Thorp, Royton, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL2 5TH.

Average price (last 12 months)

£530,000

2 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£400,000

7 sales

Price range

£175k – £560k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

12 Mar 2026

OL2 5TH

At a glance

House prices£530k average121% above the Oldham average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station37 min walkWestwood (Manchester Metrolink) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

7 property sales on Thorp, Royton, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £530,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £400,000. That is 121% above the Oldham average of £239,948 over the same period.

House prices on Thorp compared

Thorp£530,000

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
Detached	7	£400,000	12 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Thorp

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Brima House, Thorp OL2 5TH	12 Mar 2026	£530,000	Detached	Leasehold
Brima House, Thorp OL2 5TH	12 Mar 2026	£530,000	Detached	Freehold
Thornbury House, Thorp OL2 5TH	16 Aug 2024	£560,000	Detached	Freehold
20, Thorp OL2 5TH	14 May 2021	£325,000	Detached	Freehold
Tall Trees, Thorp OL2 5TH	26 Apr 2019	£360,000	Detached	Freehold
18, Thorp OL2 5TH	7 Feb 2019	£175,000	Detached	Freehold
18, Thorp OL2 5TH	15 Jan 2019	£6,000	Other	Freehold
19, Thorp OL2 5TH	26 Oct 2017	£320,000	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.

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Crime and flood risk near Thorp

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Thorp 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

Thorp 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 Thorp

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Thorp Primary School 217 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
St. Paul's CofE Primary School 231 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Supreme Start Ltd 5 pupils	Other independent special school	5–11	Report	0.6 mi
Fir Bank Primary School 238 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
E-ACT the Oldham Academy North 1,258 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.7 mi
Royton Hall Primary School 324 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School 290 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.8 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 1.9 mi · 39 min walk
Castleton (Manchester) station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk
Rochdale station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk
Westwood (Manchester Metrolink) 1.9 mi · 37 min walk
Derker (Manchester Metrolink) 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Denbydale Way (N-bound, Denbydale Way) 2 min walk
Westerdale Drive (W-bound, Westerdale Drive) 4 min walk
Harewood Drive (SE-bound, Harewood Dv) 5 min walk
Albert Street (S-bound, Albert Street) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Royton Medical Centre
Chapel Street, Royton, Oldham · 0.4 mi
The Royton & Crompton Family Practice
Royton Health Wellbeing Centre, Park Street, Oldham · 0.6 mi
Woodlands Medical Practice
Chadderton Town Health Centre, Middleton Road, Oldham · 1.6 mi
Chadderton Medical Practice
Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham · 1.6 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 6 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	69.7%	62.5%
Private rented	9.6%	20.3%
Social rented	20.7%	17.1%
Households	656

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	16.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	19.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,557

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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