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On Shore Avenue, in Wood End
What it's like at OL2 8DA: every home that has sold on Shore Avenue 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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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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Shore Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 31 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Shore AvenueTerraced | Mar 2008 | £160,000 | 21 m² | £7,619/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 1999 | £63,000 | 104 m² | £606/m² | 1 |
| 7, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2016 | £131,500 | 90 m² | £1,461/m² | 2 |
| 9, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2021 | £189,000 | 91 m² | £2,077/m² | 3 |
| 10, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2004 | £147,000 | 37 m² | £3,973/m² | 2 |
| 11, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2023 | £270,000 | 85 m² | £3,176/m² | 3 |
| 14, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2024 | £185,000 | 109 m² | £1,697/m² | 3 |
| 15, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2010 | £188,000 | 76 m² | £2,474/m² | 1 |
| 16, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2025 | £134,000 | 103 m² | £1,301/m² | 1 |
| 17, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2014 | £168,000 | 74 m² | £2,270/m² | 2 |
| 18, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2015 | £200,000 | 104 m² | £1,923/m² | 1 |
| 19, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2018 | £189,950 | 82 m² | £2,316/m² | 2 |
| 20, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2024 | £340,000 | 103 m² | £3,301/m² | 1 |
| 21, Shore AvenueDetached | Apr 2011 | £140,000 | 75 m² | £1,867/m² | 1 |
| 22, Shore AvenueDetached | Jun 2018 | £188,000 | 86 m² | £2,186/m² | 1 |
| 23, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2025 | £280,000 | 83 m² | £3,373/m² | 1 |
| 24, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2025 | £295,000 | 77 m² | £3,831/m² | 4 |
| 25, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2017 | £137,500 | 61 m² | £2,254/m² | 2 |
| 26, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2018 | £143,000 | 75 m² | £1,907/m² | 1 |
| 27, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2015 | £143,500 | 61 m² | £2,352/m² | 3 |
| 28, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | May 2021 | £270,000 | 151 m² | £1,788/m² | 1 |
| 29, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2005 | £130,000 | 103 m² | £1,262/m² | 1 |
| 30, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 1999 | £75,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 31, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2020 | £175,000 | 95 m² | £1,842/m² | 1 |
| 32, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2002 | £90,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 33, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2020 | £182,000 | 93 m² | £1,957/m² | 1 |
| 34, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2001 | £72,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 35, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | May 2019 | £177,000 | 82 m² | £2,159/m² | 1 |
| 39, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2020 | £205,050 | 103 m² | £1,991/m² | 2 |
| 43, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2013 | £172,500 | 107 m² | £1,612/m² | 2 |
| 45, Shore AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2014 | £205,500 | 126 m² | £1,631/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 (1.4 km). The nearest rail station is Rochdale, 5.0 km away, with 1.6m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Dunwood Park Courts, 100 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes 436, 832); 10 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Buckstones Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 77% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Crompton House Church of England Academy, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 46.8 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Blue Coat CofE School (4.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.4 km away, with Jamal's One Stop Shop closer still (800 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Oak Gables Medical Practice (500 m), with Everest Pharmacy Shaw the closest pharmacy (1.4 km).
For a haircut, Lewelle's Hair & Beauty Style Centre is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 3.7 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: 5 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Cherry on Top Bakes Ltd - Bakery in the Park is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and The Park Inn the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (10 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 8% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Dunwood Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Royton Leisure Centre (3.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 28 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.
8 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Park Farmhouse | II | 110 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
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%.
14 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 8DA →
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" Shore Avenue in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 59 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
On this street: 2 of 27 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 | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 98.0% | 95.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.6% | 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.