209 homes sold in OL8 in the last 12 months at a median of £183,000, about the same as the year before. Detached homes typically sold for £302,000, terraceds for £156,000.
Covers Alexandra, Coldhurst, Failsworth East, Hollinwood, Medlock Vale, St Mary's, Werneth.
Median sold price
Last 12 months
Change on year
From £182k
Homes sold
Last 12 months
New builds
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Prices
Detached
23 sales
Semi-detached
64 sales
Terraced
121 sales
All home types
| 2016 | £84k (368 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £99k (435 sales) |
| 2018 | £100k (398 sales) |
| 2019 | £100k (384 sales) |
| 2020 | £110k (303 sales) |
| 2021 | £130k (356 sales) |
| 2022 | £140k (324 sales) |
| 2023 | £135k (238 sales) |
| 2024 | £165k (253 sales) |
| 2025 | £185k (327 sales) |
| 2026 | £173k (120 sales, year so far) |
HM Land Registry price paid data, standard sales only, to September 2026. Sales take a few weeks to be registered.
Streets
Median sold price over five years, streets with four or more sales.
Sold recently
Floor area and rooms from each home's energy certificate. Rooms counts bedrooms and living rooms, not kitchens or bathrooms.
Living here
Latest Ofsted ratings. Schools inspected since late 2025 show their report-card Achievement grade.
The Environment Agency issues flood alerts for these areas in and around OL8. Being near one doesn't mean a home floods; check the exact address.
The median sold price in OL8 over the last 12 months was £183,000, across 209 sales recorded by HM Land Registry. By type: detached £302,000, semi-detached £220,000, terraced £156,000.
The median sold price was up 0.8% on the previous 12 months (£181,500). Medians move with the mix of homes sold, so treat one year's change as a signal, not a forecast.
Scholars Close has the highest median sold price in OL8 over the last five years: £329,995 across 5 sales.
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