Newby Drive, Shaw, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL2 8BS.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2025)

£315,055

2 sales

Price range

£274k – £356k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

31 Mar 2025

OL2 8BS

At a glance

House prices£315k averageSince 2025 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station6 min walkShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles

2 property sales on Newby Drive, Shaw, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2025. The most recent sale was on 31 Mar 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £273,864.

House prices on Newby Drive compared

OL2 postcode area£241,898

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Newby Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL2 house prices.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	1	£273,864	17 Jan 2025
Detached	1	£356,245	31 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Newby Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
7, Newby Drive OL2 8BS	31 Mar 2025	£356,245	Detached New build	Freehold
1, Newby Drive OL2 8BS	17 Jan 2025	£273,864	Semi-detached New build	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 Newby Drive

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Newby Drive in the latest month.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% 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

Newby Drive is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

Lower River Irwell catchment including areas in Greater Manchester Flood alert area
Upper River Irwell catchment with Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Haslingden, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall Flood alert area
River Mersey Uplands catchment including Hyde, Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, Stalybridge and Glossop Flood alert area
River Beal at Shaw, riverside properties in Small Brook and Buckstones Flood warning area
River Beal at Shaw from Jubilee to Dunwood Flood warning 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 Newby Drive

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School 185 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.2 mi
East Crompton St George's CofE School 122 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.2 mi
Beal Vale Primary School 202 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Buckstones Primary School 207 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
Farrowdale House School 37 pupils	Other independent school	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Rushcroft Primary School 164 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
Crompton Primary School 235 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	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

Rochdale station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk
Castleton (Manchester) station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk
Smithy Bridge station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
Newhey (Manchester Metrolink) 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Rutland Way (nr, Linney Lane) 1 min walk
George Street (opp, Linney Lane) 2 min walk
Chancery Lane (opp, Milnrow Road) 3 min walk
Chancery Lane (nr, Milnrow Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Village Medical Practice
Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 0.3 mi
Oak Gables Medical Practice
Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 0.3 mi
Moorside Medical Practice
Moorside Medical Centre, 681 Ripponden Road, Oldham · 1.4 mi
Milnrow Village Practice
Milnrow & Newhey Medical Centre, Newhey Road, Rochdale · 1.7 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 2 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 3 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	46.7%	62.5%
Private rented	36.3%	20.3%
Social rented	16.6%	17.1%
Households	662

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	68.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	12.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,425

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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