Buying a home in OL7, Ashton-Under-Lyne. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£208kmost £175k–£247k

Houses per m²£2,525flats £2,389

Sold last year98716 in five years

Prices in Tameside-0.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in OL7 sold for £208,059 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £174,843 and £246,818, for about 85 m² of space. That is 7% less than the same home across Ashton-Under-Lyne (£224,000).

98 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £104k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in OL7 0 (£2,118) and the most in OL7 9 (£2,698).

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 £949 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in OL7 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£162,857	£142k–£196k	67 m²	313
3	£208,059	£175k–£247k	85 m²	297
4	£296,280	£233k–£370k	104 m²	52
5+	£358,787	£316k–£468k	133 m²	27

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£163k	£208k	£296k	£359k
Detached	—	£272k	£306k	£411k	£461k
Semi-detached	—	£196k	£237k	£297k	£326k
Terraced	—	£153k	£181k	£211k	—
Flats	£104k	£108k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across OL7

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
OL7 0	£2,118	£1,743
OL7 9	£2,698	£2,650

Schools near OL7

Best state primary within 2 kmAldwyn Primary School72% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%16 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmSt Damian's RC Science College67.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%25 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

OL6 Ashton-Under-Lyne · 1 km3-bed house £228k SK16 Dukinfield · 2 km3-bed house £235k M43 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £232k M35 Manchester · 4 km3-bed house £240k M34 Manchester · 4 km3-bed house £246k OL8 Oldham · 4 km3-bed house £196k SK15 Stalybridge · 4 km3-bed house £246k M11 Manchester · 5 km3-bed house £202k

Questions about OL7

Is OL7 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 7% less 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 (72% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (67.9% against 43.8%); 98 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 OL7?

A typical 3-bedroom house in OL7 sold for £208,059 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £174,843 and £246,818.

Is OL7 expensive for Ashton-Under-Lyne?

A 3-bedroom house in OL7 costs 7% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Ashton-Under-Lyne (£224,000).

How many homes sell in OL7 each year?

98 homes sold in the last year and 716 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near OL7?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Aldwyn Primary School, where 72% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

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.