Sugar Lane, Dobcross, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL3 5NJ, OL3 5NL.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£454,550

10 sales

Price range

£175k – £695k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

22 Aug 2025

OL3 5NJ

At a glance

House prices£455k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station23 min walkGreenfield station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

10 property sales on Sugar Lane, Dobcross, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 22 Aug 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £300,400. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Sugar Lane compared

OL3 postcode area£355,433

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Sugar 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
Terraced	5	£300,400	29 Aug 2024
Detached	5	£608,700	22 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Sugar Lane

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
20, Sugar Lane OL3 5NJ	22 Aug 2025	£635,000	Detached	Freehold
2, Woodlands, Sugar Lane OL3 5NL	29 Aug 2024	£400,000	Terraced	Freehold
20, Sugar Lane OL3 5NJ	28 Jun 2021	£570,000	Detached	Freehold
22, Sugar Lane OL3 5NJ	26 Mar 2021	£568,500	Detached	Freehold
21, Sugar Lane OL3 5NJ	19 Mar 2021	£695,000	Detached	Freehold
24, Sugar Lane OL3 5NJ	19 Feb 2021	£575,000	Detached	Freehold
24, Sugar Lane OL3 5NJ	20 Nov 2020	£240,000	Other	Freehold
9, Sugar Lane OL3 5NJ	19 Dec 2019	£317,000	Terraced	Freehold
19, Sugar Lane OL3 5NJ	20 Sep 2019	£390,000	Terraced	Freehold
7, Sugar Lane OL3 5NJ	21 Oct 2016	£175,000	Terraced	Leasehold
3, Woodlands, Sugar Lane OL3 5NL	17 Mar 2016	£220,000	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
20, Sugar Lane	£570,000 (Jun 2021) → £635,000 (Aug 2025)	+11% over 4 yrs
24, Sugar Lane	£240,000 (Nov 2020) → £575,000 (Feb 2021)	+140% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Sugar Lane

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Sugar 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

Sugar Lane is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Mersey Uplands catchment including Hyde, Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, Stalybridge and Glossop Flood alert area
River Tame at Uppermill Flood warning area
River Tame at Delph 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 Sugar Lane

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School 232 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
St Chad's Church of England Primary School 269 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Saddleworth School 1,444 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Requires improvement Report	0.7 mi
Delph Primary School 205 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.1 mi
Diggle School 169 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.2 mi
Greenfield Primary School 347 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.2 mi
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School 209 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	1.6 mi
Friezland Primary School 97 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.7 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 stations

Greenfield station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
Mossley (Manchester) station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk
Marsden station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Dobcross Square (at, Sugar Lane) 1 min walk
Dobcross Square (nr, Sugar Lane) 1 min walk
Wool Road (nr, Dobcross New Road) 3 min walk
Wool Road (adj, Dobcross New Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Saddleworth Medical Practice
Smithy Lane, Uppermill, Oldham · 0.6 mi
Moorside Medical Practice
Moorside Medical Centre, 681 Ripponden Road, Oldham · 2.7 mi
Leesbrook Surgery
Mellor Street, Lees, Oldham · 2.7 mi
Lees Medical Practice
Athens Way, Lees, 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 6 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 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 5 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	73.0%	62.5%
Private rented	14.0%	20.3%
Social rented	13.0%	17.1%
Households	736

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.3%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	56.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	29.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,561

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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