Typical 3-bedroom house£235kmost £181k–£298k
Houses per m²£2,832flats £2,445
Sold last year2872,018 in five years
Prices in Oldham+4.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in OL4 sold for £235,113 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £181,275 and £298,335, for about 86 m² of space. That is 3% less than the same home across Oldham (£242,000).
287 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 £163k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in OL4 1 (£1,616) and the most in OL4 4 (£3,587).
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 £1,072 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 OL4
Is OL4 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 3% 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 (73% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (68.3% against 43.8%); 287 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 OL4?
A typical 3-bedroom house in OL4 sold for £235,113 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £181,275 and £298,335.
Is OL4 expensive for Oldham?
A 3-bedroom house in OL4 costs 3% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Oldham (£242,000).
How many homes sell in OL4 each year?
287 homes sold in the last year and 2,018 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 OL4?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Agnes CofE Primary School, where 73% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near OL4?
For a 3-bedroom house, OL1 (£199k, 2 km), OL8 (£196k, 3 km), OL7 (£208k, 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.