Kensington Avenue, Chadderton, Oldham

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House prices, sold prices and local information for OL9 0NL.

Average price (last 12 months)

£261,500

2 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£202,481

13 sales

Price range

£108k – £290k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

12 Jun 2026

OL9 0NL

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At a glance

House prices£262k average8% above the Oldham average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station6 min walkMills Hill (Manchester) station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold71% leaseholdAcross 14 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

13 property sales on Kensington Avenue, Chadderton, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £261,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £214,700. Average sale prices rose from £170,000 in 2016 to £261,500 in 2026 (+54%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 8% above the Oldham average of £243,132 over the same period. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 38% detached, 38% terraced, 23% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Kensington Avenue range from £107,500 to £290,000. 29% of homes sold here were freehold and 71% leasehold. Of 328 streets in Oldham with at least two sales in the last year, Kensington Avenue ranks 100th for average price.

House prices on Kensington Avenue compared

Kensington Avenue£261,500

OL9 postcode area£224,790

Oldham£243,132

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all OL9 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 29% freehold and 71% leasehold across 14 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	5	£214,700	30 Apr 2026
Terraced	5	£170,100	12 Jun 2026
Semi-detached	3	£236,083	15 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Kensington Avenue

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
32, Kensington Avenue OL9 0NL	12 Jun 2026	£253,000	Terraced	Leasehold
5, Kensington Avenue OL9 0NL	30 Apr 2026	£270,000	Detached	Leasehold
29, Kensington Avenue OL9 0NL	15 Aug 2025	£290,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
40, Kensington Avenue OL9 0NL	19 Apr 2022	£261,000	Detached	Freehold
36, Kensington Avenue OL9 0NL	16 Dec 2021	£235,000	Terraced	Leasehold
28, Kensington Avenue OL9 0NL	13 Aug 2021	£255,250	Semi-detached	Leasehold
16, Kensington Avenue OL9 0NL	31 Mar 2021	£130,000	Terraced	Leasehold
23, Kensington Avenue OL9 0NL	22 Dec 2020	£219,000	Detached	Leasehold
4, Kensington Avenue OL9 0NL	9 Oct 2018	£107,500	Terraced	Leasehold
24, Kensington Avenue OL9 0NL	1 Dec 2017	£125,000	Terraced	Leasehold
3, Kensington Avenue OL9 0NL	9 Jun 2017	£180,500	Detached	Freehold
40, Kensington Avenue OL9 0NL	1 Mar 2017	£185,000	Detached	Freehold
33, Kensington Avenue OL9 0NL	1 Dec 2016	£177,000	Detached	Freehold
34, Kensington Avenue OL9 0NL	24 Mar 2016	£163,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold

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
40, Kensington Avenue	£185,000 (Mar 2017) → £261,000 (Apr 2022)	+41% over 5 yrs

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Schools near Kensington Avenue

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Mills Hill Primary School 604 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
Elm Wood Primary School 453 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School 230 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
The Radclyffe School 1,430 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.6 mi
Dixons Middleton Academy 1,319 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.6 mi
St Matthew's CofE Primary School 400 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.7 mi
North Chadderton School 1,524 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.7 mi
St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 322 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	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, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

Mills Hill (Manchester) station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
Moston station 1.8 mi · 37 min walk
Castleton (Manchester) station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk
Freehold (Manchester Metrolink) 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
Westwood (Manchester Metrolink) 1.7 mi · 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Gainsborough Road (opp, Middleton Road) 1 min walk
Gainsborough Road (nr, Middleton Road) 1 min walk
Firwood Park (opp, Middleton Road) 2 min walk
Firwood Park (nr, Middleton Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

The Junction Surgery
346 Grimshaw Lane, Middleton, Manchester · 0.7 mi
Chadderton Medical Practice
Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham · 1.0 mi
Woodlands Medical Practice
Chadderton Town Health Centre, Middleton Road, Oldham · 1.0 mi
The Hive Health Centre
Clough Street, Middleton, Manchester · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op Cathedral Road · 0.5 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Middleton Oldham Rd Express · 0.6 mi
Aldi Aldi Unit 1, Lydia Becker Way, Chadderton · 0.6 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Manchester Middleton · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

Cathedral Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
Junction Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
Middleton Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
Chandy, Whittingham & Casserley · 1.4 mi
1 Long Street · 1.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 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	9 of 10
Employment	9 of 10
Education and skills	8 of 10
Health and disability	7 of 10
Crime	7 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	5 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	91.4%	62.5%
Private rented	7.0%	20.3%
Social rented	1.6%	17.1%
Households	501

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	25.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,240

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.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	98%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	98%	92%

Share of homes across Oldham with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. 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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Kensington Avenue

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Who lives around Kensington Avenue

Ethnic group

	Here	Oldham
White	87.9%	68.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	10.8%	24.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.7%	3.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.4%	2.5%
Other ethnic group	0.2%	1.4%

Religion

	Here	Oldham
Christian	58.4%	44.9%
No religion	26%	25%
Muslim	8.3%	24.4%
Not answered	5.2%	4.7%
Hindu	1.5%	0.5%
Other religion	0.3%	0.2%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.2%
Jewish	0.1%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	Oldham
Born in the UK	91.8%	83.4%
Born outside the UK	8.2%	16.6%

Highest qualification

	Here	Oldham
Level 4 qualifications and above	32.8%	24.6%
Level 3 qualifications	18.2%	16.5%
No qualifications	16.2%	24.7%
Level 2 qualifications	13.6%	13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.2%	11.1%
Apprenticeship	7.7%	6.4%
Other qualifications	2.2%	2.9%

General health

	Here	Oldham
Very good health	49.7%	46.9%
Good health	34.8%	32.9%
Fair health	11.5%	13.9%
Bad health	3.3%	4.8%
Very bad health	0.6%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Oldham
2 cars or vans in household	41%	23.1%
1 car or van in household	37.8%	42.6%
No cars or vans in household	11%	27.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	10.2%	6.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Oldham.

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