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On Downshaw Road, in Ashton Waterloo
What it's like at OL7 9QL: every home that has sold on Downshaw 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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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 Downshaw Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 89 homes on the street are owned by companies.
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 short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 180k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Downshaw Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 396); 55 departures an hour from the 14 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 15 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Canon Burrows CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 64% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Dixons Ashton Academy, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 38.1 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Laurus Ryecroft (1.7 km) and St Damian's RC Science College (2.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (14 km).
The nearest supermarket is Farmfoods, 250 m away; Limehurst Local (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Waterloo Medical Centre (550 m), with Waterloo Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, The Salon at tameside One is 1.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Tameside General Hospital, 2.5 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Bean And Bun is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and Dog And Pheasant the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 7% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Daisy Nook Country Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Manor Park (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 20 km away.
Most households own their home, 13% 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.
17 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 OL7 9QL →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Downshaw Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 4 of 49 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 | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.5% | 94.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.2% | 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 59 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 54 min
Nearest: Gulliver's World Resort · about 38 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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