OL2 8PU
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Property report — OL2 8PU
Open-data due diligence for OL2 8PU and the area around it.
OL2 8PU in brief: 44 recorded sales (£69,950–£230,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for OL2 8PU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the OL2 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£227,511
Population
16,455
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
93%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in OL2 8, 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 (24 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | £230,000 | 46 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2025-01-15 | £215,000 | 36 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2024-05-03 | £215,000 | 48 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2023-06-22 | £186,000 | 48 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2023-03-10 | £140,000 | 6 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2022-05-19 | £185,000 | 24 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2021-12-09 | £182,000 | 8 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2021-03-09 | £169,950 | 26 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2020-01-17 | £155,000 | 42 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2019-08-20 | £148,500 | 2 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2019-08-05 | £156,000 | 44 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2019-06-12 | £130,000 | 30 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-10-06 | £150,000 | 10 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-07-28 | £142,500 | 40 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-03-09 | £156,000 | 26 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2016-09-23 | £145,000 | 32 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2016-07-06 | £129,500 | 22 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2014-02-03 | £140,000 | 10 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2008-12-03 | £167,500 | 26 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2008-03-31 | £177,000 | 48 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2008-03-28 | £177,000 | 40 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2008-03-28 | £177,000 | 28 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2008-03-28 | £177,000 | 30 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2008-03-28 | £177,000 | 32 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2008-02-15 | £177,500 | 42 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-12-21 | £140,000 | 26 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-12-20 | £145,000 | 16 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-10-26 | £186,950 | 34 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-09-21 | £186,950 | 44 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-09-14 | £175,602 | 50 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-08-31 | £170,000 | 38 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-07-06 | £155,000 | 2 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-06-27 | £155,000 | 22 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-05-30 | £185,000 | 52 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-05-25 | £185,000 | 46 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-05-14 | £140,000 | 24 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-05-08 | £140,000 | 18 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-04-30 | £155,000 | 8 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-04-25 | £175,750 | 36 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-03-15 | £69,950 | 20 TWINGATES CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-02-22 | £155,000 | 10 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2006-12-21 | £69,950 | 14 TWINGATES CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-10-17 | £69,950 | 6 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2006-09-22 | £69,950 | 4 TWINGATES CLOSE | Terraced |
44 recorded sales on OL2 8PU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Crompton Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| East Crompton St James CofE Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Beal Vale Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School | 0.7 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: OAK GABLES MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.8 mi) · VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.8 mi) · MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.1 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: Crompton War Memorial (Grade II*) (0.2 mi) · LYCHGATE AT HOLY TRINITY CHURCH (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · FORMER CROSS SHAFT IN GRAVEYARD OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · WELL (0.2 mi) · EVEREST PHARMACY - WOLSTENHOLME SHAW (0.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) (0.3 mi) · Derker (Manchester Metrolink) (1.6 mi) · Newhey (Manchester Metrolink) (1.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (0.2 mi) · Asda (0.2 mi) · Moorside Co-op (1.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 39
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 32%
- Households
- 6,654
Owned 64% · Social rent 16% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for OL2 8.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for OL2 8PU 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 | DistrictOL2 | SectorOL2 8 | PostcodeOL2 8PU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £223,950 | £227,511 | £157,625 |
| Population | 50,427 | 16,455 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | — | — | — |
| Schools | 21 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 93% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (OL2 8); 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 2 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
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.