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On Bennett Way, in Royton East & Cowlishaw
What it's like at OL2 6GY: every home that has sold on Bennett Way 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Bennett Way; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 16 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Bennett WayDetached | Sept 2025 | £547,000 | 151 m² | £3,623/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Bennett WayDetached | Nov 2025 | £442,000 | 120 m² | £3,683/m² | 1 |
| 10, Bennett WayDetached | Nov 2025 | £605,000 | 172 m² | £3,517/m² | 1 |
| 11, Bennett WayDetached | Sept 2025 | £460,000 | 130 m² | £3,538/m² | 1 |
| 12, Bennett WayDetached | Sept 2025 | £455,000 | 120 m² | £3,792/m² | 1 |
| 15, Bennett WayDetached | Aug 2025 | £423,000 | 111 m² | £3,811/m² | 1 |
| 16, Bennett WayDetached | Sept 2025 | £595,000 | 172 m² | £3,459/m² | 1 |
| 17, Bennett WayDetached | Jun 2025 | £606,000 | 169 m² | £3,586/m² | 1 |
| 18, Bennett WayDetached | Jun 2025 | £495,000 | 132 m² | £3,750/m² | 1 |
| 20, Bennett WayDetached | Jun 2025 | £455,000 | 130 m² | £3,500/m² | 1 |
| 21, Bennett WayDetached | Jun 2025 | £583,000 | 172 m² | £3,390/m² | 1 |
| 22, Bennett WayDetached | Jun 2025 | £590,000 | 172 m² | £3,430/m² | 1 |
| 23, Bennett WayDetached | Jun 2025 | £445,000 | 120 m² | £3,708/m² | 1 |
| 24, Bennett WayDetached | Jun 2025 | £600,000 | 169 m² | £3,550/m² | 1 |
| 25, Bennett WayDetached | Apr 2025 | £443,000 | 120 m² | £3,692/m² | 1 |
| 26, Bennett WayDetached | May 2025 | £407,000 | 111 m² | £3,667/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Shaw and Crompton Metrolink stop, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km). The nearest rail station is Mills Hill (Manchester), 4.9 km away, with 304k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Spring Vale Way, 200 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 57, 182, 403); 15 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 50% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 38.7 · 4.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Blue Coat CofE School (2.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 900 m away, with Shaw Road Off Licence closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Royton & Crompton Family Practice (1.2 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Upper Kutz Hair Salon is 900 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 1.9 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Flower Pot Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Royal Oak Inn the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 201 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Memorial Gardens, 800 m away; for exercise, Royton Leisure Centre (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 26 km away.
Most households own their home, 16% 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.
17 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.
Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency: Debbie Abrahams MP (Labour), since January 2011. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,357 (15.9%), turnout 55%. Vote shares: Labour 35%, Reform UK 19%, Conservative 17%, Workers Party of Britain 12%.
24 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 OL2 6GY →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Bennett Way in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 16 homes with certificates have solar panels, 16 a heat pump, and 16 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.7% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.1% | 95.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.8% | 3.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.3% | 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 58 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 63 min
Nearest: Ponderosa Zoo · about 34 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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