Shakespeare Road, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL1 4LY.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£109,750

3 sales

Price range

£51k – £155k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

29 Aug 2025

OL1 4LY

At a glance

House prices£110k 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) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station11 min walkDerker (Manchester Metrolink) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on Shakespeare Road, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 29 Aug 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £109,750. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Shakespeare Road compared

OL1 postcode area£216,329

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Shakespeare Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	3	£109,750	29 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Shakespeare Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
67, Shakespeare Road OL1 4LY	29 Aug 2025	£155,000	Terraced	Freehold
49, Shakespeare Road OL1 4LY	30 Sep 2024	£123,500	Terraced	Freehold
49, Shakespeare Road OL1 4LY	21 Mar 2024	£70,000	Terraced	Freehold
77, Shakespeare Road OL1 4LY	20 Nov 2020	£89,950	Semi-detached	Freehold
31, Shakespeare Road OL1 4LY	27 Feb 2020	£73,000	Terraced	Freehold
31, Shakespeare Road OL1 4LY	12 Dec 2019	£42,000	Terraced	Freehold
47, Shakespeare Road OL1 4LY	18 Aug 2016	£50,751	Terraced	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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
49, Shakespeare Road	£70,000 (Mar 2024) → £123,500 (Sep 2024)	+76% over under a year
31, Shakespeare Road	£42,000 (Dec 2019) → £73,000 (Feb 2020)	+74% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Shakespeare Road

Crime

1 crime was reported within about a mile of Shakespeare Road 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).

Vehicle crime

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

Flood risk

Shakespeare Road is in or near 3 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

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 Shakespeare Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
Willowpark Primary Academy 226 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.1 mi
The Grove Partnership 68 pupils	Pupil referral unit	10–16	Good Report	0.3 mi
Mayfield Primary School 413 pupils	Primary	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.3 mi
Woodlands Primary Academy 292 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.3 mi
Littlemoor Primary School 313 pupils	Primary	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.5 mi
SEE (Oldham) 22 pupils	Other independent special school	11–16	Report	0.5 mi
Greenacres Primary Academy 254 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good 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

Mills Hill (Manchester) station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
Greenfield station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
Mossley (Manchester) station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
Derker (Manchester Metrolink) 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) 1.0 mi · 21 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Whetstone Hill Road (nr, Wordsworth Road) 2 min walk
Shelley Road (opp, Whetstone Hill) 2 min walk
Whetstone Hill Lane (opp, Shelley Road) 2 min walk
Thackeray Road (nr, Whetstone Hill) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Springfield House
275 Huddersfield Road, Oldham · 0.6 mi
Moorside Medical Practice
Moorside Medical Centre, 681 Ripponden Road, Oldham · 0.7 mi
Hopwood House Medical Practice
Hopwood House, The Vineyard, Lees Road, Oldham · 0.9 mi
St Mary's Medical Centre
Rock Street, Oldham · 1.1 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 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	32.5%	62.5%
Private rented	9.0%	20.3%
Social rented	58.3%	17.1%
Households	523

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	31.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	6.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,551

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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