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On Ashton Road, in Hathershaw
What it's like at OL8 2RG: every home that has sold on Ashton 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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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.
3 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 Ashton Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
69 of the 299 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 707, Ashton RoadTerraced | Mar 2026 | £175,000 | 73 m² | £2,397/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 711, Ashton RoadTerraced | Sept 2013 | £57,500 | 66 m² | £871/m² | 1 |
| 713, Ashton RoadTerraced | Oct 2021 | £103,000 | 67 m² | £1,537/m² | 4 |
| 715, Ashton RoadTerraced | Oct 2025 | £155,000 | 66 m² | £2,348/m² | 4 |
| 717, Ashton RoadTerraced · company-owned | Oct 2025 | £115,000 | 66 m² | £1,742/m² | 3 |
| 719, Ashton RoadTerraced | Jun 1999 | £28,995 | – | – | 2 |
| 721, Ashton RoadTerraced | Mar 2015 | £67,000 | 63 m² | £1,063/m² | 1 |
| 723, Ashton RoadTerraced | Nov 1998 | £31,000 | 70 m² | £443/m² | 1 |
| 725, Ashton RoadTerraced | Feb 2006 | £93,000 | 115 m² | £809/m² | 5 |
| 727, Ashton RoadTerraced · company-owned | Nov 2004 | £90,500 | 119 m² | £761/m² | 2 |
| 729, Ashton RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2007 | £87,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 731, Ashton RoadTerraced | Sept 2020 | £79,000 | 83 m² | £952/m² | 4 |
| 733, Ashton RoadTerraced | Feb 2012 | £55,000 | 77 m² | £714/m² | 1 |
| 735, Ashton RoadTerraced | Nov 2024 | £110,000 | 77 m² | £1,429/m² | 3 |
| 737, Ashton RoadTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2005 | £59,000 | 68 m² | £868/m² | 2 |
| 739, Ashton RoadTerraced | Oct 2023 | £146,000 | 83 m² | £1,759/m² | 2 |
| 741, Ashton RoadTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2016 | £67,500 | 70 m² | £964/m² | 3 |
| 745, Ashton RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2002 | £14,400 | 62 m² | £232/m² | 1 |
| 747, Ashton RoadTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2002 | £26,500 | 62 m² | £427/m² | 2 |
| 749, Ashton RoadTerraced | Aug 2003 | £37,950 | 68 m² | £558/m² | 2 |
| 751, Ashton RoadTerraced | May 2022 | £121,000 | 63 m² | £1,921/m² | 1 |
| 753, Ashton RoadTerraced | Jan 2004 | £32,000 | 68 m² | £471/m² | 1 |
| 755, Ashton RoadTerraced | Apr 1998 | £13,000 | 62 m² | £210/m² | 1 |
| 757, Ashton RoadTerraced | Feb 2013 | £72,000 | 74 m² | £973/m² | 2 |
| 759, Ashton RoadTerraced | Jan 2006 | £40,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 761, Ashton RoadTerraced | Feb 2002 | £28,950 | – | – | 3 |
| 763, Ashton RoadTerraced | Aug 2018 | £60,000 | 99 m² | £606/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Oldham King Street Metrolink stop, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km). The nearest rail station is Ashton-under-Lyne, 3.1 km away, with 180k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Park Lane, 50 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 409, 396, 151, 824); 72 departures an hour from the 15 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 13 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, a few minutes' walk (300 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Hathershaw College, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 39.3 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Damian's RC Science College (2.5 km) and The Blue Coat CofE School (2.5 km).
It's a family area: 26% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 850 m away, with Crossways Convenience Store closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hill Top Surgery (550 m), with Lomas Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Prescila Furtado is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 3.5 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 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Dessert Point is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Ace the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 8% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 403 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Copster Park, 900 m away; for exercise, Manor Park (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 22 km away.
Most households own their home, 21% 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.
32 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.
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton constituency: Jim McMahon MP (Labour (Co-op)), since December 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 4,976 (12.9%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 34%, Independent 21%, Reform UK 18%, Conservative 11%.
36 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 OL8 2RG →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Ashton Road in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 59 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 59 min
Nearest: Ponderosa Zoo · 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 202 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 12 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.5% | 95.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.2% | 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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