Finding postcode…
These only choose where you start. Every page and every lens is still one tap away.
Sign in to keep them on every device →Finding postcode…
On Millbrook Close, in Clough & Shaw Side
What it's like at OL2 8QA: every home that has sold on Millbrook 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.
Street View and the aerial view come from Google, which receives your IP address and may set cookies once you choose them. We'll remember your choice on this device.
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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Millbrook Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 19 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Millbrook CloseDetached | May 2001 | £150,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Millbrook CloseDetached | Jul 2005 | £460,000 | 353 m² | £1,303/m² | 1 |
| 5, Millbrook CloseDetached | Aug 2009 | £230,000 | 128 m² | £1,797/m² | 2 |
| 7, Millbrook CloseDetached | Oct 1998 | £109,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 8, Millbrook CloseDetached | Jun 2021 | £710,000 | 372 m² | £1,909/m² | 1 |
| 9, Millbrook CloseDetached | Sept 2020 | £395,000 | 153 m² | £2,582/m² | 3 |
| 10, Millbrook CloseDetached | Jul 2008 | £365,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 11, Millbrook CloseDetached | Sept 2018 | £285,000 | 98 m² | £2,908/m² | 3 |
| 12, Millbrook CloseDetached | May 1999 | £145,000 | 168 m² | £863/m² | 1 |
| 14, Millbrook CloseDetached | Mar 2021 | £453,000 | 198 m² | £2,288/m² | 1 |
| 15, Millbrook CloseDetached | Oct 2015 | £350,000 | 147 m² | £2,381/m² | 4 |
| 16, Millbrook CloseDetached | Jul 2002 | £126,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 17, Millbrook CloseDetached | Nov 1997 | £118,000 | 132 m² | £894/m² | 1 |
| 18, Millbrook CloseDetached | Oct 2016 | £266,000 | 123 m² | £2,163/m² | 3 |
| 19, Millbrook CloseDetached | Nov 2024 | £510,000 | 98 m² | £5,204/m² | 2 |
| 20, Millbrook CloseDetached | Mar 2001 | £128,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 22, Millbrook CloseDetached | Mar 1997 | £99,950 | 111 m² | £900/m² | 1 |
| 24, Millbrook CloseDetached | Aug 1997 | £105,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 26, Millbrook CloseDetached | Dec 1996 | £120,000 | – | – | 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 few minutes' walk (450 m). The nearest rail station is Rochdale, 6.0 km away, with 1.6m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Cheetham Street, 200 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 436, 402); 6 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is East Crompton St George's CofE School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 52% 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, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 46.8 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Blue Coat CofE School (3.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 650 m away, with Farmers Choice (Quality Butchers) closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Oak Gables Medical Practice (1.0 km), with Asda Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Artisan is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 3.4 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Shaw Cricket Club is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Morning Star Inn the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (8 of them).
There are 10 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 24% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 21% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 121 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Memorial Gardens, 850 m away; for exercise, Royton Leisure Centre (2.8 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 28 km away.
Most households own their home, 15% 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.
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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 4 and 5, Mark Lane | II | 120 m |
| 2 and 3, Mark Lane | II | 130 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%.
22 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 8QA →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Millbrook Close in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 12 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 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.4% | 95.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.8% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.7% | 3.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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 60 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 64 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.