Knowls Lane, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL4 5RU, OL4 5RX.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£208,500

3 sales

Price range

£143k – £255k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

24 Nov 2022

OL4 5RX

At a glance

House prices£209k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station32 min walkMossley (Manchester) station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband75% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on Knowls Lane, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 24 Nov 2022. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £185,250. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Knowls Lane compared

OL4 postcode area£238,919

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Knowls Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	2	£185,250	20 Oct 2022
Semi-detached	1	£255,000	24 Nov 2022

Sold prices on Knowls Lane

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Manor House, Knowls Lane OL4 5RU	15 Mar 2023	£122,000	Other	Freehold
8, Knowls Lane OL4 5RX	24 Nov 2022	£255,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
1, Knowls Lane OL4 5RU	20 Oct 2022	£227,500	Terraced	Freehold
Mulberry House, Knowls Lane OL4 5RU	5 Nov 2021	£307,250	Other	Freehold
1, Knowls Lane OL4 5RU	1 Mar 2016	£143,000	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
1, Knowls Lane	£143,000 (Mar 2016) → £227,500 (Oct 2022)	+59% over 7 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Knowls Lane

Crime

2 crimes were reported within about a mile of Knowls Lane in August 2026.

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).

Violence & sexual offences

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

Flood risk

Knowls Lane is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

Lower River Irwell catchment including areas in Greater Manchester 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 Knowls Lane

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Agnes CofE Primary School 107 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.1 mi
St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School 200 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
Springhead Infant and Nursery School 150 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	0.5 mi
St Hugh's CofE Primary School 211 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Hey-with-Zion Primary School 281 pupils	Primary Church of England/Methodist	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy 244 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Oasis Academy Leesbrook 1,349 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.7 mi
Knowsley Junior School 216 pupils	Primary	7–11	Good 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

Mossley (Manchester) station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
Greenfield station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
Ashton-under-Lyne station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
Derker (Manchester Metrolink) 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Crow Hill View (nr, Lees New Road) 1 min walk
Rhodes Hill (adj, Hartshead Street) 4 min walk
Rhodes Hill (nr, Hartshead Street) 4 min walk
Meadow Bank Close (opp, Wildmoor Avenue) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Leesbrook Surgery
Mellor Street, Lees, Oldham · 0.5 mi
Lees Medical Practice
Athens Way, Lees, Oldham · 0.6 mi
Glodwick Medical Practice
Glodwick Primary Care Centre, 137 Glodwick Road, Oldham · 1.3 mi
Alexandra Group Med Pract
137 Glodwick Road, Oldham · 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 1 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 2 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	41.7%	62.5%
Private rented	22.8%	20.3%
Social rented	35.0%	17.1%
Households	781

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	20.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	15.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,765

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	80%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	75%	80%
Gigabit-capable	75%	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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