Melling Road, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL4 1PN, OL4 1PL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£141,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£107,154
13 sales
Price range
£40k – £320k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Oct 2025
OL4 1PL

At a glance

House prices£107k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% 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 station12 min walkOldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

13 property sales on Melling Road, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £141,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £89,417. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Melling Road compared

OL4 postcode area£238,919
Oldham£239,948
England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £66,000 (2 sales)2016£66k2017: £90,000 (1 sales)2017£90k2018: £78,000 (1 sales)2018£78k2019: £57,500 (2 sales)2019£58k2020: £148,333 (3 sales)2020£148k2022: £105,000 (1 sales)2022£105k2023: £155,000 (1 sales)2023£155k2024: £132,000 (1 sales)2024£132k2025: £141,000 (1 sales)2025£141k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced12£89,41724 Oct 2025
Detached1£320,00030 Oct 2020

Sold prices on Melling Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
12, Melling Road OL4 1PL 24 Oct 2025£141,000 TerracedLeasehold
23, Melling Road OL4 1PL 30 Jun 2025£111,000 TerracedLeasehold
41, Melling Road OL4 1PN 8 Jul 2024£132,000 TerracedLeasehold
31, Melling Road OL4 1PL 2 Feb 2024£115,000 TerracedLeasehold
33, Melling Road OL4 1PN 18 Jan 2023£155,000 TerracedLeasehold
35, Melling Road OL4 1PN 2 Sep 2022£105,000 TerracedLeasehold
18, Melling Road OL4 1PL 27 Jun 2022£133,000 TerracedLeasehold
22, Melling Road OL4 1PL 10 Nov 2020£75,000 TerracedLeasehold
57, Melling Road OL4 1PN 30 Oct 2020£320,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Melling Road OL4 1PL 23 Jul 2020£50,000 TerracedLeasehold
27, Melling Road OL4 1PL 18 Mar 2019£75,000 TerracedLeasehold
47, Melling Road OL4 1PN 24 Jan 2019£39,999 TerracedFreehold
44, Melling Road OL4 1PN 14 Dec 2018£78,000 TerracedLeasehold
45, Melling Road OL4 1PN 13 Sep 2018£70,000 TerracedLeasehold
33, Melling Road OL4 1PN 18 Dec 2017£90,000 TerracedLeasehold
17, Melling Road OL4 1PL 23 Mar 2016£52,000 TerracedLeasehold
46, Melling Road OL4 1PN 9 Mar 2016£80,000 TerracedLeasehold

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
33, Melling Road £90,000 (Dec 2017) → £155,000 (Jan 2023) +72%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Melling Road

Crime

3 crimes were reported within about a mile of Melling Road in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences2
Vehicle crime1

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

Flood risk

Melling Road 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 Melling Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Oasis Academy Clarksfield 461 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School 365 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.4 mi
Roundthorn Primary Academy 245 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Oasis Academy Leesbrook 1,349 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
Horton Mill Community Primary School 238 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Sapience Girls Academy 51 pupils Other independent school 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Greenacres Primary Academy 254 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 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 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
  • Greenfield station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
  • Ashton-under-Lyne station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk
  • Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Derker (Manchester Metrolink) 0.9 mi · 18 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Clarksfield Road (nr, Lees Road) 1 min walk
  • Clarksfield Road (opp, Lees Road) 1 min walk
  • Balfour Street (nr, Lees Road) 3 min walk
  • Ronald Street (nr, Clarksfield Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Glodwick Medical Practice
    Glodwick Primary Care Centre, 137 Glodwick Road, Oldham · 0.3 mi
  • Alexandra Group Med Pract
    137 Glodwick Road, Oldham · 0.3 mi
  • Greenbank Medical Practice
    Nugget Street, Oldham · 0.3 mi
  • Hopwood House Medical Practice
    Hopwood House, The Vineyard, Lees Road, Oldham · 0.3 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 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 3 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned61.3%62.5%
Private rented27.9%20.3%
Social rented10.9%17.1%
Households718

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1529.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.2%64.1%
Aged 65+5.8%18.6%
Residents2,856

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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