OL2 5BW
The median sold price for the postcode OL2 5BW is around £278,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £140,000 – £278,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across OL2 5, last 24 months.
- Terraced£186,000(113 sales)
- Semi-detached£257,500(100 sales)
- Detached£370,000(51 sales)
- Flat£144,000(17 sales)
OL2 5BW median £278,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £196,800 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Greater Manchester Police doesn't currently publish street-level crime data, so we can't show crime here.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in OL2 5BW, compared with 97% across Oldham and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 93.3% of premises across Oldham (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Oldham | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 93.3% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 97% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 99.5% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 27% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Oldham: more deprived than 11% of its 142 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income7of 10
- Employment7of 10
- Crime6of 10
- Living environment6of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (48%). Average Band D in Oldham is £2,602.23 for 2026/27.
That is 9% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Oldham: £2,313.09 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 730 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A7%
- Band B15%
- Band C48%
- Band D23%
- Band E8%
- Band F–
- Band G–
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- St. Paul's CofE Primary School0.4 miles (610 m)Ofsted, September 2019: Good (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for St. Paul's CofE Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School0.5 miles (730 m)Ofsted, January 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Requires improvement
- Burnley Brow Community School0.5 miles (790 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, July 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Burnley Brow Community School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- E-ACT the Oldham Academy North0.3 miles (540 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, April 2025: Improved significantlyOfsted reports for E-ACT the Oldham Academy North (opens in a new tab) ↗
- North Chadderton School0.9 miles (1.4 km)Ofsted, November 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy1.1 miles (1.8 km)Ofsted, June 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
Public transport
The nearest station to OL2 5BW is Westwood (Manchester Metrolink), 1.0 mile (1.7 km) away in a straight line. There are 14 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.0 mile (1.7 km)Westwood (Manchester Metrolink)
- 1.3 miles (2.1 km)Derker (Manchester Metrolink)
- 1.3 miles (2.1 km)Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink)
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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