Typical 3-bedroom house£199kmost £158k–£247k
Houses per m²£2,547flats £2,955
Sold last year117734 in five years
Prices in Oldham+4.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in OL1 sold for £198,793 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £157,540 and £246,946, for about 83 m² of space. That is 18% less than the same home across Oldham (£242,000).
117 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £88k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in OL1 3 (£1,675) and the most in OL1 2 (£2,844).
Across Oldham, prices are up 4.7% on a year ago and up 35.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,067 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £907 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.
Questions about OL1
Is OL1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 18% less than across Oldham; prices in Oldham are up 4.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (68% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (68.3% against 43.8%); 117 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 OL1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in OL1 sold for £198,793 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £157,540 and £246,946.
Is OL1 expensive for Oldham?
A 3-bedroom house in OL1 costs 18% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Oldham (£242,000).
How many homes sell in OL1 each year?
117 homes sold in the last year and 734 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near OL1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Burnley Brow Community School, where 68% 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.