Walter Mills Way, Oldham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Walter Mills Way, Oldham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/oldham/walter-mills-way/

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£169,152

41 sales

Price range

£67k – £265k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

7 Mar 2025

OL4 3FU

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At a glance

House prices£169k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station21 min walkOldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold95% leaseholdAcross 41 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

41 property sales on Walter Mills Way, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 7 Mar 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £166,266. 13 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 13 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 78% semi-detached, 12% flat, 10% detached. Recorded sale prices on Walter Mills Way range from £66,500 to £265,000. 5% of homes sold here were freehold and 95% leasehold.

House prices on Walter Mills Way compared

OL4 postcode area£239,470

Oldham£243,132

England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 5% freehold and 95% leasehold across 41 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	32	£166,266	7 Mar 2025
Flat	5	£157,600	6 Sep 2024
Detached	4	£206,688	8 Jul 2024

Sold prices on Walter Mills Way

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
16, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	7 Mar 2025	£250,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
20, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	13 Dec 2024	£265,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
24, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	6 Sep 2024	£175,000	Flat	Leasehold
23, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	12 Jul 2024	£176,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
51, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	8 Jul 2024	£263,750	Detached	Leasehold
34, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	29 Sep 2023	£170,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
52, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	13 Jan 2023	£214,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
18, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	21 Oct 2022	£243,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
54, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	5 Aug 2022	£178,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
25, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	10 Dec 2021	£168,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
55, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	30 Sep 2021	£170,500	Semi-detached	Leasehold
56, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	23 Jul 2021	£217,000	Detached	Leasehold
3, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	29 Jun 2021	£163,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
5, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	5 Oct 2020	£180,000	Flat	Leasehold
62, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	29 Nov 2019	£66,500	Semi-detached	Leasehold
18, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	7 Nov 2019	£180,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
35, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	11 Oct 2019	£72,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
19, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	5 Dec 2018	£175,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
14, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	27 Jul 2018	£66,500	Semi-detached	Leasehold
16, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	22 Mar 2017	£167,500	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
50, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	10 Mar 2017	£185,500	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
53, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	28 Feb 2017	£167,500	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
19, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	16 Dec 2016	£167,500	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
49, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	16 Nov 2016	£185,000	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
21, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	4 Nov 2016	£185,000	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
58, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	18 Oct 2016	£185,000	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
57, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	4 Aug 2016	£185,000	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
55, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	29 Jul 2016	£130,000	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
56, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	29 Jul 2016	£173,000	Detached New build	Leasehold
51, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	28 Jul 2016	£173,000	Detached New build	Leasehold
23, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	21 Jul 2016	£130,000	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
17, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	19 Jul 2016	£167,500	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
18, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	19 Jul 2016	£167,500	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
54, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	6 Jul 2016	£130,000	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
52, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	30 Jun 2016	£165,000	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
5, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	27 Jun 2016	£173,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
20, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	27 May 2016	£185,000	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
22, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	27 May 2016	£130,000	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
24, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	13 May 2016	£130,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
3, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	22 Apr 2016	£130,000	Semi-detached New build	Leasehold
4, Walter Mills Way OL4 3FU	22 Apr 2016	£130,000	Flat New build	Leasehold

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
16, Walter Mills Way	£167,500 (Mar 2017) → £250,000 (Mar 2025)	+49% over 8 yrs
20, Walter Mills Way	£185,000 (May 2016) → £265,000 (Dec 2024)	+43% over 9 yrs
24, Walter Mills Way	£130,000 (May 2016) → £175,000 (Sep 2024)	+35% over 8 yrs
23, Walter Mills Way	£130,000 (Jul 2016) → £176,000 (Jul 2024)	+35% over 8 yrs
51, Walter Mills Way	£173,000 (Jul 2016) → £263,750 (Jul 2024)	+52% over 8 yrs
52, Walter Mills Way	£165,000 (Jun 2016) → £214,000 (Jan 2023)	+30% over 7 yrs
18, Walter Mills Way	£167,500 (Jul 2016) → £180,000 (Nov 2019) → £243,000 (Oct 2022)	+45% over 6 yrs
54, Walter Mills Way	£130,000 (Jul 2016) → £178,000 (Aug 2022)	+37% over 6 yrs
55, Walter Mills Way	£130,000 (Jul 2016) → £170,500 (Sep 2021)	+31% over 5 yrs
56, Walter Mills Way	£173,000 (Jul 2016) → £217,000 (Jul 2021)	+25% over 5 yrs
3, Walter Mills Way	£130,000 (Apr 2016) → £163,000 (Jun 2021)	+25% over 5 yrs
5, Walter Mills Way	£173,000 (Jun 2016) → £180,000 (Oct 2020)	+4% over 4 yrs
19, Walter Mills Way	£167,500 (Dec 2016) → £175,000 (Dec 2018)	+4% over 2 yrs

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Schools near Walter Mills Way

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Hey-with-Zion Primary School 281 pupils	Primary Church of England/Methodist	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy 244 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Oasis Academy Clarksfield 461 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School 200 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
Oasis Academy Leesbrook 1,349 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.5 mi
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.5 mi
Greenacres Primary Academy 254 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Co-op Academy Strinesdale 761 pupils	Secondary	11–16	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, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

Mossley (Manchester) station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk
Greenfield station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
Ashton-under-Lyne station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk
Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
Derker (Manchester Metrolink) 1.1 mi · 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Lees Post Office (Stop A, High Street) 6 min walk
Lees Post Office (Stop B, High Street) 6 min walk
Leesbrook Mill (opp, Lees Road) 6 min walk
Old Street (opp, Lees Road) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

Lees Medical Practice
Athens Way, Lees, Oldham · 0.1 mi
Leesbrook Surgery
Mellor Street, Lees, Oldham · 0.3 mi
Springfield House
275 Huddersfield Road, Oldham · 0.5 mi
Hopwood House Medical Practice
Hopwood House, The Vineyard, Lees Road, Oldham · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

Aldi Aldi Athens Way, Lees · 0.2 mi
Asda Supermarket Asda Oldham Huddersfield Road Supermarket · 0.5 mi
Tesco Extra Tesco Oldham Huddersfield Rd Extra · 0.6 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op The Grotton · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
Well · 0.3 mi
Lees Road Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
Wellfield House · 0.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 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	2 of 10
Employment	2 of 10
Education and skills	2 of 10
Health and disability	2 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	5 of 10
Living environment	5 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	43.9%	62.5%
Private rented	13.1%	20.3%
Social rented	42.7%	17.1%
Households	681

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	20.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	59.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	20.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,587

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.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	98%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	98%	92%

Share of homes across Oldham with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. 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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Who lives around Walter Mills Way

Ethnic group

	Here	Oldham
White	79.9%	68.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	13%	24.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.7%	2.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	3%	3.4%
Other ethnic group	0.4%	1.4%

Religion

	Here	Oldham
Christian	50.2%	44.9%
No religion	30.3%	25%
Muslim	12.9%	24.4%
Not answered	5.7%	4.7%
Other religion	0.5%	0.2%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.2%
Hindu	0.1%	0.5%
Jewish	0%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	Oldham
Born in the UK	92.1%	83.4%
Born outside the UK	7.9%	16.6%

Highest qualification

	Here	Oldham
No qualifications	32.6%	24.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above	18.2%	24.6%
Level 3 qualifications	15.9%	16.5%
Level 2 qualifications	13%	13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.9%	11.1%
Apprenticeship	7.6%	6.4%
Other qualifications	2.7%	2.9%

General health

	Here	Oldham
Very good health	41.6%	46.9%
Good health	30.1%	32.9%
Fair health	17.1%	13.9%
Bad health	8.8%	4.8%
Very bad health	2.5%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Oldham
No cars or vans in household	39.1%	27.6%
1 car or van in household	39.1%	42.6%
2 cars or vans in household	16.9%	23.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	4.9%	6.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Oldham.

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