Refuge Street, Shaw, Oldham

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£110,333

3 sales

Price range

£70k – £151k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

26 Apr 2024

OL2 8RH

At a glance

House prices£110k averageSince 2019 (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 riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station4 min walkShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on Refuge Street, Shaw, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 26 Apr 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £110,333.

House prices on Refuge Street compared

OL2 postcode area£241,898

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	3	£110,333	26 Apr 2024

Sold prices on Refuge Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Duke Mill, Refuge Street OL2 8RH	9 May 2024	£3,275,000	Other	Freehold
10, Refuge Street OL2 8RH	26 Apr 2024	£110,000	Terraced	Leasehold
14, Refuge Street OL2 8RH	31 Jan 2022	£80,000	Other	Leasehold
30, Refuge Street OL2 8RH	27 Nov 2020	£151,000	Terraced	Leasehold
12, Refuge Street OL2 8RH	8 Feb 2019	£70,000	Terraced	Leasehold

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 Refuge Street

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Refuge Street in the latest month.

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).

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

Flood risk

Refuge Street 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 Refuge Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Farrowdale House School 37 pupils	Other independent school	3–11	Report	0.2 mi
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Crompton Primary School 235 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School 185 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
Beal Vale Primary School 202 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
East Crompton St George's CofE School 122 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy 975 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.7 mi
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School 176 pupils	Primary	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.7 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 3.5 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk
Mills Hill (Manchester) station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk
Castleton (Manchester) station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 13 min walk
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
Derker (Manchester Metrolink) 1.7 mi · 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Community Centre (o/s, High Street) 1 min walk
Crompton Health Centre (o/s, High Street) 2 min walk
Crompton Health Centre (nr, High Street) 2 min walk
Asda (Stop J, Eastway) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Oak Gables Medical Practice
Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 0.7 mi
Village Medical Practice
Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 0.7 mi
Moorside Medical Practice
Moorside Medical Centre, 681 Ripponden Road, Oldham · 1.2 mi
The Royton & Crompton Family Practice
Royton Health Wellbeing Centre, Park Street, 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	42.6%	62.5%
Private rented	26.5%	20.3%
Social rented	30.6%	17.1%
Households	720

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	58.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	23.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,648

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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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