 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
E-ACT the Oldham Academy North 1,258 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
SEE (Oldham) 22 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
Supreme Start Ltd 5 pupils Other independent special school 5–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Hilda's CofE Primary School 377 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale 16 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
Holy Cross Ceva Primary School 412 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 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

  • Mills Hill (Manchester) station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
  • Moston station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
  • Castleton (Manchester) station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk
  • Derker (Manchester Metrolink) 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Westwood (Manchester Metrolink) 1.1 mi · 21 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Seville Street (nr, Oldham Road) 4 min walk
  • Seville Street (opp, Oldham Road) 4 min walk
  • Old Edge Lane (Stop F, Oldham Road) 5 min walk
  • Royal Oldham Hospital (Stop A, Rochdale Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Royton & Crompton Family Practice
    Royton Health Wellbeing Centre, Park Street, Oldham · 0.7 mi
  • Royton Medical Centre
    Chapel Street, Royton, Oldham · 0.8 mi
  • Jalal Practice
    Integrated Care Centre, New Radcliffe Street, Oldham · 0.9 mi
  • The Chowdhury Practice
    Integrated Care Centre, New Radcliffe Street, 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 4 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 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned66.8%62.5%
Private rented25.1%20.3%
Social rented8.2%17.1%
Households662

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.6%64.1%
Aged 65+16.3%18.6%
Residents1,642

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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