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On Old Street, in Ashton Central
What it's like at OL6 6BB: every home that has sold on Old Street 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.
Sales and extensions on Old Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
15 of the 43 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 41a, Old StreetOther | Oct 2024 | £160,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43, Old StreetOther · company-owned | May 2026 | £110,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 45a, Old StreetTerraced | Apr 2017 | £80,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 51 - 53, Old StreetTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2026 | £200,000 | – | – | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Ashton-under-Lyne, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 180k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Wimpole Street, 200 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 348, 237); 149 departures an hour from the 18 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
48% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St James' Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 68% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is West Hill School, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 43.5 · 9.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Laurus Ryecroft (2.1 km) and St Damian's RC Science College (3.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (13.8 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 100 m away; B And M Bargains (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ashton Medical Group (250 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, The Salon at tameside One is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Tameside General Hospital, 2.1 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 88 restaurants and cafés and 31 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Hansons Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Nico Ditch the nearest pub (50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (58 of them).
There are 31 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 41% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 114 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is King George V Playing Fields, 750 m away; for exercise, Ashton Leisure Pool (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 19 km away.
57 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.
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.
Ashton-under-Lyne constituency: Angela Rayner MP (Labour), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,791 (19.2%), turnout 50%. Vote shares: Labour 44%, Reform UK 25%, Conservative 12%, Workers Party of Britain 8%.
24 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 OL6 6BB →
Most households own their home, 28% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.
Nearest 8 shown. Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Old Street in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 56 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 52 min
Nearest: Gulliver's World Resort · about 36 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 6 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 4 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 83.4% | 94.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 12.2% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 3.2% | 0.1% | 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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