Slackgate Lane, Denshaw, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL3 5TZ.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£527,500

4 sales

Price range

£200k – £885k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

24 Nov 2023

OL3 5TZ

At a glance

House prices£528k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 6 min walkGreenfield station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80%

4 property sales on Slackgate Lane, Denshaw, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 24 Nov 2023. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £730,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Slackgate Lane compared

OL3 postcode area£355,433

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Slackgate Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	2	£730,000	24 Nov 2023
Terraced	1	£200,000	10 Apr 2019
Semi-detached	1	£450,000	28 Sep 2020

Sold prices on Slackgate Lane

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Lower Slack, Slackgate Lane OL3 5TZ	24 Nov 2023	£885,000	Detached	Freehold
2, Wham Cottages, Slackgate Lane OL3 5TZ	28 Sep 2020	£450,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, Slack Gate Barn, Slackgate Lane OL3 5TZ	10 Apr 2019	£200,000	Terraced	Freehold
Lower Slack, Slackgate Lane OL3 5TZ	11 Apr 2016	£575,000	Detached	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
Lower Slack, Slackgate Lane	£575,000 (Apr 2016) → £885,000 (Nov 2023)	+54% over 8 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Slackgate Lane

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Slackgate Lane in the latest month.

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

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Higher crime than about 50% 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

Slackgate Lane is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood 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 Slackgate Lane

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Christ Church CofE Primary School 47 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Requires improvement Report	0.4 mi
Delph Primary School 205 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.2 mi
Buckstones Primary School 207 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	2.0 mi
East Crompton St George's CofE School 122 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	2.0 mi
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School 223 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	2.0 mi
Saddleworth School 1,444 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Requires improvement Report	2.1 mi
Diggle School 169 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	2.1 mi
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School 232 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	2.1 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 stations

Greenfield station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
Marsden station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 29 min walk
Smithy Bridge station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Summer Hill Clough (nr, Delph Road) 4 min walk
Summer Hill Clough (adj, Delph Road) 4 min walk
Wham Lane (nr, Delph Road) 5 min walk
Wham Lane (opp, Delph Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Village Medical Practice
Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 2.3 mi
Oak Gables Medical Practice
Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 2.3 mi
Moorside Medical Practice
Moorside Medical Centre, 681 Ripponden Road, Oldham · 2.4 mi
Saddleworth Medical Practice
Smithy Lane, Uppermill, Oldham · 2.8 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 5 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 10 of 10 · Crime: decile 5 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	82.0%	62.5%
Private rented	14.3%	20.3%
Social rented	3.8%	17.1%
Households	560

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	63.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	22.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,339

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	70%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	0%	80%
Gigabit-capable	0%	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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