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On The Grove, in New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands
What it's like at OL3 5RR: every home that has sold on The Grove 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on The Grove; 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.
| 1, The GroveDetached | Jun 2026 | £415,000 | 103 m² | £4,029/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, The GroveDetached | Sept 2017 | £425,000 | 149 m² | £2,852/m² | 2 |
| 3, The GroveDetached | Sept 2013 | £240,000 | 122 m² | £1,967/m² | 1 |
| 4, The GroveDetached | Feb 2011 | £225,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 5, The GroveDetached | Jun 2024 | £510,000 | 118 m² | £4,322/m² | 4 |
| 6, The GroveDetached | Aug 2025 | £647,000 | 161 m² | £4,019/m² | 2 |
| 7, The GroveDetached | Aug 2017 | £350,000 | 158 m² | £2,215/m² | 3 |
| 8, The GroveDetached | Jan 2024 | £392,500 | 134 m² | £2,929/m² | 1 |
| 10, The GroveDetached | Feb 1999 | £131,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, The GroveDetached | Oct 2025 | £442,250 | 134 m² | £3,300/m² | 2 |
| 12, The GroveDetached | Apr 2021 | £350,000 | 116 m² | £3,017/m² | 1 |
| 13, The GroveSemi-detached | Dec 2020 | £425,000 | 159 m² | £2,673/m² | 2 |
| 14, The GroveDetached | Sept 2024 | £435,000 | 102 m² | £4,265/m² | 1 |
| 16, The GroveDetached | Aug 2014 | £320,000 | 142 m² | £2,254/m² | 1 |
| 18, The GroveDetached | Jun 2018 | £265,000 | 93 m² | £2,849/m² | 1 |
| 21, The GroveDetached | Mar 1996 | £140,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Greenfield, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 351k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Wall Hill Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 18 minutes on weekdays (routes 350, 356, S350A, 826); 15 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Saddleworth School, 1.7 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Blue Coat CofE School (5.3 km) and St Damian's RC Science College (5.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative Food - Uppermill, 1.3 km away, with Dobcross Village Store closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Saddleworth Medical Practice (1.3 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (1.3 km).
For a haircut, The Mill is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 6.1 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 31 restaurants and cafés and 20 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Old Toll House is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Dobcross Band & Social Club the nearest pub (550 m).
Much of it is protected: 36% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Uppermill, Delph).
There are 106 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 33% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is King George V Playing Fields, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Manor House Barn (700 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 27 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 45% of adults have a degree.
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.
7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 and 3, Streethouse Lane | II | 100 m |
| 6 and 8, Wall Hill Road | II | 140 m |
| 2, Wall Hill Road | II | 150 m |
| Tameside | II | 190 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%.
7 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 OL3 5RR →
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" The Grove in the last 12 months.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Formby · about 68 min
Nearest: Hathersage Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 66 min
Nearest: Ponderosa Zoo · about 35 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 13 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 | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 91.8% | 95.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.5% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.4% | 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.