Waterside, Greenfield, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL3 7DP.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£637,500

2 sales

Price range

£500k – £775k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

24 Jan 2025

OL3 7DP

At a glance

House prices£638k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher 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 station17 min walkGreenfield station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

2 property sales on Waterside, Greenfield, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 24 Jan 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £637,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Waterside compared

OL3 postcode area£355,433

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Waterside has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	2	£637,500	24 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Waterside

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
The Poplars, Waterside OL3 7DP	24 Jan 2025	£775,000	Detached	Freehold
Waterside House, Waterside OL3 7DP	26 Jan 2024	£700,000	Other	Freehold
The Poplars, Waterside OL3 7DP	4 Aug 2017	£500,000	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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
The Poplars, Waterside	£500,000 (Aug 2017) → £775,000 (Jan 2025)	+55% over 7 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Waterside

Crime

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

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

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Higher 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

Waterside is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood 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 Waterside

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Greenfield St Mary's CofE School 158 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
Bright Futures School 15 pupils	Other independent special school	5–16	Report	0.5 mi
Greenfield Primary School 347 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
Friezland Primary School 97 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.3 mi
St Chad's Church of England Primary School 269 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	1.5 mi
Mossley Hollins High School 894 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	1.5 mi
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School 208 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	1.8 mi
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School 209 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	1.8 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 stations

Greenfield station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
Mossley (Manchester) station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk
Stalybridge station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Clarence Hotel (opp, Manchester Road) 2 min walk
Clarence Hotel (o/s, Chew Valley Road) 2 min walk
Clarence Hotel (opp, Chew Valley Road) 3 min walk
Central Avenue (nr, Chew Valley Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Saddleworth Medical Practice
Smithy Lane, Uppermill, Oldham · 1.2 mi
Pennine Medical Centre
193 Manchester Road, Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne · 2.1 mi
Mossley Medical Practice
187 Manchester Road, Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne · 2.1 mi
Pike Medical Practice
Market Place, Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne · 2.2 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 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 5 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	82.9%	62.5%
Private rented	15.6%	20.3%
Social rented	1.5%	17.1%
Households	660

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	61.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	23.6%	18.6%
Residents	1,570

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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