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OL2 8GD, Oldham

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Average sold price
£245,000
1 recorded sale since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Council tax (Band D)
£2,602
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%

Sold prices in OL2 8GD

AddressDatePriceType
3, Compton Fold18 Nov 2016£245,000Detached

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Streets in OL2 8GD

Schools near OL2 8GD

SchoolTypeOfstedDistance
Buckstones Primary SchoolPrimary–0.3 mi
East Crompton St George's CofE SchoolPrimary–0.4 mi
Beal Vale Primary SchoolPrimaryGood0.5 mi
East Crompton St James CofE Primary SchoolPrimary–0.5 mi
Rushcroft Primary SchoolPrimary–0.5 mi
Farrowdale House SchoolOther independent school–0.8 mi

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Living in OL2 8GD

Nearest stations

  • Rochdale station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
  • Smithy Bridge station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
  • Castleton (Manchester) station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk

Supermarkets

  • Iceland 0.7 mi
  • Asda Superstore 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Express 0.8 mi
  • Aldi 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Everest Pharmacy Shaw 0.7 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy 0.8 mi
  • Well 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery 0.7 mi
  • 56 Market Street (dental Surgery) 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery 1.7 mi

GP surgeries

  • Village Medical Practice 0.2 mi
  • Oak Gables Medical Practice 0.2 mi
  • Milnrow Village Practice 1.3 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 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Income3 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Who lives in OL2 8GD

Ethnic group

HereOldham
White94.8%68.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%2.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%24.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%3.4%
Other ethnic group0.3%1.4%

Religion

HereOldham
Christian57.6%44.9%
No religion34.9%25%
Not answered5%4.7%
Muslim2%24.4%
Other religion0.2%0.2%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.5%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereOldham
Born in the UK95.1%83.4%
Born outside the UK4.9%16.6%

Highest qualification

HereOldham
No qualifications22.7%24.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above21.5%24.6%
Level 3 qualifications18.2%16.5%
Level 2 qualifications15.5%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%11.1%
Apprenticeship8.2%6.4%
Other qualifications2.9%2.9%

General health

HereOldham
Very good health40.1%46.9%
Good health32.8%32.9%
Fair health15.8%13.9%
Bad health8.6%4.8%
Very bad health2.7%1.4%

Occupation

HereOldham
Caring, leisure and other service occupations13.5%10.8%
Professional occupations13.2%15.3%
Associate professional and technical occupations12.6%11.5%
Elementary occupations12.3%13.3%
Skilled trades occupations11.4%11.3%
Managers, directors and senior officials11.2%9.8%
Administrative and secretarial occupations10.6%9.7%
Process, plant and machine operatives8.9%9.5%
Sales and customer service occupations6.4%8.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereOldham
1 car or van in household41.5%42.6%
No cars or vans in household34.2%27.6%
2 cars or vans in household18.9%23.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%6.7%

Economic activity

HereOldham
Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.4%54.6%
Economically inactive42.9%43.4%
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%2.1%

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

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