OL4 2HU
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Property report — OL4 2HU
Open-data due diligence for OL4 2HU and the area around it.
OL4 2HU in brief: 47 recorded sales (£13,500–£189,950) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for OL4 2HU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the OL4 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£164,831
Population
20,041
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
98%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in OL4 2, 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 (23 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-16 | £115,000 | 55 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2022-09-09 | £175,000 | 90 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2022-06-10 | £189,950 | 58 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2022-06-08 | £183,500 | 82 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2022-04-21 | £123,000 | 48 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2022-03-11 | £117,000 | 61 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2021-05-17 | £120,000 | 73 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2021-04-09 | £168,000 | 84 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2020-03-31 | £93,000 | 40 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-07-26 | £57,500 | 42 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-04-12 | £107,000 | 46 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2018-11-02 | £119,000 | 82 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2017-10-20 | £146,500 | 84 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2017-06-30 | £62,050 | 40 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2017-06-02 | £67,000 | 57 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2014-05-06 | £138,000 | 84 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2012-01-27 | £74,000 | 65 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2012-01-20 | £58,000 | 67 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2008-12-18 | £82,500 | 73 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2008-03-14 | £102,000 | 69 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-11-30 | £121,500 | 60 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2006-11-27 | £60,000 | 68 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2006-11-24 | £102,000 | 46 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-06-16 | £113,000 | 58 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2006-06-13 | £70,000 | 42 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-06-02 | £125,000 | 84 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2006-03-31 | £130,000 | 84 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2005-12-02 | £119,950 | 60 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2005-01-28 | £62,000 | 75 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-05-07 | £75,000 | 53 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-11-12 | £69,950 | 88 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2003-10-17 | £57,000 | 50 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-07-03 | £60,000 | 46 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-01-24 | £57,000 | 76 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2002-09-06 | £24,950 | 46 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-08-23 | £32,500 | 65 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-08-23 | £16,500 | 50 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-02-01 | £23,950 | 38 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2000-02-14 | £33,000 | 61 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-01-14 | £38,000 | 68 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1999-05-14 | £34,000 | 69 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-07-08 | £13,500 | 44 COBDEN STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-06-26 | £50,600 | 64 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1998-01-09 | £53,000 | 84 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1997-10-17 | £30,000 | 60 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1996-08-16 | £38,000 | 70 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1996-05-03 | £33,950 | 38 COBDEN STREET | Semi-detached |
47 recorded sales on OL4 2HU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterhead Academy | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Littlemoor Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Woodlands Primary Academy | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St. Theresa's RC Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Hey-with-Zion Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Greenacres Primary Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
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: SPRINGFIELD HOUSE (0.3 mi) · MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.7 mi) · LEES MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE ROYAL OLDHAM HOSPITAL (1.8 mi) · ROYAL OLDHAM HOSPITAL NCA CHILDRENS ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (1.8 mi) · ROYAL OLDHAM HOSPITAL (1.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · Waterhead War Memorial (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 11, JAMES STREET (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELL (0.4 mi) · HOBBS PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · ROWLANDS PHARMACY (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Derker (Manchester Metrolink) (1.0 mi) · Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) (1.3 mi) · Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink) (1.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.4 mi) · Tesco Extra (0.7 mi) · Moorside Co-op (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 37
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 35%
- Households
- 7,577
Owned 59% · Social rent 21% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for OL4 2.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for OL4 2HU 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 | DistrictOL4 | SectorOL4 2 | PostcodeOL4 2HU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £214,489 | £164,831 | £83,880 |
| Population | 62,487 | 20,041 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | — | — | — |
| Schools | 19 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 93% | 98% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (OL4 2); 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
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.