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The Poplars, OL5

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£123,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£1,667
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
11
Distinct homes
5
Price range
£57,950£175,000
Sales recorded
2002 → 2022
first to latest sale
The street in brief

The Poplars is almost entirely semi-detached houses. Homes here typically change hands around £123,000 — roughly 31% below the OL5 norm. On floor area that works out near £1,667 per square metre, below the district's £2,320. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across OL5 prices have been rising over the last few years. HM Land Registry records 11 sales across 5 homes since 2002.

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The Poplars prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 11 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianOL5 district trend
£0£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k200520102015202020252002: £57,950 median · 1 sale2004: £80,000 median · 1 sale2007: £105,000 median · 3 sales2008: £130,000 median · 1 sale2014: £125,000 median · 1 sale2016: £123,000 median · 1 sale2017: £144,950 median · 1 sale2020: £155,000 median · 1 sale2022: £175,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the OL5 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How The Poplars compares

The Poplars against the OL5 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Earnshaw Clough£236k · 42
Staley Road£183k · 34
Carrhill Road£178k · 41
Manchester Road£171k · 130
Waterton Lane£170k · 36
Micklehurst Road£164k · 34
Lees Road£163k · 30
Stockport Road£145k · 95
The Poplars£123k · 11*

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£123,000
median · all recorded sales
OL5 district
£177,125
median · last 8 years · street -31%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

The Poplars's £123,000 median sits about 31% below OL5's £177,125; on floor space it runs £1,667/m² against the district's £2,320/m² (-28%).

Street and OL5 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Every recorded sale on The Poplars

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
28 Jan 20225 · OL5 9EPSemi-detached£175,000
28 Aug 20201 · OL5 9EPSemi-detached£155,000
3 Nov 20172 · OL5 9EPSemi-detached£144,950
9 Dec 20168 · OL5 9EPSemi-detached£123,000
24 Nov 20141 · OL5 9EPSemi-detached£125,000
1 Oct 20081 · OL5 9EPSemi-detached£130,000
17 Dec 20078 · OL5 9EPSemi-detached£119,995
7 Sept 20071 · OL5 9EPSemi-detached£90,000
31 May 20072 · OL5 9EPSemi-detached£105,000
28 Jan 20043 · OL5 9EPSemi-detached£80,000
30 Apr 20023 · OL5 9EPSemi-detached£57,950
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More streets in OL5

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider OL5 area guide.

Manchester RoadStockport RoadThree Counties RoadMicklehurst RoadCarrhill RoadStamford RoadStaley RoadLees RoadWaterton LaneBorder Mill FoldWaters ReachSpring Mill Drive
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.