Housing Market Analysis for FOREST STREET, OL8 3ER

Are you looking to understand OL8 3ER house prices? Here, we provide a detailed analysis of the latest sold house prices, trends over the years, and key statistics to help you gauge the real estate landscape in this Oldham postcode.

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Overview of Sold House prices

As per the latest sold houses in the OL8 3ER postcode area, The average prices are as follows,

Terraced
- The average price is around £51,679 median price is £51,250 Standard Deviation is £25,518 with Total Sold: 88
- The Last 5 Year average price is £80,152 with Total Sold: 23
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 35 FOREST STREET: £90,000 (Sold on 27 Jan 2023)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 16 FOREST STREET: £94,000 (Sold on 14 May 2024)
Detached
- The average price is around £31,750 median price is £31,750 Standard Deviation is £4,250 with Total Sold: 2
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 27 FOREST STREET: £36,000 (Sold on 23 Jan 2004)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 27 FOREST STREET: £27,500 (Sold on 06 Jun 2003)

Sold Price Trend Over the Years:

Below table and chart gives the average OL8 3ER house prices and number of sold houses over the years. This helps understand the price trend over the years in this postcode.

Please note that this data is populated based on the sold houses data given by the Land Registry.

House Type: Terraced

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2023	£82,500	£987	2
2022	£96,667	£1,247	9
2021	£55,250	£884	2
2020	£67,400	£834	5
2019	£57,333	£768	3
2018	£72,000	£947	1
2017	£57,000	£803	1
2015	£66,000	£868	1
2014	£47,360	£648	5
2013	£55,000	£775	1
2012	£52,000	£675	1
2011	£47,000	£580	1
2009	£47,500	£511	1
2007	£70,000	£1,008	4
2006	£65,500	£874	6
2005	£57,222	£785	9
2004	£35,508	£484	8
2003	£27,497	£374	8
2002	£25,975	£420	2
2001	£19,750	£263	4
2000	£20,000	£282	1
1999	£21,625	£318	4
1998	£22,500	£299	2
1997	£23,475	£347	2
1996	£16,500	£221	3
2024	£94,500		2

House Type: Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2004	£36,000	£480	1
2003	£27,500	£367	1

All the Sales in the FOREST STREET, OL8 3ER

See the table below for more details on the sold house prices in the OL8 3ER, Oldham postcode.

Address	Sold Date	Price	% Change
35 FOREST STREETTerraced, Leasehold	27 Jan 2023	£90,000	First Sale
45 FOREST STREETTerraced, FreeholdArea: 76 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	01 Sep 2023	£75,000	76.47%
	25 Sep 2014	£42,500	6.38%
	21 May 2004	£39,950	86.03%
	13 Aug 2003	£21,475	First Sale
32 FOREST STREETTerraced, FreeholdArea: 96 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	19 Dec 2022	£85,000	4.94%
	04 Aug 2022	£81,000	5.19%
	04 Apr 2022	£77,000	First Sale
18 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 65 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	28 Nov 2022	£108,000	227.77%
	25 Apr 1997	£32,950	163.60%
	23 Aug 1996	£12,500	First Sale
37 FOREST STREETTerraced, FreeholdArea: 76 Sq.mtrAge: before 1900	17 Nov 2022	£105,000	First Sale
11 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 63.26 Sq.mtrAge: before 1900	01 Sep 2022	£96,000	50.00%
	26 Jul 2005	£64,000	116.95%
	28 Oct 1999	£29,500	First Sale
26 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 76 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	13 May 2022	£110,000	88.03%
	04 Feb 2005	£58,500	82.81%
	03 Jul 1998	£32,000	128.57%
	30 May 1997	£14,000	First Sale
31 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 74 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	11 May 2022	£98,000	88.46%
	03 Sep 2020	£52,000	First Sale
33 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 81 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	05 Apr 2022	£110,000	134.04%
	25 Mar 2011	£47,000	67.86%
	13 May 2004	£28,000	First Sale
41 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 56 Sq.mtrAge: 1930-1949	14 May 2021	£71,000	First Sale
4 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 79 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	20 Jan 2021	£39,500	-21.00%
	13 Sep 2019	£50,000	0.0
	31 May 2006	£50,000	74.42%
	10 Feb 2004	£28,666	27.40%
	23 Oct 2003	£22,500	First Sale
17 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 75 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	01 Dec 2020	£67,500	68.75%
	25 Apr 2014	£40,000	150.00%
	08 Dec 1999	£16,000	First Sale
10 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 84.36 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	27 Nov 2020	£67,500	First Sale
20 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 77 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	07 Sep 2020	£70,000	137.29%
	23 May 2003	£29,500	First Sale
15 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 93 Sq.mtrAge: 1930-1949	20 Aug 2020	£80,000	68.42%
	17 Jun 2009	£47,500	First Sale
21 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 73.8 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	16 Aug 2019	£66,000	65.00%
	21 May 2004	£40,000	17.65%
	13 Aug 2003	£34,000	36.00%
	08 Jan 1996	£25,000	First Sale
25 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 72 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	21 Jun 2019	£56,000	6.67%
	21 Jul 2005	£52,500	2.94%
	13 Jan 2005	£51,000	First Sale
13 FOREST STREETTerraced, FreeholdArea: 76 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	09 Nov 2018	£72,000	9.09%
	28 Aug 2015	£66,000	First Sale
29 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 71 Sq.mtrAge: 1950-1966	26 Jul 2017	£57,000	-10.94%
	25 Nov 2005	£64,000	220.00%
	02 Jul 2003	£20,000	First Sale
2 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 74 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	01 Jul 2014	£57,300	-28.38%
	17 Jul 2006	£80,000	First Sale
3 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 70.2 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	30 Jun 2014	£51,500	-12.71%
	18 Nov 2005	£59,000	87.60%
	22 Jun 2004	£31,450	First Sale
7 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 71 Sq.mtrAge: before 1900	09 Apr 2014	£45,500	-34.06%
	20 Oct 2006	£69,000	245.00%
	29 Feb 2000	£20,000	First Sale
39 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 71 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	11 Oct 2013	£55,000	358.33%
	06 Feb 1996	£12,000	First Sale
36 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 77 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	16 May 2012	£52,000	73.33%
	16 Apr 2003	£30,000	First Sale
5 FOREST STREETTerraced, FreeholdArea: 78 Sq.mtrAge: before 1900	29 Nov 2007	£70,000	18.64%
	17 Mar 2005	£59,000	40.48%
	04 May 2004	£42,000	20.00%
	02 Apr 2004	£35,000	First Sale
6 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 56 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	06 Jul 2007	£75,500	132.31%
	25 Jul 2003	£32,500	182.61%
	30 Jun 1999	£11,500	First Sale
14 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 79 Sq.mtrAge: before 1900	19 Apr 2007	£67,500	First Sale
23 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 72 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	23 Jan 2007	£67,000	First Sale
16 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 76.6 Sq.mtr	13 Nov 2006	£63,500	4.96%
	04 Jul 2006	£60,500	37.50%
	06 Jul 2005	£44,000	131.58%
	01 Nov 2001	£19,000	8.57%
	06 Sep 2001	£17,500	-81.58%
	14 May 2024	£95,000	1.06%
	14 May 2024	£94,000	First Sale
19 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 76 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	21 Apr 2006	£70,000	119.09%
	15 Mar 2002	£31,950	8.31%
	02 Mar 1999	£29,500	126.92%
	06 Mar 1998	£13,000	First Sale
24 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 78 Sq.mtrAge: 1930-1949	18 Mar 2005	£63,000	First Sale
12 FOREST STREETTerraced, LeaseholdArea: 74 Sq.mtrAge: 1930-1949	31 Jul 2004	£39,000	73.33%
	01 Nov 2001	£22,500	12.50%
	04 Sep 2001	£20,000	First Sale
27 FOREST STREETDetached, LeaseholdArea: 75 Sq.mtrAge: 1967-1975	23 Jan 2004	£36,000	30.91%
	06 Jun 2003	£27,500	First Sale
30 FOREST STREETTerraced, Leasehold	07 Apr 2003	£30,000	50.00%
30 FOREST STREETTerraced, Leasehold	15 Nov 2002	£20,000	First Sale

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FOREST STREET, OL8 3ER Near By properties

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Nearby Sold House Price Statstics

Knowing the nearby sold house in the area helps gauge the property market in the area. Below data gives house price Statstics of the surrounding area of the OL8 3ER postcode.

Terraced
- The average price is around £56,802 median price is £52,825 Standard Deviation is £33,899 with Total Sold: 2,314
- The Last 5 Year average price is £94,289 with Total Sold: 386
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 43 HOLLINS ROAD: £113,000 (Sold on 06 Aug 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 17 EDITH STREET: £11,750 (Sold on 03 Jan 1995)
Semi-Detached
- The average price is around £94,039 median price is £86,950 Standard Deviation is £47,313 with Total Sold: 726
- The Last 5 Year average price is £145,299 with Total Sold: 119
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 4 NORTH GATE: £205,000 (Sold on 21 Jun 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 47 HADFIELD STREET: £47,950 (Sold on 16 Jan 1995)
Detached
- The average price is around £142,095 median price is £141,650 Standard Deviation is £56,881 with Total Sold: 153
- The Last 5 Year average price is £236,300 with Total Sold: 17
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 32 HOWGILL CRESCENT: £260,000 (Sold on 20 May 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 15 MEADOW LANE: £81,000 (Sold on 01 Aug 1996)
Other
- The average price is around £299,053 median price is £125,000 Standard Deviation is £774,705 with Total Sold: 49
- The Last 5 Year average price is £224,901 with Total Sold: 33
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 673 ASHTON ROAD: £120,000 (Sold on 10 Jan 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , PHOENIX WORKING MENS CLUB CHARLESTON STREET: £205,000 (Sold on 11 Nov 2013)
Flat
- The average price is around £74,269 median price is £69,000 Standard Deviation is £49,158 with Total Sold: 13
- The Last 5 Year average price is £145,000 with Total Sold: 2
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 24 ROSARY ROAD: £90,000 (Sold on 24 Nov 2022)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 395 ASHTON ROAD: £4,000 (Sold on 18 Apr 2001)

Sold Price Trend Over the Years:

House Type: Terraced

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£111,804	£1,526	23
2023	£114,235	£1,525	60
2022	£104,978	£1,462	73
2021	£96,258	£1,318	82
2020	£77,925	£1,068	71
2019	£76,375	£1,031	77
2018	£66,117	£923	51
2017	£69,925	£957	60
2016	£62,084	£850	61
2015	£62,347	£864	72
2014	£57,093	£797	49
2013	£62,324	£829	33
2012	£60,900	£839	31
2011	£64,530	£867	34
2010	£75,324	£995	27
2009	£73,285	£969	33
2008	£80,184	£1,048	57
2007	£81,095	£1,047	114
2006	£72,736	£928	133
2005	£58,611	£785	155
2004	£50,262	£665	204
2003	£36,717	£472	159
2002	£37,208	£449	107
2001	£23,364	£312	94
2000	£22,839	£303	90
1999	£24,455	£331	80
1998	£25,076	£303	69
1997	£24,033	£330	85
1996	£25,108	£334	67
1995	£23,857	£318	63

House Type: Semi-Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£177,500		2
2023	£169,174	£2,293	17
2022	£154,671	£2,059	26
2021	£157,378	£2,023	20
2020	£135,960	£1,773	27
2019	£119,246	£1,567	27
2018	£109,309	£1,469	22
2017	£108,771	£1,361	40
2016	£102,950	£1,251	31
2015	£104,306	£1,364	14
2014	£96,197	£1,266	15
2013	£87,889	£1,200	9
2012	£96,752	£1,338	20
2011	£106,812	£1,432	15
2010	£109,133	£1,385	18
2009	£125,208	£1,601	19
2008	£96,925	£1,222	14
2007	£107,050	£1,312	34
2006	£117,008	£1,612	36
2005	£105,770	£1,318	27
2004	£85,286	£996	45
2003	£77,195	£1,014	55
2002	£67,985	£901	56
2001	£42,029	£579	24
2000	£42,758	£455	18
1999	£38,171	£496	24
1998	£38,309	£471	16
1997	£38,536	£559	25
1996	£43,072	£599	20
1995	£37,235	£464	10

House Type: Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£260,000		1
2022	£273,933	£2,902	6
2021	£244,833	£2,305	3
2020	£209,000	£2,394	4
2019	£181,000	£1,819	3
2018	£170,417	£1,819	6
2017	£206,650	£1,849	3
2016	£198,500	£1,792	2
2015	£165,000	£1,604	1
2014	£190,000	£1,803	1
2013	£113,000	£1,646	4
2012	£160,000	£1,509	1
2011	£119,000	£1,196	3
2009	£185,000	£1,472	2
2008	£172,000	£2,006	5
2007	£166,045	£1,738	11
2006	£163,214	£1,750	7
2005	£160,625	£2,103	4
2004	£138,975	£1,510	20
2003	£124,160	£1,260	24
2002	£94,253	£982	33
2001	£55,383	£630	3
2000	£73,083	£871	3
1999	£91,225	£1,022	2
1996	£81,000	£920	1

House Type: Other

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£120,000	£1,873	1
2023	£110,000	£1,563	4
2022	£97,986	£473	4
2021	£288,263	£2,394	13
2020	£294,750	£1,191	4
2019	£220,480	£630	7
2018	£70,249	£995	6
2017	£1,190,772		5
2016	£162,875	£991	4
2013	£205,000		1

House Type: Flat

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2022	£90,000	£1,452	1
2021	£200,000	£1,149	1
2018	£65,000		2
2011	£75,000	£1,130	1
2007	£126,000		1
2006	£69,000	£1,039	1
2005	£88,000	£506	1
2004	£67,750	£527	2
2002	£30,000	£172	1
2001	£11,000	£161	2

House Type in OL8 3ER area

The most common house types in the OL8 3ER postcode area are Terraced (129), Semi-detached (75), and Detached (8).

Total	224
Terraced	129
Semi-detached	75
Detached	8
Flat	4
converted building	3
Shared house	2
commercial building	2
temporary structure	1

Tenure of household

As per the tenure of household, most of the the properties are Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan (66), and Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency (55).

Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan	66
Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency	55
Owned: Owns outright	46
Social rented: Other social rented	32
Social rented: Rents from council or Local Authority	14
Private rented: Other private rented	10
Shared ownership: Shared ownership	1
Lives rent free	1
Does not apply	0

Number of People in a Household

The most houses in the OL8 3ER have 1 person in household (66), and 2 people in household (62).

1 person in household	66
2 people in household	62
3 people in household	41
4 people in household	24
5 people in household	20
6 people in household	6
8 or more people in household	1
0 people in household	0
7 people in household	0