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On Waterloo Street, in Hurst Cross
What it's like at OL6 9LH: every home that has sold on Waterloo 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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Sales and extensions on Waterloo Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
4 of the 18 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Waterloo StreetSemi-detached | Jan 2020 | £140,000 | 100 m² | £1,400/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Waterloo StreetSemi-detached | Dec 2012 | £62,000 | 54 m² | £1,148/m² | 1 |
| 7, Waterloo StreetSemi-detached | Aug 2005 | £94,000 | 57 m² | £1,649/m² | 4 |
| 8, Waterloo StreetTerraced | Oct 2008 | £91,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 11, Waterloo StreetSemi-detached · company-owned | Nov 2021 | £147,000 | 64 m² | £2,297/m² | 2 |
| 12, Waterloo StreetTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2020 | £112,500 | 56 m² | £2,009/m² | 3 |
| 13, Waterloo StreetSemi-detached | Nov 1997 | £40,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Waterloo StreetSemi-detached | Mar 2023 | £145,000 | 73 m² | £1,986/m² | 3 |
| 16, Waterloo StreetTerraced | Jan 2000 | £28,000 | 56 m² | £500/m² | 2 |
| 18, Waterloo StreetTerraced | Jun 2013 | £50,000 | 57 m² | £877/m² | 1 |
| 19, Waterloo StreetSemi-detached | Sept 2010 | £94,000 | 53 m² | £1,774/m² | 4 |
| 21, Waterloo StreetTerraced | Sept 2002 | £53,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 22, Waterloo StreetSemi-detached · company-owned | Mar 2020 | £107,000 | 54 m² | £1,981/m² | 2 |
| 24, Waterloo StreetSemi-detached · company-owned | Mar 2026 | £125,000 | 67 m² | £1,866/m² | 1 |
| 25, Waterloo StreetSemi-detached | Apr 2014 | £85,000 | 53 m² | £1,604/m² | 3 |
| 28, Waterloo StreetSemi-detached | Sept 2025 | £135,500 | 57 m² | £2,377/m² | 1 |
| 32, Waterloo StreetSemi-detached | Nov 1996 | £32,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 34, Waterloo StreetSemi-detached · company-owned | Dec 2021 | £140,000 | 60 m² | £2,333/m² | 1 |
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, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 180k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Alderley Street, 100 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 396); 17 departures an hour from the 11 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.
The nearest primary school is Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 47% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Dixons Ashton Academy, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 38.1 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Damian's RC Science College (1.2 km) and Laurus Ryecroft (3.7 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Bargain World, 450 m away, with Sunnys Local closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Stamford House (450 m), with Alans Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Leighton House is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Tameside General Hospital, 800 m 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Shree Bharatiya Mandal is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Halfway House the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Cedar Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Gritstone CrossFit (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 21 km away.
Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
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.
47 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.
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%.
33 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 9LH →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Waterloo Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 14 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% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.6% | 94.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.3% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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.
Nearest: Formby · about 61 min
Nearest: Hathersage Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 56 min
Nearest: Gulliver's World Resort · 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.
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