Vale Drive, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL9 6TH, OL9 6TJ.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£97,750

4 sales

Price range

£60k – £170k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

5 Feb 2025

OL9 6TJ

At a glance

House prices£98k averageSince 2016 (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 station4 min walkWestwood (Manchester Metrolink) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

4 property sales on Vale Drive, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 5 Feb 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £97,750.

House prices on Vale Drive compared

OL9 postcode area£219,159

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Vale Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL9 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	4	£97,750	5 Feb 2025

Sold prices on Vale Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
53, Vale Drive OL9 6TJ	5 Feb 2025	£170,000	Terraced	Freehold
41, Vale Drive OL9 6TJ	26 Jan 2024	£161,000	Terraced	Freehold
38, Vale Drive OL9 6TH	16 Jun 2023	£60,000	Terraced	Freehold
28, Vale Drive OL9 6TH	25 Nov 2022	£160,000	Terraced	Freehold
Langdale House, Vale Drive OL9 6TJ	16 May 2018	£120,000	Other	Freehold
6, Vale Drive OL9 6TH	14 Oct 2016	£70,000	Terraced	Freehold
26, Vale Drive OL9 6TH	17 Aug 2016	£91,000	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.

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Crime and flood risk near Vale Drive

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Vale Drive in the latest month.

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).

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

Flood risk

Vale Drive 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 Vale Drive

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Westwood High 349 pupils	Other independent school Islam	2–19	Report	0.1 mi
Richmond Academy 389 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.2 mi
St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 166 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.2 mi
Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest 67 pupils	Other independent school	11–16	Report	0.2 mi
Westwood Academy 242 pupils	Primary	3–11	Outstanding Report	0.2 mi
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy 950 pupils	Secondary Church of England	11–16	Report	0.3 mi
St Thomas CofE Primary School 491 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Oldham Sixth Form College	16 plus	16–19	Report	0.4 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 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
Moston station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
Ashton-under-Lyne station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk
Westwood (Manchester Metrolink) 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) 0.4 mi · 8 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Pavilion Business Park (opp, Featherstall Road) 2 min walk
Pavilion Business Park (nr, Featherstall Road) 2 min walk
West Street (nr, Featherstall Road) 2 min walk
Lee Street (Stop A, Manchester Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Werneth Medical Practice
Werneth Primary Care Centre, Featherstall Road South, Oldham · 0.2 mi
Md Family Practice
Werneth Primary Care Centre, Featherstall Road South, Oldham · 0.2 mi
Kapur Family Care
Werneth Primary Care Centre, Featherstall Road South, Oldham · 0.2 mi
John Street Medical Practice
1 John Street, Oldham · 0.3 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	34.8%	62.5%
Private rented	20.1%	20.3%
Social rented	45.1%	17.1%
Households	408

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	24.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	68.9%	64.1%
Aged 65+	6.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,509

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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