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On Wheelwright Close, in Springfield Park
What it's like at OL11 4QZ: every home that has sold on Wheelwright Close since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Wheelwright Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 5 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Wheelwright CloseDetached | Sept 2015 | £185,000 | 119 m² | £1,555/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Wheelwright CloseDetached | May 2015 | £185,000 | 164 m² | £1,128/m² | 3 |
| 3, Wheelwright CloseDetached | Jan 2022 | £360,000 | 156 m² | £2,308/m² | 2 |
| 4, Wheelwright CloseSemi-detached | Feb 2010 | £194,000 | 134 m² | £1,448/m² | 1 |
| 6, Wheelwright CloseDetached | Feb 2025 | £350,000 | 118 m² | £2,966/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Castleton (Manchester), a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 141k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Marland Fold, 100 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (route 471); 30 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Marland Hill Community Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 60% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Caldershaw Primary School (1.4 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Matthew Moss High School, 250 m away; Attainment 8: 39.4 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (9.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 750 m away, with Marland Service Station closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Castleton Health Centre (700 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Singhar is 2.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Fairfield General Hospital, 4.0 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: 7 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Boba Bakes is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Harrows the nearest pub (150 m).
Detached houses make up 53% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Springfield Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Castleton Health and Leisure Centre (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 29 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 53% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 28% are 65 or over.
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.
23 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.
Heywood and Middleton North constituency: Mrs Elsie Blundell MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,082 (16.4%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Reform UK 24%, Conservative 17%, Independent 12%.
27 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near OL11 4QZ →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Wheelwright Close in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 56 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 62 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 95.0% | 96.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.6% | 3.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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