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On Delph Greaves Cottages, in Diggle, Delph & Denshaw
What it's like at OL3 5TY: every home that has sold on Delph Greaves Cottages 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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Sales and extensions on Delph Greaves Cottages; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
| New Barn FarmOther | Dec 2019 | £630,000 | 214 m² | £2,944/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpringmereDetached | Sept 2025 | £800,000 | 178 m² | £4,494/m² | 1 |
| 1, Delph Greave BarnSemi-detached | Sept 2016 | £413,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 2, Delph Greave BarnSemi-detached | Feb 2017 | £415,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 2, Delph Greaves CottagesTerraced | Nov 2017 | £231,000 | 99 m² | £2,333/m² | 3 |
| 3, Delph Greaves CottagesTerraced | Mar 2018 | £210,000 | 65 m² | £3,231/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Greenfield, a drive away (4.1 km), with 351k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Roche Road, 400 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (routes 350, S350A, 825).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 46 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
The nearest primary school is Delph Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Saddleworth School, 2.2 km away.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative Food - Uppermill, 3.3 km away, with Co op closer still (850 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Saddleworth Medical Practice (3.3 km), with Everest Pharmacy - Delph the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, The Mill is 3.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 7.3 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 16 pubs and bars.
TASTE Saddleworth is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and White Lion the nearest pub (650 m).
There are 181 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Swan Meadow Play Area, 700 m away; for exercise, Manor House Barn (2.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 30 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% 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.
4 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%.
2 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 5TY →
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" Delph Greaves Cottages in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 82.0% | 95.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 4.1% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 12.0% | 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 67 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 63 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.