OL5 9GH
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Property report — OL5 9GH
Open-data due diligence for OL5 9GH and the area around it.
OL5 9GH in brief: 18 recorded sales (£205,000–£400,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for OL5 9GH itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the OL5 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£235,687
Population
12,044
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
79%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in OL5 9, 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 (20 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-18 | £370,000 | 3 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2023-08-25 | £400,000 | 4 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-05-28 | £323,000 | 5 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-08-15 | £234,950 | 3 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-07-20 | £278,000 | 9 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-04-17 | £220,000 | 5 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2013-08-30 | £270,000 | 4 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-02-22 | £220,000 | 7 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2010-05-14 | £277,000 | 6 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2010-02-23 | £330,000 | 8 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2009-09-11 | £205,000 | 3 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-03-17 | £350,000 | 1 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2008-12-19 | £270,000 | 4 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-12-12 | £260,000 | 9 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2008-10-31 | £220,000 | 7 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2008-10-16 | £285,000 | 2 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-09-29 | £249,950 | 11 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-08-20 | £215,000 | 5 CANALSIDE CLOSE | Terraced |
18 recorded sales on OL5 9GH. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friezland Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Mossley Hollins High School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Milton St John's CofE Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
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: PIKE MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.0 mi) · PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE (1.0 mi) · MOSSLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: TAMESIDE HOSPITAL ENT OUTPATIENTS (3.1 mi) · TAMESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL (3.1 mi) · TAMESIDE HOSPITAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (3.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: HUDDERSFIELD NARROW CANAL DIVISION BRIDGE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · HUDDERSFIELD NARROW CANAL NO. 84 AQUEDUCT (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · Railway overbridge MVL3/20, Wright's Mill (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MCKEEVERS CHEMISTS (1.0 mi) · WELL (1.1 mi) · CHADWICK & HADFIELD LTD (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Greenfield (1.0 mi) · Mossley (Manchester) (1.1 mi) · Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) (3.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (1.0 mi) · Tesco (1.1 mi) · Aldi (1.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 40
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 31%
- Households
- 5,349
Owned 65% · Social rent 16% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for OL5 9.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for OL5 9GH 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 | DistrictOL5 | SectorOL5 9 | PostcodeOL5 9GH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £220,038 | £235,687 | £276,550 |
| Population | 15,334 | 12,044 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1 | 1 | — |
| Schools | 7 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 81% | 79% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 95% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (OL5 9); 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.