Typical 3-bedroom house£237kmost £198k–£290k
Houses per m²£2,992flats £2,451
Sold last year110770 in five years
Prices in Tameside-0.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in OL5 sold for £237,161 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £197,581 and £289,566, for about 90 m² of space. That is 6% more than the same home across Ashton-Under-Lyne (£224,000).
110 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £107k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in OL5 0 (£2,908) and the most in OL5 9 (£3,088).
Across Tameside, prices are down 0.1% on a year ago and up 24.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,063 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,081 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £47,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.
Questions about OL5
Is OL5 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 6% more than across Ashton-Under-Lyne; prices in Tameside are down 0.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (90% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (67.9% against 43.8%); 110 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in OL5?
A typical 3-bedroom house in OL5 sold for £237,161 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £197,581 and £289,566.
Is OL5 expensive for Ashton-Under-Lyne?
A 3-bedroom house in OL5 costs 6% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Ashton-Under-Lyne (£224,000).
How many homes sell in OL5 each year?
110 homes sold in the last year and 770 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near OL5?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Milton St John's CofE Primary School, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near OL5?
For a 3-bedroom house, OL8 (£196k, 5 km), OL7 (£208k, 5 km), OL1 (£199k, 6 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.