← OL7 area guide Side by side

OL7 or SK16?

Two neighbouring postcode districts compared on sold prices, energy, flood risk, crime and deprivation, all from the same official sources as every report on this site.

The short version
OL7
Tameside
SK16
Tameside
Median home sale nearby £179,100
from 36 sales
£200,000
from 101 sales
Average sold price £92,018
Area price growth (YoY) +2.2% (Tameside) +2.2% (Tameside)
Dwelling type Semi-detached house
Floor area 84 m²
Built 1967–1975
Energy rating C
Heating cost (EPC est.) £906/yr
Flood zone Zone 1 (low probability) Zone 1 (low probability)
Crime nearby 1 recorded 1 recorded
Deprivation decile 1 of 10 1 of 10

Common questions

Is OL7 or SK16 cheaper?

OL7 is the cheaper of the two. Homes around OL7 sell for about £179,100 and around SK16 for about £200,000, from HM Land Registry records of what actually changed hands.

Which has less crime, OL7 or SK16?

SK16 recorded fewer crimes in the same period (1 in OL7 against 1 in SK16, Police.uk). Busier places record more, so read this alongside how built-up each area is rather than on its own.

Is OL7 or SK16 the more affluent area?

On the Index of Multiple Deprivation, OL7 sits in decile 1 of 10 and SK16 in decile 1, where 10 is the least deprived.

Should I buy in OL7 or SK16?

That depends on what you need, and no dataset answers it. What this page gives you is the evidence side by side: what homes actually sell for, the energy ratings, the flood zone, recorded crime and deprivation, each traced to the body that published it.

A quick side-by-side snapshot only. Open each property's full report for the complete picture.