OL2 — Oldham
Oldham's OL2 postcode sits in Oldham. The board behind it is assembled from 20,932 sales over 32 years of actual sales in 5 areas.
Across the recorded period the typical OL2 sale went from £45,000 in 1995 to £205,000 in 2026 — 4.6× growth. If you could time-travel once, aim for just before 2004 — prices moved +40.0% that year. The one to avoid was 2009: the median moved -10.8%, the roughest year in the local record.
Median sold price in OL2
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £45,000 | 615 |
| 2000 | £53,000 | 763 |
| 2005 | £117,500 | 726 |
| 2010 | £115,000 | 410 |
| 2015 | £124,000 | 590 |
| 2020 | £152,500 | 584 |
| 2025 | £210,000 | 663 |
| 2026 | £205,000 | 114 |
The areas on the board
5 areas make up the board, weighted by sales activity:
- Royton (53% of local sales) — busiest streets: Rochdale Road, Shaw Road, Oldham Road
- Shaw (47% of local sales) — busiest streets: Rochdale Road, Milnrow Road, George Street
- Heyside (0% of local sales) — busiest streets: Sun View, Oldham Road
- Oldham (OL2 6) (0% of local sales) — busiest streets: Byron Street
- Oldham (OL2 8) (0% of local sales) — busiest streets: Crompton Hall
Reading about 2004 is easy; surviving 2009 is the game. Play the OL2 board.
Local business? Put your name on the OL2 board — one sponsor per postcode.
Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.