Estate agents in Lees
Lees is a North West town with about 12,641 residents. HM Land Registry records 182 homes sold there in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 at a median price paid of £215,000.
How estate agents in Lees compare
Lees at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 182 sales in Lees from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £215,000.
38.5% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.4 years and sold for a median of 37.6% more than they paid.
The median price was £134,500 in 2016 and £217,500 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Lees
Median sale price in Lees: £215,000
| All homes | 182 sales, median £215,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 28 sales, median £366,500 |
| Semi-detached | 52 sales, median £275,000 |
| Terraced | 98 sales, median £182,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 4 sales |
We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.
Across Oldham the average price was £216,217 in June 2026, up 5.8% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £134,500 (200 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £141,500 (228 sales) |
| 2018 | £145,000 (217 sales) |
| 2019 | £155,000 (198 sales) |
| 2020 | £163,000 (179 sales) |
| 2021 | £181,500 (271 sales) |
| 2022 | £200,000 (231 sales) |
| 2023 | £195,000 (151 sales) |
| 2024 | £210,000 (189 sales) |
| 2025 | £217,500 (201 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Lees has no railway station of its own. The nearest are Mossley at about 2 miles and Greenfield at about 2 miles, with Ashton-under-Lyne about 4 miles away and Stalybridge about 4 miles away. The A669, A62, A6050, A672 and A670 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are A627(M) junction 1 at Chadderton Roundabout, about 3 miles away and M60 junction 22 at Hollinwood Interchange, about 4 miles away. Manchester Airport is about 16 miles from Lees and Leeds Bradford Airport is about 28 miles away. Central London is about 162 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Lees
Lees has six primary schools within about 0.9 miles of the centre, including Springhead Infant and Nursery School at about 0.1 miles, which received a Strong standard for achievement on its Ofsted report card of 27 Jan 2026. Secondary options include Co-op Academy Strinesdale (academy) at about 0.8 miles and Oasis Academy Leesbrook (free school) at about 0.9 miles, rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection of 17 Jan 2023. The Blue Coat CofE School (Church of England, sixth form, academy) is about 1.9 miles away. Sapience Girls Academy (girls only) is an independent school about 1.5 miles away. Oldham Sixth Form College is about 2.3 miles away and The Oldham College about 2.4 miles. The University of Manchester is about 8.6 miles away.
Living in Lees
Lees is mapped as a village but forms an urban built-up area of around 12,600 residents in Oldham. Terraced and semi-detached houses make up most homes and about three quarters are owner occupied. Within about 0.8 miles of the centre there are more than 50 shops, including an Aldi about 0.5 miles away and at least four convenience stores. Pubs number at least ten, with The Front House about 0.2 miles from the centre. There are at least three cafés, four restaurants and eight takeaways. Two doctors' surgeries, two pharmacies and two dentists are mapped, the nearest being Leesbrook Surgery at about 0.4 miles. The nearest hospital with an emergency department is Royal Oldham Hospital, about 2.6 miles away. Lees Library is about 0.4 miles away and there are two post offices. Lees Park is about 0.5 miles from the centre and Dawsons Field about 0.7 miles. Glodwick Lows nature reserve lies about 1.2 miles away.
A short history of Lees
Lees dates from the 14th century and is thought to take its name from John de Leghes, who served the lord of the local manor. At that time it was a cluster of hamlets linked for church purposes to Ashton-under-Lyne. Farming was the chief occupation, with hand-loom weaving adding to household income. A chalybeate spring found in the late 18th century gave the village a name for mineral waters, which were bottled and sold across the country. About 60,000 people visited the spa in August 1821. Plans for a spa town gave way to unplanned growth around textile manufacture and by the late 19th century eleven cotton mills had altered the village entirely. Suffragette Annie Kenney worked at Leesbrook Mill. Of 28 listed buildings nearby the Church of St Thomas is Grade II*.
Sport and leisure
Austerlands Cricket Club is listed as a sports centre for cricket and Springhead ARLFC has a pitch used for soccer. Springhead Liberal Crown Green Bowls Club has a bowls pitch and Oldham Golf Club has a golf course within reach of the centre. Several other pitches and courts are mapped locally, covering soccer, cricket, bowls and basketball. Lees Park is the named open space and a number of children's playgrounds are mapped across the area. Some of these facilities lie just outside the town centre.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Lees?
- The median price paid in Lees over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 was £215,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £366,500 for detached houses, £275,000 for semi-detached houses and £182,000 for terraced houses.
- How many homes were sold in Lees over the last year?
- There were 182 homes sold in Lees in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, based on HM Land Registry standard sales. These included 28 detached houses, 52 semi-detached houses and 98 terraced houses.
- What are the transport links near Lees?
- The nearest railway stations are Mossley at about 1.9 miles and Greenfield at about 2.0 miles. The nearest motorway junction is A627(M) junction 1 (Chadderton Roundabout) at about 3 miles and the A669, A62, A6050, A672 and A670 pass through or beside the area.
- What schools are near the centre of Lees?
- There are 6 primary schools within about 0.9 miles of the centre, the nearest being Springhead Infant and Nursery School at about 0.1 miles. The nearest secondary schools are Co-op Academy Strinesdale at about 0.8 miles and Oasis Academy Leesbrook at about 0.9 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Lees?
- There are 3 estate agent sales branches with an office in Lees.
Areas near Lees
Lees is in Oldham.
Estate agents near Lees
- Wild & GriffithsLees OL4 5AA0.4 miles
- Northwood Oldham & East ManchesterLees OL4 3BN0.4 miles
- Belvoir Estate Agents OldhamLees OL4 3BN0.5 miles
- Ryder & DuttonMossley OL5 0PF1.5 miles
- Cousins And CoOldham OL1 1TE1.8 miles
- ABS Properties LtdOldham OL8 2JP2 miles
- Real Estate Agent Associate Manchester HUB RE/MAXOldham OL1 22.3 miles
- Hunters Estate Agents SaddleworthUppermill OL3 6HX2.3 miles
- West Riding HomesUppermill OL3 6HS2.3 miles
- Bridges Estate AgentsUppermill OL3 6AP2.4 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Lees.