Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Oakham at a glance
- House prices
- £225,000
- Lower prices27th percentile
- Schools
- 34th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 64th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 163.3 per 1,000 residents
- Weak7th percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.9% of the area in flood zones
- Middle44th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Oakham a good place to live?
Oakham may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Mansfield below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Oakham
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 163.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 7th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in 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 Oakham
House prices
- Median sale price
- £225,000
- Percentile
- 27th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 41 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 Oakham
Schools
34th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Oakham
Flood risk
3.9% 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 2.6% of the area. That is the 44th 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 Oakham
Transport
64th 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 Oakham a good place to live?
Oakham may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Oakham safe?
Oakham ranks in the 7th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Oakham?
The median sale price was £225,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 27th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Oakham?
Schools rank in the 34th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Oakham?
Nearby public profiles include Kings Walk in Mansfield and Denton South in Tameside.
