OL2 7QJ
The median sold price for the postcode OL2 7QJ is around £145,000, 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 £950 – £272,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector, including one-off very large sales that dominate some months — the spikes here are individual sales, not the general market. Treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across OL2 7, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£229,950(154 sales)
- Terraced£160,000(130 sales)
- Detached£330,000(35 sales)
- Flat£144,000(12 sales)
OL2 7QJ median £145,000 (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 7QJ, 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 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 16% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Oldham: more deprived than 2% of its 142 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income9of 10
- Employment7of 10
- Crime9of 10
- Living environment9of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (52%). 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 630 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A3%
- Band B16%
- Band C52%
- Band D24%
- Band E5%
- Band F2%
- 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 Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton0.2 miles (360 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Rushcroft Primary School0.5 miles (740 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, December 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Rushcroft Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Beal Vale Primary School0.6 miles (930 m)Ofsted, February 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Beal Vale Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- The Crompton House Church of England Academy0.3 miles (530 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, May 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for The Crompton House Church of England Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy1.3 miles (2.0 km)Ofsted, July 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Good
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy1.3 miles (2.1 km)Ofsted, March 2022: Requires improvement (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to OL2 7QJ is Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink), 1.0 mile (1.6 km) away in a straight line. There are 10 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.0 mile (1.6 km)Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)
- 1.1 miles (1.8 km)Newhey (Manchester Metrolink)
- 1.5 miles (2.5 km)Milnrow (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.
Show the full history (18 more months)
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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