Manchester commuter townsOldham vs Stalybridge

Oldham vs Stalybridge: which commuter town suits you?

Stalybridge is 8 minutes closer to Manchester, but Oldham is £13k cheaper on the average sold price.
Oldham

#8 of 29

Stalybridge

#6 of 29

Train to Manchester

28 min
20 min

Average house price

£200k
£213k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

5.9x
6.9x

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1039 Mb
1025 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.2
7.3

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

13
21

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

400 ha
508 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

440
377

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Oldham

Greater Manchester · 28 min to Manchester · average sold price £200k.

Read the Oldham report

Living in Stalybridge

Greater Manchester · 20 min to Manchester · average sold price £213k.

Read the Stalybridge report

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