Rook Street, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL4 5HE.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2021)

£161,000

1 sales

Price range

£161k – £161k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

13 Aug 2021

OL4 5HE

At a glance

House prices£161k averageSince 2021 (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 riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station16 min walkOldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

1 property sale on Rook Street, Oldham has been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2021. The most recent sale was on 13 Aug 2021. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £161,000.

House prices on Rook Street compared

OL4 postcode area£238,919

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

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

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	1	£161,000	13 Aug 2021

Sold prices on Rook Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
4, Rook Street OL4 5HE	13 Aug 2021	£161,000	Semi-detached	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 Rook Street

Crime

4 crimes were reported within about a mile of Rook Street in August 2026.

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).

Violence & sexual offences	3
Vehicle crime	1

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

Flood risk

Rook Street 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 Rook Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Roundthorn Primary Academy 245 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Oasis Academy Leesbrook 1,349 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.2 mi
Oasis Academy Clarksfield 461 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School 365 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	0.4 mi
Sapience Girls Academy 51 pupils	Other independent school	11–16	Report	0.5 mi
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.5 mi
St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School 200 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Horton Mill Community Primary School 238 pupils	Primary	3–11	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 and local GPs

Train, tram & metro stations

Mossley (Manchester) station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk
Greenfield station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk
Ashton-under-Lyne station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink) 1.1 mi · 21 min walk

Nearest bus stops

New Earth Street (nr, Lees Road) 3 min walk
New Earth Street (opp, Lees Road) 3 min walk
Brewerton Road (opp, Roundthorn Road) 3 min walk
Brewerton Road (nr, Roundthorn Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Alexandra Group Med Pract
137 Glodwick Road, Oldham · 0.4 mi
Glodwick Medical Practice
Glodwick Primary Care Centre, 137 Glodwick Road, Oldham · 0.4 mi
Greenbank Medical Practice
Nugget Street, Oldham · 0.4 mi
Hopwood House Medical Practice
Hopwood House, The Vineyard, Lees Road, Oldham · 0.5 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	61.8%	62.5%
Private rented	29.6%	20.3%
Social rented	8.3%	17.1%
Households	696

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	26.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	13.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,857

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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