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On Shaws, in Greenfield & Uppermill
What it's like at OL3 6JX: every home that has sold on Shaws 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Shaws; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 15 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, ShawsOther | Nov 2021 | £700,000 | 170 m² | £4,118/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, ShawsTerraced | Dec 1999 | £80,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 3, ShawsTerraced | Nov 2003 | £180,000 | 78 m² | £2,308/m² | 2 |
| 4, ShawsTerraced | Aug 2025 | £555,000 | 136 m² | £4,081/m² | 2 |
| 5, ShawsDetached | Aug 2001 | £164,500 | 172 m² | £956/m² | 1 |
| 6, ShawsDetached | Apr 2026 | £117,500 | 42 m² | £2,798/m² | 2 |
| 7, ShawsTerraced | Mar 2017 | £185,000 | 93 m² | £1,989/m² | 2 |
| 8, ShawsSemi-detached | Jul 2011 | £127,000 | 32 m² | £3,969/m² | 3 |
| 9, ShawsSemi-detached | Feb 2024 | £564,000 | 126 m² | £4,476/m² | 3 |
| 14, ShawsTerraced | Oct 2021 | £125,000 | 56 m² | £2,232/m² | 4 |
| 17, ShawsSemi-detached | Jan 2001 | £250,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, ShawsDetached | Sept 2015 | £645,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Owl Barn, ShawsDetached | Aug 2007 | £457,500 | – | – | 2 |
| Shaw House, ShawsDetached | Jan 2002 | £70,000 | 141 m² | £496/m² | 1 |
| Shawfields House, ShawsDetached | May 2009 | £625,000 | 250 m² | £2,500/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, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 351k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Carr Lane, 500 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 356).
The nearest primary school is St Chad's Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 64% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Saddleworth School, 1.9 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Damian's RC Science College (5.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative Food - Uppermill, 500 m away; Suzanne Thorp at The Frostery (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Saddleworth Medical Practice (500 m), with Strachan'S Chemist the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, NK Hair is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Tameside General Hospital, 6.9 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 48% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 79% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 9 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 4 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Saddleworth Pool is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Uppermill Sports Club the nearest pub (250 m).
There are 61 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is King George V Playing Fields, 600 m away; for exercise, Saddleworth Pool and Leisure Centre (250 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 27 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% 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.
37 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ivy Cottage | II | 10 m |
| 2, 3 and 4, the Shaws | II | 20 m |
| 5, the Shaws | II | 30 m |
| the Farmhouse | II | 40 m |
| 14, the Shaws | II | 40 m |
| 13, the Shaws | II | 40 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%.
8 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 6JX →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Shaws in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 72 min
Nearest: Hathersage Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 66 min
Nearest: Colne Valley Museum · about 31 min
Nearest: East Lancashire Railway · about 35 min
Nearest: Ponderosa Zoo · about 41 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 11 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 | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.4% | 95.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.8% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.9% | 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.
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