Vaal Street, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL8 4NW.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2022)

£149,950

1 sales

Price range

£150k – £150k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

1 Mar 2022

OL8 4NW

At a glance

House prices£150k averageSince 2022 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station12 min walkSouth Chadderton (Manchester Metrolink) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

1 property sale on Vaal Street, Oldham has been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2022. The most recent sale was on 1 Mar 2022. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £149,950.

House prices on Vaal Street compared

OL8 postcode area£190,561

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Vaal Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL8 house prices.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	1	£149,950	1 Mar 2022

Sold prices on Vaal Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
34, Vaal Street OL8 4NW	1 Mar 2022	£149,950	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.

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Crime and flood risk near Vaal Street

Crime

1 crime was reported within about a mile of Vaal Street in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Vaal Street 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 Vaal Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Oasis Academy Oldham 1,415 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.2 mi
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School 460 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School 333 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Stanley Road Primary School 443 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Hulme Grammar School 579 pupils	Other independent school	4–18	Report	0.5 mi
Oasis Academy Limeside 452 pupils	Primary	2–11	Requires improvement Report	0.5 mi
Thornycroft School	Other independent special school	5–19	Report	0.6 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

Moston station 1.6 mi · 33 min walk
Mills Hill (Manchester) station 2.5 mi · 49 min walk
Ashton-under-Lyne station 2.8 mi · 55 min walk
South Chadderton (Manchester Metrolink) 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink) 0.7 mi · 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Vaal Street (nr, Chamber Road) 2 min walk
Vaal Street (opp, Chamber Road) 2 min walk
Heron Street (opp, Chamber Road) 3 min walk
Turning Area (nr, Hollins Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Hollinwood Medical Practice
1 Clive Street, Oldham · 0.2 mi
Littletown Family Med Pract
53 Manchester Road, Oldham · 0.3 mi
Ch Medical Practice
Fields New Rd P-Care Ctr, Fields New Rd, Oldham · 0.8 mi
Oldham Medical Services
Langham House, 368 Ashton Road, Oldham · 0.8 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 1 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 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	26.9%	62.5%
Private rented	28.1%	20.3%
Social rented	44.7%	17.1%
Households	759

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	25.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	12.3%	18.6%
Residents	1,954

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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