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On Oldham Road, in Springhead & Grasscroft
What it's like at OL4 4JB: every home that has sold on Oldham Road 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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6 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 5 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Oldham Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 296 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 154, Oldham RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2014 | £342,500 | 133 m² | £2,575/m² | 1 |
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The nearest station is Greenfield, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 351k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Lovers Lane, 50 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 84, 184, 180, S84); 17 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 87% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Springhead Infant and Nursery School (0.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Mossley Hollins High School, 2.2 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Damian's RC Science College (3.6 km) and The Blue Coat CofE School (3.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative Food, 1.3 km away, with H & M Heginbottom closer still (750 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Pennine Medical Centre (1.9 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (1.9 km).
For a haircut, The Nail Lounge is 1.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 4.8 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Align & Reform is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and Springhead A.F.C. the nearest pub (350 m).
There are 31 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 21% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Dawsons Field, 1.6 km away; for exercise, Manor House Barn (1.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 25 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 7, 9 and 11, Clough Lane | II | 150 m |
| 10, 12 AND 14, CLOUGH LANE (See details for further address information) | II | 160 m |
| Manor House | II | 160 m |
| 16, 16a and 16b, Clough Lane | II | 180 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%.
3 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 OL4 4JB →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Oldham Road in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 62 min
Nearest: Hathersage Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 62 min
Nearest: Ponderosa Zoo · about 37 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 214 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 27 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 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.0% | 95.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.6% | 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.
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