Whitehead Street, Shaw, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL2 7NL.

Average price (last 12 months)

£250,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£198,000

4 sales

Price range

£144k – £250k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

12 Dec 2025

OL2 7NL

At a glance

House prices£198k 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 station23 min walkShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

4 property sales on Whitehead Street, Shaw, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £250,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £198,000.

House prices on Whitehead Street compared

OL2 postcode area£241,898

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Whitehead Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	4	£198,000	12 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Whitehead Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
4, Whitehead Street OL2 7NL	12 Dec 2025	£250,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
12, Whitehead Street OL2 7NL	27 Jun 2025	£236,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
8, Whitehead Street OL2 7NL	28 Jun 2019	£162,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
6, Whitehead Street OL2 7NL	16 Sep 2016	£144,000	Semi-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.

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Crime and flood risk near Whitehead Street

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Whitehead Street 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

Whitehead Street is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Lower River Irwell catchment including areas in Greater Manchester Flood alert area
Upper River Irwell catchment with Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Haslingden, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall 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 Whitehead Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton 212 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.1 mi
The Crompton House Church of England Academy 1,865 pupils	Secondary Church of England	11–18	Report	0.2 mi
Rushcroft Primary School 164 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
Thornham St. James CofE Primary School 197 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.7 mi
Crompton Primary School 235 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Fir Bank Primary School 238 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
Beal Vale Primary School 202 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
Farrowdale House School 37 pupils	Other independent school	3–11	Report	0.8 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, tram & metro stations

Rochdale station 2.4 mi · 49 min walk
Castleton (Manchester) station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
Mills Hill (Manchester) station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
Newhey (Manchester Metrolink) 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Old Bulls Head (opp, Rochdale Road) 1 min walk
Old Bulls Head (o/s, Rochdale Road) 1 min walk
Wood Street (SW-bound, Wood Street) 2 min walk
Sherwood Way (NW-bound, Sherwood Way) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Oak Gables Medical Practice
Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 1.0 mi
Village Medical Practice
Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham · 1.0 mi
The Royton & Crompton Family Practice
Royton Health Wellbeing Centre, Park Street, Oldham · 1.3 mi
Royton Medical Centre
Chapel Street, Royton, Oldham · 1.3 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 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 6 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	84.5%	62.5%
Private rented	12.5%	20.3%
Social rented	2.9%	17.1%
Households	759

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	10.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	55.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	33.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,564

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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