OL1 4QJ
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Property report — OL1 4QJ
Open-data due diligence for OL1 4QJ and the area around it.
OL1 4QJ in brief: 37 recorded sales (£20,000–£330,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for OL1 4QJ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the OL1 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£152,051
Population
16,447
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
8
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
96%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in OL1 4, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (27 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-28 | £193,000 | 22 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 2024-05-17 | £330,000 | 14 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 2022-02-18 | £165,000 | 22 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-12-17 | £172,500 | 2 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-08-28 | £265,000 | 14 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 2019-12-06 | £246,000 | 8 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 2016-04-29 | £108,500 | 24 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Terraced |
| 2015-06-12 | £166,500 | 4 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 2014-07-18 | £170,000 | 16 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 2014-06-02 | £179,000 | 18 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 2013-09-06 | £165,000 | 8 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 2008-05-02 | £228,500 | 14 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 2007-12-07 | £143,000 | 2 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-06-09 | £177,500 | 10 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 2005-10-20 | £158,000 | 18 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 2005-02-25 | £120,000 | 2 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-11-25 | £95,000 | 26 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 2004-04-16 | £20,000 | 26 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Terraced |
| 2003-06-06 | £72,000 | 24 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 2003-02-07 | £83,500 | 22 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 2003-02-04 | £68,000 | 28 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Terraced |
| 2002-12-12 | £79,950 | 4 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 2001-08-24 | £96,850 | 14 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 1999-11-12 | £93,050 | 16 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 1999-10-29 | £91,250 | 14 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 1999-10-19 | £79,650 | 18 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 1999-10-15 | £80,650 | 10 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 1999-09-28 | £56,450 | 20 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-09-24 | £47,300 | 26 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Terraced |
| 1999-09-24 | £47,300 | 24 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-09-24 | £48,800 | 28 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Terraced |
| 1999-09-24 | £56,450 | 22 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-09-10 | £79,650 | 12 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 1999-08-27 | £88,950 | 8 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 1999-08-12 | £78,950 | 6 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Detached |
| 1999-07-23 | £55,000 | 2 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-07-23 | £55,000 | 4 WATERS EDGE FOLD | Semi-detached |
37 recorded sales on OL1 4QJ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Hodge Clough Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St. Theresa's RC Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2021) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.5 mi) · OAK GABLES MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.2 mi) · VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE ROYAL OLDHAM HOSPITAL (1.7 mi) · ROYAL OLDHAM HOSPITAL NCA CHILDRENS ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (1.7 mi) · ROYAL OLDHAM HOSPITAL (1.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST THOMAS (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · BIRSHAW HOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · NEW BANK (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: HOBBS PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · EVEREST PHARMACY - WOLSTENHOLME SHAW (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) (0.7 mi) · Derker (Manchester Metrolink) (1.4 mi) · Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) (1.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Moorside Co-op (0.5 mi) · Aldi (0.7 mi) · Asda (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 36
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 37%
- Households
- 6,427
Owned 54% · Social rent 29% · Private rent 17%
Census 2021 (ONS), for OL1 4.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for OL1 4QJ in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictOL1 | SectorOL1 4 | PostcodeOL1 4QJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £182,127 | £152,051 | £120,574 |
| Population | 48,616 | 16,447 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 2/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1 | — | — |
| Schools | 15 | 8 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 95% | 96% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (OL1 4); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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