Oldham: the market in figures
Oldham has risen in every year of the series. Starting at £116,972 in 2016, the average reached £217,214 in 2026, a gain of £100,242 or 85.7%. No annual reading is negative. The biggest rises are 17.6% and 10.3%, recorded for 2021 and 2022, while 3.4% is the smallest annual gain, seen in both 2017 and 2023. The newest reading of 4.6% follows 7.2% a year earlier and 4.4% the year before that. The latest reading is also the highest of the series.
Oldham is 91st among the 135 covered and 11th among the 22 listed for the North West. The regional average is £220,393, so Oldham is 1.4% below it, and 20.4% short of the UK average of £273,037. The North West grew 2.2% in the latest year, so Oldham, at 4.6%, moved faster.
By type, a flat averages £132,991 and a detached house £378,615, a difference of £245,624 or 184.7%. A semi-detached home costs £247,700, and a terraced one £184,581. A first purchase averaged £198,052, on average, a discount of 8.8% on the all-buyer figure. There were 2,468 recorded sales in the window ending May 2026.
Tax at the average price is modest. A buyer moving home would owe £1,844 of Stamp Duty Land Tax, 0.8% of the price, a first-time buyer owes £0, and an additional property brings £12,705. HM Land Registry charges £150.
The semi-detached average sits above the all-type average of £217,214, while the terraced average sits below it. In the neighbour list, growth ran from 1.4% in Tameside to 7.8% in Calderdale, with Manchester at 2.1% and Bury at 2.8%. Oldham's 4.6% falls between those readings, near Kirklees at 5.1%.
Nearby, Tameside averages £213,026, only 1.9% under Oldham. Bury, at £243,107, stands 11.9% higher, and Manchester, at £256,760, 18.2% higher. Over the Pennines boundary in Yorkshire and The Humber, Kirklees averages £208,427, 4% under, and Calderdale £197,651, 9% under. Calderdale's average rose 7.8% in the latest year, faster than Oldham's.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Oldham
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (1 of 5 trades filled in Oldham). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mortgage adviser | The UK Mortgage Office | 5 | 4 | 62 | Partial | View |
| Conveyancer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Surveyor | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Oldham?
The average price of a home in Oldham was £217,214 in August 2026, +4.6% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Oldham?
The average price in Oldham went from £116,972 in August 2016 to £217,214 in August 2026, a change of +85.7%; +4.6% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Oldham?
On £217,214, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £1,844 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £12,705 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Oldham?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in Oldham in August 2016 (£116,972) and sold at the August 2026 average (£217,214), the gain of £100,242 costs a higher rate taxpayer £23,338, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Oldham expensive?
Oldham ranks 91st of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | North West |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £378,615 | £388,124 |
| Semi-detached | £247,700 | £242,592 |
| Terraced | £184,581 | £178,230 |
| Flat or maisonette | £132,991 | £140,000 |
| All types | £217,214 | £220,393 |
| First-time buyers | £198,052 | £191,727 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £116,972 | — |
| 2017 | £120,983 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | £127,064 | +5% |
| 2019 | £132,397 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | £138,414 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | £162,833 | +17.6% |
| 2022 | £179,529 | +10.3% |
| 2023 | £185,566 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | £193,808 | +4.4% |
| 2025 | £207,686 | +7.2% |
| 2026 | £217,214 | +4.6% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).