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OL9 8LR, Oldham

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Average sold price
£181,500
3 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Council tax (Band D)
£2,602
Ultrafast broadband
100%
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Sold prices in OL9 8LR

AddressDatePriceType
33, Higher House Close2 Oct 2024£167,500Semi-detached
12, Higher House Close31 Aug 2023£187,000Terraced
27, Higher House Close15 Nov 2021£190,000Semi-detached

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.

Streets in OL9 8LR

Schools near OL9 8LR

SchoolTypeOfstedDistance
Yew Tree Community SchoolPrimary–0.2 mi
Chances MentoringOther independent special school–0.3 mi
Stanley Road Primary SchoolPrimaryGood0.4 mi
Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary–0.4 mi
Kingfisher Special SchoolAcademy special converter–0.5 mi
Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary–0.5 mi

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Living in OL9 8LR

Nearest stations

  • Moston station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • Mills Hill (Manchester) station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Ashton-under-Lyne station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express 0.1 mi
  • Lidl 0.3 mi
  • Costco 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Oldham Clinic & Pharmacy 0.2 mi
  • Chadderton South Pharmacy 0.3 mi
  • Imaan Pharmacy 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Fields New Road 0.2 mi
  • J L Lapidus Dentist 0.4 mi
  • Hollinwood Dental Surgery 0.7 mi

GP surgeries

  • Ch Medical Practice 0.2 mi
  • Littletown Family Med Pract 0.6 mi
  • Md Family Practice 0.9 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 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Who lives in OL9 8LR

Ethnic group

HereOldham
White81.2%68.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.7%24.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.2%3.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%2.5%
Other ethnic group1.3%1.4%

Religion

HereOldham
Christian45.3%44.9%
No religion36%25%
Muslim11%24.4%
Not answered6.3%4.7%
Other religion0.8%0.2%
Buddhist0.5%0.2%
Hindu0%0.5%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereOldham
Born in the UK89.4%83.4%
Born outside the UK10.6%16.6%

Highest qualification

HereOldham
No qualifications25.8%24.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above19.9%24.6%
Level 3 qualifications17.2%16.5%
Level 2 qualifications15.1%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%11.1%
Apprenticeship6.2%6.4%
Other qualifications2.7%2.9%

General health

HereOldham
Very good health44%46.9%
Good health32.6%32.9%
Fair health16%13.9%
Bad health5.5%4.8%
Very bad health1.9%1.4%

Occupation

HereOldham
Elementary occupations18.8%13.3%
Professional occupations13%15.3%
Caring, leisure and other service occupations12.3%10.8%
Associate professional and technical occupations11.6%11.5%
Skilled trades occupations10.3%11.3%
Process, plant and machine operatives10.1%9.5%
Sales and customer service occupations9.1%8.8%
Managers, directors and senior officials7.7%9.8%
Administrative and secretarial occupations7.2%9.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereOldham
1 car or van in household48.5%42.6%
No cars or vans in household30.3%27.6%
2 cars or vans in household17.8%23.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.3%6.7%

Economic activity

HereOldham
Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%54.6%
Economically inactive41.7%43.4%
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%2.1%

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

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