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Moorwood Drive, Oldham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Moorwood Drive, Oldham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/oldham/moorwood-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL8 2XD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£271,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£156,358
18 sales
Price range
£86k – £271k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Feb 2026
OL8 2XD

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At a glance

House prices£156k 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) Nearest station21 min walkOldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold94% leaseholdAcross 18 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

18 property sales on Moorwood Drive, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £271,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £157,222. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% semi-detached, 33% terraced, 17% detached. Recorded sale prices on Moorwood Drive range from £85,500 to £271,000. 6% of homes sold here were freehold and 94% leasehold.

House prices on Moorwood Drive compared

OL8 postcode area£191,473
Oldham£243,132
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Moorwood Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £85,500 (1 sales)2016£86k2017: £136,500 (2 sales)2017£137k2018: £182,500 (1 sales)2018£183k2019: £164,500 (4 sales)2019£165k2020: £164,975 (2 sales)2020£165k2021: £117,000 (1 sales)2021£117k2022: £120,000 (1 sales)2022£120k2023: £184,000 (1 sales)2023£184k2024: £141,167 (3 sales)2024£141k2025: £170,000 (1 sales)2025£170k2026: £271,000 (1 sales)2026£271k

Tenure: 6% freehold and 94% leasehold across 18 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached9£157,22225 Jul 2025
Terraced6£122,66718 Oct 2024
Detached3£221,1503 Feb 2026

Sold prices on Moorwood Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
25, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 3 Feb 2026£271,000 DetachedLeasehold
37, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 25 Jul 2025£170,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
34, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 12 Dec 2024£110,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
31, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 18 Oct 2024£156,500 TerracedLeasehold
40, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 5 Jan 2024£157,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 24 Nov 2023£184,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
38, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 14 Apr 2022£120,000 TerracedLeasehold
40, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 27 Apr 2021£117,000 TerracedLeasehold
17, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 14 Aug 2020£209,950 DetachedLeasehold
33, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 19 Jun 2020£120,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
28, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 5 Dec 2019£178,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
49, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 22 Nov 2019£160,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
31, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 20 Nov 2019£100,000 TerracedLeasehold
7, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 15 Nov 2019£220,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
15, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 27 Apr 2018£182,500 DetachedLeasehold
16, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 23 Jun 2017£134,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
37, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 16 Jun 2017£139,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
31, Moorwood Drive OL8 2XD 2 Dec 2016£85,500 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
37, Moorwood Drive £139,000 (Jun 2017) → £170,000 (Jul 2025) +22%
over 8 yrs
31, Moorwood Drive £85,500 (Dec 2016) → £100,000 (Nov 2019) → £156,500 (Oct 2024) +83%
over 8 yrs
40, Moorwood Drive £117,000 (Apr 2021) → £157,000 (Jan 2024) +34%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Moorwood Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Roundthorn Primary Academy 245 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Alt Academy 343 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Alexandra Park Junior School 342 pupils Primary 7–11 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School 365 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 mi
Oasis Academy Leesbrook 1,349 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Sapience Girls Academy 51 pupils Other independent school 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
Medlock Valley Primary School 337 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Hugh's CofE Primary School 211 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.6 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

  • Mossley (Manchester) station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk
  • Ashton-under-Lyne station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk
  • Greenfield station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
  • Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink) 1.2 mi · 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Vant Street (opp, Abbeyhills Road) 2 min walk
  • Vant Street (nr, Abbeyhills Road) 2 min walk
  • Manor Road (opp, Abbeyhills Road) 3 min walk
  • Manor Road (nr, Abbeyhills Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Alexandra Group Med Pract
    137 Glodwick Road, Oldham · 0.6 mi
  • Glodwick Medical Practice
    Glodwick Primary Care Centre, 137 Glodwick Road, Oldham · 0.6 mi
  • Greenbank Medical Practice
    Nugget Street, Oldham · 0.6 mi
  • Hill Top Surgery
    Hilltop Surgery, Fitton Hill Neighbourhood Centre, Oldham · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Oldham Ashton Express · 0.9 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Athens Way, Lees · 0.9 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Oldham Food Warehouse · 1.0 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Oldham · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Chemist Corner Internet Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Glodwick Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Well · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Abbey Hills Road (dental Surgery) · 0.4 mi
  • Glodwick Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 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 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.

Income1 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.9%62.5%
Private rented13.8%20.3%
Social rented27.1%17.1%
Households708

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1527.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.8%64.1%
Aged 65+9.7%18.6%
Residents2,194

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.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%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.

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Who lives around Moorwood Drive

Ethnic group

HereOldham
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh47.9%24.6%
White41.4%68.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.8%3.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%2.5%
Other ethnic group2.7%1.4%

Religion

HereOldham
Muslim48.5%24.4%
Christian28.4%44.9%
No religion17.3%25%
Not answered4.7%4.7%
Other religion0.4%0.2%
Hindu0.3%0.5%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereOldham
Born in the UK74.8%83.4%
Born outside the UK25.2%16.6%

Highest qualification

HereOldham
No qualifications28.3%24.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.7%24.6%
Level 3 qualifications15%16.5%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%11.1%
Apprenticeship4.4%6.4%
Other qualifications3.5%2.9%

General health

HereOldham
Very good health49.4%46.9%
Good health32.3%32.9%
Fair health11.5%13.9%
Bad health5.3%4.8%
Very bad health1.5%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereOldham
1 car or van in household43.1%42.6%
2 cars or vans in household25.4%23.1%
No cars or vans in household24.7%27.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%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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