Thorpe Lane, Austerlands, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL4 3QW.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£279,017
12 sales
Price range
£173k – £359k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
23 Jan 2025
OL4 3QW

At a glance

House prices£279k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station34 min walkDerker (Manchester Metrolink) Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

12 property sales on Thorpe Lane, Austerlands, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 23 Jan 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £247,440. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Thorpe Lane compared

OL4 postcode area£238,919
Oldham£239,948
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Thorpe Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £184,500 (1 sales)2016£185k2017: £289,975 (2 sales)2017£290k2018: £278,000 (3 sales)2018£278k2019: £270,000 (1 sales)2019£270k2020: £352,000 (1 sales)2020£352k2021: £172,500 (1 sales)2021£173k2022: £275,000 (1 sales)2022£275k2023: £337,750 (1 sales)2023£338k2025: £342,500 (1 sales)2025£343k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached5£247,44018 Dec 2023
Detached5£299,70013 Oct 2022
Terraced2£306,25023 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Thorpe Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
59, Thorpe Lane OL4 3QW 23 Jan 2025£342,500 TerracedLeasehold
18, Thorpe Lane OL4 3QW 18 Dec 2023£337,750 Semi-detachedLeasehold
55, Thorpe Lane OL4 3QW 11 Aug 2023£372,000 OtherLeasehold
39, Thorpe Lane OL4 3QW 13 Oct 2022£275,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Thorpe Lane OL4 3QW 15 Nov 2021£172,500 DetachedFreehold
14, Thorpe Lane OL4 3QW 27 Nov 2020£352,000 DetachedFreehold
59, Thorpe Lane OL4 3QW 26 Jul 2019£270,000 TerracedLeasehold
24, Thorpe Lane OL4 3QW 26 Nov 2018£205,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
61, Thorpe Lane OL4 3QW 24 Aug 2018£359,000 DetachedLeasehold
26, Thorpe Lane OL4 3QW 25 Jul 2018£270,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
28, Thorpe Lane OL4 3QW 22 Jun 2017£239,950 Semi-detachedLeasehold
63, Thorpe Lane OL4 3QW 18 Apr 2017£340,000 DetachedLeasehold
22, Thorpe Lane OL4 3QW 7 Oct 2016£184,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold

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

AddressSalesChange
59, Thorpe Lane £270,000 (Jul 2019) → £342,500 (Jan 2025) +27%
over 5 yrs
39, Thorpe Lane £172,500 (Nov 2021) → £275,000 (Oct 2022) +59%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Thorpe Lane

Crime

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

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

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Lower 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

Thorpe Lane is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Irwell catchment including areas in Greater Manchester 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 Thorpe Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Knowsley Junior School 216 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Co-op Academy Strinesdale 761 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Springhead Infant and Nursery School 150 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 mi
St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy 244 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Hey-with-Zion Primary School 281 pupils Primary Church of England/Methodist 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School 200 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
St Agnes CofE Primary School 107 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.1 mi
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.1 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, tram & metro stations

  • Greenfield station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Mossley (Manchester) station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk
  • Ashton-under-Lyne station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk
  • Derker (Manchester Metrolink) 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Heywood Lane (opp, Huddersfield Road) 2 min walk
  • Heywood Lane (nr, Huddersfield Road) 2 min walk
  • Austerlands Chimney (opp, Huddersfield Road) 3 min walk
  • Heywood Lane (NW-bound, Heywood Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Lees Medical Practice
    Athens Way, Lees, Oldham · 0.8 mi
  • Leesbrook Surgery
    Mellor Street, Lees, Oldham · 0.8 mi
  • Springfield House
    275 Huddersfield Road, Oldham · 0.9 mi
  • Moorside Medical Practice
    Moorside Medical Centre, 681 Ripponden Road, Oldham · 1.2 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 7 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 9 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned86.5%62.5%
Private rented11.4%20.3%
Social rented2.2%17.1%
Households643

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.9%64.1%
Aged 65+26.2%18.6%
Residents1,556

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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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