Sold £2,647/m² · Median sold £218,472 (1,800 sales) · Index +2.7% y/y · Turnover 1.8% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Oldham?
EPC A or B
7.7%
EPC D or worse
53%
What does Oldham cost?
Oldham: sold price per m² £2,647/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,800 sales). +1.8% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£2,647/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,800 sales
+1.8% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,800 sales.
Sold price
£218,472 12 months to Jun 2026
1,800 sales
-0.2% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,800 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£247,363 12 months to Sep 2026
4,484 listings
+3.9% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,484 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £1,608/m² in Sep 2016 to £2,647/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £134,266 in Sep 2016 to £236,574 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £205,000 in Jan 2022 to £245,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £2,771/m² in Aug 2025 to £2,969/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 100% in Jan 2022 to 98% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 92.8 in Jan 2022 to 112.9 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,262 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.8% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,050 lets
-4.4% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,050 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £931/month in Aug 2025 to £1,003/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 4.3% in Jan 2022 to 4.9% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 83.1 in Jan 2022 to 120.5 in Sep 2026.
How does Oldham vary by home size?
Asking price in Oldham runs from £151,077 for 1 bedroom to £585,087 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Oldham. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£151,077
12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed
—
76
2 bedrooms
£175,995
12 months to Sep 2026
+3% on the previous 12 months
1463
3 bedrooms
£255,382
12 months to Sep 2026
+2% on the previous 12 months
1945
4 bedrooms
£408,879
12 months to Sep 2026
+0% on the previous 12 months
785
5+ bedrooms
£585,087
12 months to Sep 2026
+3.7% on the previous 12 months
166
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Oldham?
Oldham: turnover 1.8% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,808 sales). -22.2% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.8% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,808 sales
-22.2% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,808 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
3,105 12 months to Sep 2026
3,105 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,105 listings.
New listings
3,191 12 months to Sep 2026
3,191 listings
+9.8% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,191 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.2% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 216 in Aug 2025 to 364 in Sep 2026.New listings: 247 in Jan 2022 to 366 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 54 in Jan 2022 to 105 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,094 in Sep 2026 to 3,491 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 153 days in Jan 2022 to 176 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Oldham?
65 agents listed homes for sale in Oldham; the three largest took 23% of the listings.
Agents active
65
Top three agents’ share
23%
New homes among listings
5.5%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Oldham?
Corporate landlords hold 93% of the 6,273 units in Oldham whose freeholder is classified; 94% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords93% of classified · 5,805 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)5.4% of classified · 340 units
Housing associations1.8% of classified · 112 units
RMC0.3% of classified · 16 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Oldham rank?
Oldham ranks 7th of 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester for sold price per m², at £2,647/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Greater Manchester
Oldham ranks 7th of 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester for sold price per m², at £2,647/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Greater Manchester, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
M35Postcode district · Asking £3,066/m² · Sep 2026
OL1Postcode district · Asking £2,536/m² · Sep 2026
OL2Postcode district · Asking £3,015/m² · Sep 2026
OL3Postcode district · Asking £4,073/m² · Sep 2026
OL4Postcode district · Asking £3,062/m² · Sep 2026
OL8Postcode district · Asking £2,339/m² · Sep 2026
OL9Postcode district · Asking £3,170/m² · Sep 2026
BoltonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,723/m² · Sep 2026
BuryNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,513/m² · Sep 2026
ManchesterNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,383/m² · Sep 2026
RochdaleNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,966/m² · Sep 2026
SalfordNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,140/m² · Sep 2026
StockportNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,940/m² · Sep 2026
TamesideNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,124/m² · Sep 2026
TraffordNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,514/m² · Sep 2026
CalderdaleNext door, in another county · Asking £2,510/m² · Sep 2026
KirkleesNext door, in another county · Asking £2,749/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Oldham
What is the median house price in Oldham?
Homes in Oldham sold for a median £218,472 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,800 sales. Per square metre that is £2,647/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Oldham changed?
+1.8% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Oldham?
Homes to let in Oldham asked a median £967/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,262 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Oldham?
4.8% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,050 lets. -4.4% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Oldham?
1.8% of the homes in Oldham changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,808 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.