OL8 house prices and area facts
The OL8 postcode district in Oldham, mostly in Oldham.
In 2025, 321 homes sold in OL8 for a median of £185,000, 68.2% more than in 2020.
- Median sold price, 2025
- £185,000321 sales
- Five-year change
- +68.2%In the median price since 2020
- Flood risk
- 13.5%Of homes at high, medium or low risk from rivers, the sea or surface water
- Gigabit broadband
- 97.4%Of premises can get it
- Deprivation
- 93%Of postcodes in the nation's most deprived fifth of neighbourhoods
- Homes
- 15,004With a recorded sale or an energy certificate
House prices since 1995
Median price of every recorded sale each year.
| Type | Median price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £315,998 | 44 |
| Semi-detached | £222,500 | 98 |
| Terraced | £155,000 | 175 |
| Flats | too few sales | 4 |
These figures describe OL8 as a whole, not any particular home. Crime is counted where it is recorded and divided by residents, so town centres with few residents show high rates; it does not measure personal safety. Sold prices: HM Land Registry. Crime: police.uk. Flood: Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales. Broadband: Ofcom. Deprivation: the English and Welsh indices of deprivation. Licences.
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