Sold price history

Forest Street, Oldham house prices

In Forest Street, Oldham, the median price a home actually changed hands for is £42,000. Over the past decade prices are +105% in cash — but +48% once inflation is stripped out.

Median sold price
£42,000
10 years · cash
+105%
10 years · real
+48%
HM Land Registry · 73 sales · 71 with floor area · Updated 8 Aug 2025

Key facts

Median price
£42,000
Price per m²
£560
Sales recorded
73
Price range
£11,500 – £135,000

Forest Street, Oldham prices since 1996

Forest Street, Oldham — median sold price since 1996
2025 £0£36,208£72,416£108,624£144,832 2025 peak 1996 2025
Cash price Today’s money (real)

Since 2015, prices in Forest Street, Oldham are +105% in cash. After inflation, that is +48% — the honest measure of growth.

Recent sales in Forest Street, Oldham

The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.

DateAddressTypePrice£/m²
8 Aug 202534 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£135,000£1,753
1 Sep 202345 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Freehold		£75,000£987
27 Jan 202335 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£90,000£1,184
13 May 202226 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£110,000£1,447
5 Apr 202233 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£110,000£1,774
7 Sep 202020 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£70,000£909
13 Sep 20194 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£50,000£649
16 Aug 201921 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£66,000£904
21 Jun 201925 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£56,000£757
28 Aug 201513 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Freehold		£66,000£880
25 Sep 201445 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Freehold		£42,500£559
1 Jul 20142 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£57,300£774
30 Jun 20143 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£51,500£736
25 Apr 201417 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£40,000£533
11 Oct 201339 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£55,000£775
16 May 201236 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£52,000£712
25 Mar 201133 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£47,000£758
17 Jun 200915 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£47,500£490
29 Nov 20075 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Freehold		£70,000£933
6 Jul 20076 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£75,500£1,348
19 Apr 200714 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£67,500£912
23 Jan 200723 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£67,000£918
13 Nov 200616 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£63,500£847
20 Oct 20067 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£69,000£972
17 Jul 20062 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£80,000£1,081
4 Jul 200616 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£60,500£807
31 May 20064 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£50,000£649
21 Apr 200619 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£70,000£921
25 Nov 200529 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£64,000£901
18 Nov 20053 Forest Street · OL8 3ERTerraced
Leasehold		£59,000£843

Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.

Biggest price gains in Forest Street, Oldham

Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.

AddressFirst soldLast soldTimesCash returnReal return
18, Forest Street£12,500
23 Aug 1996		£32,950
25 Apr 1997		2+164%
per year		+158%
inflation-adjusted
29, Forest Street£20,000
2 Jul 2003		£64,000
25 Nov 2005		2+62%
per year		+60%
inflation-adjusted
30, Forest Street£20,000
15 Nov 2002		£30,000
7 Apr 2003		2+50%
per year		+47%
inflation-adjusted
27, Forest Street£27,500
6 Jun 2003		£36,000
23 Jan 2004		2+31%
per year		+29%
inflation-adjusted
16, Forest Street£17,500
6 Sep 2001		£63,500
13 Nov 2006		5+28%
per year		+26%
inflation-adjusted
6, Forest Street£11,500
30 Jun 1999		£75,500
6 Jul 2007		3+26%
per year		+24%
inflation-adjusted
12, Forest Street£20,000
4 Sep 2001		£39,000
31 Jul 2004		3+26%
per year		+23%
inflation-adjusted
19, Forest Street£13,000
6 Mar 1998		£70,000
21 Apr 2006		4+23%
per year		+21%
inflation-adjusted
5, Forest Street£35,000
2 Apr 2004		£70,000
29 Nov 2007		4+21%
per year		+19%
inflation-adjusted
7, Forest Street£20,000
29 Feb 2000		£69,000
20 Oct 2006		2+20%
per year		+18%
inflation-adjusted
11, Forest Street£29,500
28 Oct 1999		£64,000
26 Jul 2005		2+14%
per year		+12%
inflation-adjusted
39, Forest Street£12,000
6 Feb 1996		£55,000
11 Oct 2013		2+9%
per year		+7%
inflation-adjusted
26, Forest Street£14,000
30 May 1997		£110,000
13 May 2022		4+9%
per year		+6%
inflation-adjusted
33, Forest Street£28,000
13 May 2004		£110,000
5 Apr 2022		3+8%
per year		+5%
inflation-adjusted
17, Forest Street£16,000
8 Dec 1999		£40,000
25 Apr 2014		2+7%
per year		+4%
inflation-adjusted
45, Forest Street£21,475
13 Aug 2003		£75,000
1 Sep 2023		4+6%
per year		+4%
inflation-adjusted
36, Forest Street£30,000
16 Apr 2003		£52,000
16 May 2012		2+6%
per year		+4%
inflation-adjusted
4, Forest Street£22,500
23 Oct 2003		£50,000
13 Sep 2019		4+5%
per year		+3%
inflation-adjusted
20, Forest Street£29,500
23 May 2003		£70,000
7 Sep 2020		2+5%
per year		+3%
inflation-adjusted
3, Forest Street£31,450
22 Jun 2004		£51,500
30 Jun 2014		3+5%
per year		+2%
inflation-adjusted
21, Forest Street£25,000
8 Jan 1996		£66,000
16 Aug 2019		4+4%
per year		+2%
inflation-adjusted
25, Forest Street£51,000
13 Jan 2005		£56,000
21 Jun 2019		3+1%
per year		−2%
inflation-adjusted
2, Forest Street£80,000
17 Jul 2006		£57,300
1 Jul 2014		2−4%
per year		−7%
inflation-adjusted

Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.

How Forest Street, Oldham compares

Rank in the town
2117th of 2,309 streets in Oldham
Rank in the postcode district
287th of 336 streets in OL8
Against the town median
53% below the Oldham median of £90,000
Against England & Wales
73% below the national median of £157,000

Forest Street, Oldham house prices — your questions

What is the average house price in Forest Street, Oldham?

Half of homes sold in Forest Street, Oldham went for more than £42,000 and half for less, across 73 sales.

What is the price range of homes sold in Forest Street, Oldham?

Recorded sales in Forest Street, Oldham range from £11,500 to £135,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.

Have house prices in Forest Street, Oldham risen?

Over the past decade prices in Forest Street, Oldham are +105% in cash terms but +48% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.

How much is a house per square metre in Forest Street, Oldham?

In Forest Street, Oldham the median price is £560 per square metre, from 71 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.

How up to date is this data?

HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Forest Street, Oldham was 8 August 2025.

Nearby streets in OL8

Snowden Street£42,000 medianRoss Street£42,000 medianGlendale Court£42,000 medianHermon Avenue£42,000 medianHornby Street£41,500 medianMilford Avenue£42,500 medianMoorcroft Street£42,500 medianHollins Road£42,600 median

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yearly change, HM Land Registry
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