Marsh Lea, Diggle, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL3 5LB.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2018)

£357,500

2 sales

Price range

£275k – £440k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

17 Dec 2024

OL3 5LB

At a glance

House prices£358k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station53 min walkGreenfield station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband65% of homesNational average 80%

2 property sales on Marsh Lea, Diggle, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 17 Dec 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £357,500.

House prices on Marsh Lea compared

OL3 postcode area£355,433

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Marsh Lea has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	2	£357,500	17 Dec 2024

Sold prices on Marsh Lea

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
4, Marsh Lea OL3 5LB	17 Dec 2024	£440,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, Marsh Lea OL3 5LB	9 Nov 2018	£275,000	Semi-detached	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.

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Crime and flood risk near Marsh Lea

Crime

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

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

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Lower 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

Marsh Lea is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Mersey Uplands catchment including Hyde, Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, Stalybridge and Glossop Flood alert area
River Colne and Fenay Beck Catchments 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 Marsh Lea

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Diggle School 169 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Saddleworth School 1,444 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Requires improvement Report	1.2 mi
St Chad's Church of England Primary School 269 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	1.5 mi
Delph Primary School 205 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	2.0 mi
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School 232 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	2.0 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 stations

Greenfield station 2.6 mi · 53 min walk
Marsden station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk
Mossley (Manchester) station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 33 min walk

GP surgeries

Saddleworth Medical Practice
Smithy Lane, Uppermill, Oldham · 1.9 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 7 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 10 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	87.2%	62.5%
Private rented	9.9%	20.3%
Social rented	2.7%	17.1%
Households	624

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	23.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,494

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	65%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	65%	80%
Gigabit-capable	65%	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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