What's changing near OL4 4DN
Within 2 km, around Springhead & Grasscroft in Oldham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
14new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.2%like-for-like prices in Springhead & Grasscroft, 2024 → 2025 (council +6.4%)
–crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
10homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 48 m²
15since energy certificates began (2008)
2in OL4 4DN itself
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2019
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
10storm overflows within 2 km
1,687hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
160spill events counted
- United Utilities
Saddleworth Wwtwinto River Tame53 spills, 869 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Greenfield Chew Valley Road Csointo River Tame Via Sws54 spills, 649 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - United Utilities
Stockport Road Csointo County Brook4 spills, 44 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - United Utilities
Roaches Lock Csointo River Tame24 spills, 36 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - United Utilities
Armit Rd (Grasscroft) Cso Psinto River Tame9 spills, 36 hours in 2025
900 m away - United Utilities
Stamford Road Csointo County Brook7 spills, 32 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Dark Lane Cso 441shinto Unnamed Trib River Tame7 spills, 19 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Woodbrook Road Csointo Wood Brook2 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1000 m away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
38 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (8 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Lowerfields Farm, Warren Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 27 MW
Jul 2025
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Molnlycke Healthcare, Brook Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Mar 2023
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Union Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Apr 2026
4.6 km away - Battery storage
Printworks Road - Stalybridge Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 150 MW
Dec 2023
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Tameside General Hospital, Fountain Street - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
Jun 2026
5.5 km away - Other
Tameside General Hospital - Energy CentrePlanning application in · 2 MW
May 2026
5.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores, Featherstall Road North - Roof Mounted Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 420 kW
Jul 2023
5.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Featherstall Road Tesco (Chadderton)Approved, not yet built · 500 kW
Mar 2020
5.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Oldham Athletic Football Club, Hilbre Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Oct 2025
6.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Tameside College, Beaufort Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Sept 20256.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major, planned
Platting Road, LydgateHighway repair and maintenance works · OLDHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
200 m away - Major, planned
Lovers Lane, GrasscroftUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
300 m away - Major, planned
Haven Close, GrasscroftUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
350 m away - Major, planned
Summershades Lane, GrasscroftUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Major
Summershades Lane, GrasscroftUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Major, planned
Platting Road, ScoutheadHighway repair and maintenance works · OLDHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
950 m away - Standard
Summershades Rise, GrasscroftUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Minor
Oldham Road, GrasscroftOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · SP Electricity North West · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Nov 2022
9.1 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
14.6 km away - Pre-application
Calderdale Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Walshaw Moor, on either side of the three Walshaw Dean Reservoirs in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire. application due November 2026
29.5 km away
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Scouthead Power Plant (landfill gas, 2.0 km); Godley Water Treatment Works (solar farm, 9.2 km); Reliance Street Mechanical Biological Treatment Facility (MBT) (anaerobic digestion, 9.9 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.