St James Street, Shaw, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL2 7TD.

Average price (last 12 months)

£172,000

2 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£127,791

17 sales

Price range

£95k – £172k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

5 Mar 2026

OL2 7TD

At a glance

House prices£172k average28% below the Oldham average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station7 min walkShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

17 property sales on St James Street, Shaw, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £172,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £127,791. That is 28% below the Oldham average of £239,948 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on St James Street compared

St James Street£172,000

OL2 postcode area£241,898

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all OL2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	17	£127,791	5 Mar 2026

Sold prices on St James Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
19, St James Street OL2 7TD	5 Mar 2026	£172,000	Terraced	Leasehold
27, St James Street OL2 7TD	24 Oct 2025	£172,000	Terraced	Leasehold
18, St James Street OL2 7TD	14 Mar 2025	£155,000	Terraced	Leasehold
16, St James Street OL2 7TD	14 Feb 2025	£130,000	Terraced	Leasehold
5, St James Street OL2 7TD	19 Dec 2024	£136,000	Terraced	Leasehold
11, St James Street OL2 7TD	6 Jun 2024	£136,500	Other	Leasehold
20, St James Street OL2 7TD	1 Mar 2024	£147,500	Terraced	Leasehold
12, St James Street OL2 7TD	20 Oct 2023	£123,500	Terraced	Leasehold
19, St James Street OL2 7TD	10 Dec 2021	£140,000	Terraced	Leasehold
17, St James Street OL2 7TD	19 Mar 2021	£125,000	Terraced	Leasehold
19, St James Street OL2 7TD	10 Jan 2020	£119,000	Terraced	Leasehold
7, St James Street OL2 7TD	27 Aug 2019	£122,000	Terraced	Leasehold
22, St James Street OL2 7TD	22 Mar 2019	£105,000	Terraced	Leasehold
23, St James Street OL2 7TD	1 Feb 2019	£126,000	Terraced	Leasehold
17, St James Street OL2 7TD	25 Jan 2019	£110,000	Terraced	Leasehold
13, St James Street OL2 7TD	9 Nov 2018	£95,000	Terraced	Leasehold
12, St James Street OL2 7TD	13 Oct 2017	£102,450	Terraced	Leasehold
3, St James Street OL2 7TD	22 Sep 2017	£112,000	Terraced	Leasehold
1, St James Street OL2 7TD	15 Jul 2016	£102,000	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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
19, St James Street	£119,000 (Jan 2020) → £140,000 (Dec 2021) → £172,000 (Mar 2026)	+45% over 6 yrs
12, St James Street	£102,450 (Oct 2017) → £123,500 (Oct 2023)	+21% over 6 yrs
17, St James Street	£110,000 (Jan 2019) → £125,000 (Mar 2021)	+14% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near St James Street

Crime

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

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

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Higher crime than about 60% 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

St James 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 St James Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School 185 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.0 mi
Beal Vale Primary School 202 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
Farrowdale House School 37 pupils	Other independent school	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
East Crompton St George's CofE School 122 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
Rushcroft Primary School 164 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Buckstones Primary School 207 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Crompton Primary School 235 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
The Crompton House Church of England Academy 1,865 pupils	Secondary Church of England	11–18	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 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
Castleton (Manchester) station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk
Smithy Bridge station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) 0.3 mi · 7 min walk
Newhey (Manchester Metrolink) 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Chancery Lane (opp, Milnrow Road) 1 min walk
Chancery Lane (nr, Milnrow Road) 2 min walk
Salts Street (W-bound, Salts Street) 3 min walk
King Albert Street (opp, 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 · 1.5 mi
The Royton & Crompton Family Practice
Royton Health Wellbeing Centre, Park Street, Oldham · 1.5 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 3 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 4 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	64.6%	62.5%
Private rented	27.4%	20.3%
Social rented	8.0%	17.1%
Households	661

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	20.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,402

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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