OL8 Postcode Data
Property data for the OL8 postcode district covering Oldham. Sold prices, crime statistics, energy performance, and demographic insights, all from HM Land Registry, Police UK, and the EPC Register.
Quick answer
The average sale price in OL8 is £79,638 (median £52,000), based on 109 HM Land Registry transactions. Police UK recorded 0 crimes within a 1-mile radius in 2026-03. The average EPC rating across 214 certified properties is 57/100.
Headline pricing in OL8 is below the UK national average (England & Wales average ~£290k as of 2025). Stock is dominated by terraced properties (82 of the last 109 sales). Energy efficiency here is weaker than average (expect higher running costs and lower mortgage-affordability scores from green lenders).
Avg sale price
£79,638
109 sales
Median price
£52,000
Crime incidents
0
2026-03
Avg EPC score
57/100
214 certs
Recent sold prices
Latest 30 property sales in the OL8 area, sourced from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
terraced
£75,390
82 sales
semi-detached
£86,985
24 sales
detached
£300,000
1 sales
| Date | Address | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | UNIT 5, GAINSBOROUGH AVENUE, OLDHAM | other | £110,000 |
| Dec 2024 | 171, CHAMBER ROAD, OLDHAM | terraced | £180,000 |
| Jul 2024 | 138, GAINSBOROUGH AVENUE, OLDHAM | semi-detached | £224,600 |
| Jul 2024 | 1, HERMON AVENUE, OLDHAM | terraced | £200,000 |
| Jul 2023 | 152, GAINSBOROUGH AVENUE, OLDHAM | other | £947 |
| Dec 2022 | 175, WINDSOR ROAD, OLDHAM | terraced | £160,000 |
| May 2022 | 35, BURLINGTON AVENUE, OLDHAM | semi-detached | £60,000 |
| Feb 2022 | 165, CHAMBER ROAD, OLDHAM | terraced | £180,000 |
| Feb 2022 | 185, WINDSOR ROAD, OLDHAM | terraced | £217,000 |
| Feb 2021 | 293, WINDSOR ROAD, OLDHAM | detached | £300,000 |
| Dec 2020 | 297, WINDSOR ROAD, OLDHAM | semi-detached | £190,000 |
| Apr 2020 | 299, WINDSOR ROAD, OLDHAM | semi-detached | £180,000 |
| Jul 2018 | 187, WINDSOR ROAD, OLDHAM | terraced | £65,000 |
| Jan 2017 | 152, GAINSBOROUGH AVENUE, OLDHAM | terraced | £124,500 |
| Nov 2016 | 140, GAINSBOROUGH AVENUE, OLDHAM | semi-detached | £165,000 |
Crime in OL8
0 reported crimes within a 1-mile radius of the postcode centroid in 2026-03, from Police UK data.
Energy performance
Aggregate EPC stats from 214 recently-certified properties in the OL8 area.
Avg current score
57/100
Avg potential
78/100
Avg energy cost
£1,511/yr
Sample size
214
Rating distribution
A
0
B
2
C
37
D
89
E
71
F
14
G
1
Area information
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Country
- England
- Wards
- Alexandra, Coldhurst, Failsworth East
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Latitude
- 53.5258
- Longitude
- -2.1168
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Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, the official UK government records updated monthly. Sample uses the 30 most recent registered transactions in the postcode area.
Crime: Police UK street-level crime data. Counts cover a 1-mile radius from the OL8 postcode centroid for the most recent month available (typically 2 months behind).
EPC: opendatacommunities.org, the official UK Energy Performance Certificate register. Aggregate stats from up to 30 most recent certificates in the postcode.
Area data: postcodes.io, open data from the Office for National Statistics.