Medlock Vale
Strong on safety, with lower house prices
Medlock Vale at a glance
- House prices
- £184,975
- Lower prices15th percentile
- Schools
- 55th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 50th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 0.2 per 1,000 residents
- Strong99th percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.2% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land14th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Medlock Vale a good place to live?
Medlock Vale may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Oldham below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.
No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.
Crime rate in Medlock Vale
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 0.2 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 99th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Medlock Vale
House prices
- Median sale price
- £184,975
- Percentile
- 15th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 82 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Medlock Vale
Schools
55th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Medlock Vale
Flood risk
0.2% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.1% of the area. That is the 14th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Medlock Vale
Transport
50th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Medlock Vale a good place to live?
Medlock Vale may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Medlock Vale safe?
Medlock Vale ranks in the 99th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Medlock Vale?
The median sale price was £184,975 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 15th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Medlock Vale?
Schools rank in the 55th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Medlock Vale?
Nearby public profiles include Werneth in Oldham and St. James' in Oldham.
