Typical 3-bedroom house£245kmost £201k–£294k
Houses per m²£3,143flats £2,457
Sold last year3552,443 in five years
Prices in Oldham+4.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in OL2 sold for £245,018 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £200,772 and £294,445, for about 85 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Oldham (£242,000).
355 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £111k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in OL2 8 (£3,001) and the most in OL2 5 (£3,179).
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 £1,117 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £49,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.
Questions about OL2
Is OL2 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Oldham; prices in Oldham are up 4.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (80% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (68.3% against 43.8%); 355 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 OL2?
A typical 3-bedroom house in OL2 sold for £245,018 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £200,772 and £294,445.
Is OL2 expensive for Oldham?
A 3-bedroom house in OL2 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Oldham (£242,000).
How many homes sell in OL2 each year?
355 homes sold in the last year and 2,443 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near OL2?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Rushcroft Primary School, where 80% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near OL2?
For a 3-bedroom house, OL1 (£199k, 3 km), OL16 (£205k, 5 km), OL8 (£196k, 5 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.