OL2 6LZ, Oldham
Sold prices and local information for OL2 6LZ on Water Street. Free
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Average sold price
£125,275
8 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£185,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in OL2 6LZ
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31, Water Street | 5 Aug 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced |
| 27, Water Street | 22 Nov 2024 | £87,000 | Terraced |
| 33, Water Street | 17 May 2024 | £105,000 | Semi-detached |
| 17, Water Street | 7 Jul 2023 | £153,000 | Terraced |
| 31, Water Street | 28 Oct 2022 | £165,000 | Terraced |
| 29, Water Street | 23 Jul 2021 | £119,950 | Terraced |
| 11, Water Street | 20 Dec 2018 | £88,750 | Terraced |
| 17, Water Street | 19 Oct 2018 | £98,500 | Terraced |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 0% freehold, 100% leasehold.
Streets in OL2 6LZ
- Water Street£185k
Schools near OL2 6LZ
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School | Primary | Requires improvement | 0.2 mi |
| E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy | Secondary | – | 0.2 mi |
| St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | Good | 0.4 mi |
| Royton Hall Primary School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| Crompton Primary School | Primary | – | 0.8 mi |
| Willowpark Primary Academy | Primary | – | 0.8 mi |
Living in OL2 6LZ
Nearest stations
- Mills Hill (Manchester) station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk
- Castleton (Manchester) station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 13 min walk
- Rochdale station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food 0.6 mi
- Aldi 0.8 mi
- Tesco Express 0.8 mi
- The Co-operative Food 0.9 mi
Pharmacies
- Well 0.8 mi
- Asda Pharmacy 0.8 mi
- Well 0.9 mi
Dentists
- Dental Surgery 0.1 mi
- Royton Health & Wellbeing Centre 0.8 mi
- 56 Market Street (dental Surgery) 0.9 mi
GP surgeries
- The Royton & Crompton Family Practice 0.8 mi
- Royton Medical Centre 1.0 mi
- Moorside Medical Practice 1.1 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 98% of homes in Oldham (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 5 of 10 |
| Employment | 4 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 5 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 3 of 10 |
| Crime | 4 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 7 of 10 |
| Living environment | 2 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in OL2 6LZ
Ethnic group
| Here | Oldham | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96.1% | 68.1% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.9% | 2.5% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 1.2% | 24.6% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.7% | 3.4% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.2% | 1.4% |
Religion
| Here | Oldham | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 62.3% | 44.9% |
| No religion | 31% | 25% |
| Not answered | 4.8% | 4.7% |
| Muslim | 1.5% | 24.4% |
| Buddhist | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Other religion | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Hindu | 0% | 0.5% |
| Jewish | 0% | 0.1% |
Country of birth
| Here | Oldham | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 96.7% | 83.4% |
| Born outside the UK | 3.3% | 16.6% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Oldham | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 22.6% | 24.6% |
| No qualifications | 20.9% | 24.7% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 19.8% | 16.5% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 15.9% | 13.9% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 11.9% | 11.1% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 6.4% |
| Other qualifications | 1.6% | 2.9% |
General health
| Here | Oldham | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 42.8% | 46.9% |
| Good health | 35.1% | 32.9% |
| Fair health | 14.5% | 13.9% |
| Bad health | 6.4% | 4.8% |
| Very bad health | 1.2% | 1.4% |
Occupation
| Here | Oldham | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 14.5% | 15.3% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 13.3% | 11.3% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 11.8% | 10.8% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 11.3% | 9.7% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 11.2% | 11.5% |
| Elementary occupations | 10.3% | 13.3% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 10% | 9.8% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 9.5% | 9.5% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 8.3% | 8.8% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Oldham | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 47.9% | 42.6% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 25.4% | 23.1% |
| No cars or vans in household | 21.5% | 27.6% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 5.2% | 6.7% |
Economic activity
| Here | Oldham | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 59.9% | 54.6% |
| Economically inactive | 39.1% | 43.4% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1% | 2.1% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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