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On Woodcock Close, in Springfield Park
What it's like at OL11 5QA: every home that has sold on Woodcock 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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1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Woodcock Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 20 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Woodcock CloseDetached | Mar 2022 | £321,000 | 107 m² | £3,000/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Woodcock CloseDetached | Nov 2023 | £375,000 | 167 m² | £2,246/m² | 1 |
| 3, Woodcock CloseDetached | Jul 2023 | £238,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 4, Woodcock CloseDetached | May 2007 | £285,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 5, Woodcock CloseDetached | Jul 2015 | £211,000 | 100 m² | £2,110/m² | 1 |
| 6, Woodcock CloseDetached | Apr 1995 | £89,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 8, Woodcock CloseDetached | Mar 2006 | £245,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 10, Woodcock CloseDetached | Apr 2000 | £120,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Woodcock CloseDetached · company-owned | May 2023 | £315,000 | 83 m² | £3,795/m² | 1 |
| 12, Woodcock CloseDetached | Aug 2008 | £270,000 | 134 m² | £2,015/m² | 1 |
| 13, Woodcock CloseDetached | Oct 2018 | £250,000 | 112 m² | £2,232/m² | 2 |
| 14, Woodcock CloseDetached | Dec 2017 | £215,000 | 133 m² | £1,617/m² | 2 |
| 15, Woodcock CloseDetached | Jan 2014 | £268,000 | 135 m² | £1,985/m² | 1 |
| 16, Woodcock CloseDetached | Nov 2015 | £250,000 | 144 m² | £1,736/m² | 3 |
| 17, Woodcock CloseDetached | Nov 2014 | £212,500 | 107 m² | £1,986/m² | 1 |
| 18, Woodcock CloseDetached | May 2014 | £270,000 | 128 m² | £2,109/m² | 1 |
| 21, Woodcock CloseDetached | Jun 2006 | £250,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 23, Woodcock CloseDetached | Feb 2021 | £455,000 | 182 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| 24, Woodcock CloseDetached | Jun 2002 | £125,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 28, Woodcock CloseDetached | Jul 2004 | £194,000 | – | – | 3 |
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 (3.0 km), with 141k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Belgium Street, 350 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 468, 467, 442, 433); 27 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Bamford Academy, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 50% 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 Oulder Hill Leadership Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 44.4 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (9.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 450 m away; Premier (750 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Edenfield Road Surgery (1.3 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (1.3 km).
For a haircut, The Barber's Lounge is 1.4 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.
Brunch & Co is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Grapes the nearest pub (450 m).
Detached houses make up 53% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Springfield Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Rrufc (650 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.
16 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%.
10 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 5QA →
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" Woodcock Close in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 11 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.9% | 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.
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.
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