Highlands, Royton, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL2 5HL, OL2 5HP.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£182,106
9 sales
Price range
£130k – £267k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Mar 2024
OL2 5HL

At a glance

House prices£182k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station26 min walkWestwood (Manchester Metrolink) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

9 property sales on Highlands, Royton, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 1 Mar 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £176,658. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Highlands compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Highlands 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: £155,000 (1 sales)2016£155k2017: £140,000 (2 sales)2017£140k2018: £157,000 (1 sales)2018£157k2019: £216,000 (2 sales)2019£216k2021: £165,000 (1 sales)2021£165k2023: £220,000 (1 sales)2023£220k2024: £229,950 (1 sales)2024£230k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced6£176,6581 Mar 2024
Semi-detached2£156,00029 Jun 2018
Detached1£267,00016 Sep 2019

Sold prices on Highlands

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
40, Highlands OL2 5HL 31 Oct 2025£280,000 OtherFreehold
40, Highlands OL2 5HL 31 Oct 2025£280,000 OtherLeasehold
54, Highlands OL2 5HL 27 Feb 2025£195,000 OtherFreehold
58, Highlands OL2 5HL 11 Sep 2024£270,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
61, Highlands OL2 5HL 1 Mar 2024£229,950 TerracedLeasehold
81, Highlands OL2 5HL 24 Jul 2023£415,000 DetachedFreehold
57, Highlands OL2 5HL 7 Jul 2023£220,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Highlands OL2 5HL 11 Nov 2022£167,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Highlands OL2 5HL 11 Nov 2022£167,000 TerracedLeasehold
55, Highlands OL2 5HL 17 Sep 2021£165,000 TerracedLeasehold
61, Highlands OL2 5HL 11 Dec 2019£165,000 TerracedLeasehold
Willowbank House, Highlands OL2 5HP 16 Sep 2019£267,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Highlands OL2 5HL 29 Jun 2018£157,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
57, Highlands OL2 5HL 1 Dec 2017£130,000 TerracedLeasehold
50, Highlands OL2 5HL 10 Oct 2017£150,000 TerracedLeasehold
40, Highlands OL2 5HL 7 Jul 2016£155,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold

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
40, Highlands £155,000 (Jul 2016) → £280,000 (Oct 2025) +81%
over 9 yrs
61, Highlands £165,000 (Dec 2019) → £229,950 (Mar 2024) +39%
over 4 yrs
57, Highlands £130,000 (Dec 2017) → £220,000 (Jul 2023) +69%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Highlands

Crime

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

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

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Higher crime than about 60% 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

Highlands 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 Highlands

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St. Paul's CofE Primary School 231 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
E-ACT the Oldham Academy North 1,258 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.2 mi
Supreme Start Ltd 5 pupils Other independent special school 5–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School 290 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Thorp Primary School 217 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Burnley Brow Community School 473 pupils Primary 3–11 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 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Castleton (Manchester) station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk
  • Moston station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
  • Westwood (Manchester Metrolink) 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Derker (Manchester Metrolink) 1.4 mi · 29 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Highlands Road (opp, Middleton Road) 3 min walk
  • Holden Fold Lane (nr, Middleton Road) 4 min walk
  • Lea View (nr, Middleton Road) 4 min walk
  • Oldham Academy North (Stop B, Broadway) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Royton Medical Centre
    Chapel Street, Royton, Oldham · 0.4 mi
  • The Royton & Crompton Family Practice
    Royton Health Wellbeing Centre, Park Street, Oldham · 0.5 mi
  • Woodlands Medical Practice
    Chadderton Town Health Centre, Middleton Road, Oldham · 1.2 mi
  • Chadderton Medical Practice
    Middleton Road, Chadderton, 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 5 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 6 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned84.0%62.5%
Private rented8.3%20.3%
Social rented7.7%17.1%
Households532

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.9%64.1%
Aged 65+28.3%18.6%
Residents1,219

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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