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On Birch Street, in Ashton Central
What it's like at OL7 0DZ: every home that has sold on Birch 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Birch Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
18 of the 97 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 143, Birch StreetTerraced | Nov 2024 | £142,500 | 84 m² | £1,696/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145, Birch StreetTerraced | Apr 1998 | £36,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 147, Birch StreetTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2024 | £125,000 | 88 m² | £1,420/m² | 1 |
| 151, Birch StreetTerraced | Mar 2025 | £170,000 | 84 m² | £2,024/m² | 7 |
| 155, Birch StreetTerraced | Jul 2011 | £149,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 157, Birch StreetTerraced | May 2008 | £169,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 159, Birch StreetSemi-detached | Oct 2008 | £175,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 161, Birch StreetTerraced | Oct 2015 | £150,000 | 122 m² | £1,230/m² | 1 |
| 163, Birch StreetTerraced | Feb 2014 | £153,000 | 115 m² | £1,330/m² | 1 |
| 165, Birch StreetTerraced | Oct 2015 | £143,000 | 118 m² | £1,212/m² | 1 |
| 167, Birch StreetTerraced | Mar 2016 | £150,000 | 122 m² | £1,230/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Guide Bridge, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 268k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Ashton Moss, 250 m away, with a bus about every 11 minutes on weekdays (routes 216, 771); 29 departures an hour from the 4 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 Stephen's CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Audenshaw School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 45.5 · 10.1% 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 B And M Bargains, 450 m away, with VRK Mini Market closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ht Practice (400 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, The Kurds Cuts is 1.3 km 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.
Loafers is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Guide Bridge Conservative Club the nearest pub (400 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 West End Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Oxford Park Sports Centre (550 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 19 km away.
33 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%.
20 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 OL7 0DZ →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Birch 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: 1 of 82 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 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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