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Thinking of living at OL11 3PA? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Edward's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| Marland Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| All Souls Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 87% met the expected standard |
| Castleton Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Brimrod Community Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Matthew Moss High School | Secondary | 300 m | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oulder Hill Leadership Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Newhouse Academy | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 38.9 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Nuqtah Primary School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Beech House School | Independent | 2.0 km | 13.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Whitehall Academy | Independent | 3.3 km | – |
Every primary near OL11 3PA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Springfield Park | 590 m | 12 |
| Bowls | Success To The Plough Crown Green Bowls Club | 340 m | 6 |
| Golf | Marland Golf Course | 910 m | 6 |
| Swimming | Castleton Swimming Pool | 540 m | 5 |
| Cricket | Heywood Cricket Club | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Rugby union | RRUFC | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Squash | Rochdale Sports Club | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Kingsway Park High School | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Karting | Team Karting | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Queen's Park BMX Track | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Queens Park (Heywood) | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Football | Crown Oil Arena | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Balderstone Skate Park | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Climb Rochdale | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Rochdale Leisure Centre | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Rochdale Leisure Centre | 3.4 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 21. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Castleton (Manchester), about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 141k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Heywood Cemetery, 400 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (route 471).
The nearest primary school is St Edward's Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 54% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is All Souls Church of England Primary School (1.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Matthew Moss High School, 300 m away; Attainment 8: 39.4 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (12.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.0 km away, with The Bread and Butter Thing closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Castleton Health Centre (350 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Istanbul Barbers is 2.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Fairfield General Hospital, 5.2 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 56% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 15 pubs and bars.
Cenetta is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Harrows the nearest pub (400 m).
There are 10 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 16% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 308 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Springfield Park, 900 m away; for exercise, Castleton Health and Leisure Centre (550 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 27 km away.
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
27 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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