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Thinking of living at OL8 4QN? 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 Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 200 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Oasis Academy Limeside | Primary | 650 m | 36% met the expected standard |
| Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 800 m | – |
| Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 800 m | 43% met the expected standard |
| Stanley Road Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Oasis Academy Oldham | Secondary | 200 m | Attainment 8: 42.8 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Hathershaw College | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 39.3 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Co-op Academy Failsworth | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 43 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | – |
| Hulme Grammar School | Independent | 1.3 km | 24.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thornycroft School | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| Chances Mentoring | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Limeside Park | 600 m | 23 |
| Bowls | Hollinwood Cricket, Bowls and Football Club | 680 m | 19 |
| Football | Hollinwood Cricket, Bowls and Football Club | 680 m | 16 |
| Swimming | Hulme Grammar School Swimming Pool | 1.1 km | 12 |
| Cricket | Hollinwood Cricket, Bowls and Football Club | 680 m | 9 |
| Golf | Werneth Golf Club | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Fitness | The Gym | 440 m | 6 |
| Rugby union | Oldham Rugby Union FC | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Rugby league | Hollinwood ARLFC | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Radclyffe Athletics Centre | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Boxing | Team Greaves Youth Zone | 530 m | 2 |
| Netball | Oldham Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Tameside Cycle Circuit | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Jiu-jitsu | Stealth BJJ | 500 m | 1 |
| Martial arts | DEMAA Martial Arts | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Oldham Angling | 2.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 34. 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 Hollinwood Metrolink stop, about a 10-minute walk (750 m). The nearest rail station is Moston, 2.3 km away, with 106k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Chapel Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 84, 151); 54 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 65% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (1.3 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Oasis Academy Oldham, 200 m away; Attainment 8: 42.8 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Laurus Ryecroft (2.7 km) and The Blue Coat CofE School (4.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (13 km).
The nearest supermarket is Asda Supermarket, 200 m away; Ram Store (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mr M J Bentley (250 m), with Yates Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Daryan Barber is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 4.5 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, 10 pubs and bars.
Mash's Wing Ranch is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Welcome Inn the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Incline Park, 100 m away; for exercise, Chapel Road Synthetic Pitch (300 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 20 km away.
Most households own their home, 25% 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.
51 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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