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On Fir Tree Avenue, in Hathershaw
What it's like at OL8 2SR: every home that has sold on Fir Tree Avenue 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 4 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 Fir Tree Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 58 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Fir Tree AvenueTerraced | Oct 2023 | £220,000 | 93 m² | £2,366/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2a, Fir Tree AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2025 | £185,000 | 67 m² | £2,761/m² | 1 |
| 2b, Fir Tree AvenueTerraced | Feb 2024 | £185,000 | 67 m² | £2,761/m² | 1 |
| 4, Fir Tree AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2019 | £142,755 | 91 m² | £1,569/m² | 1 |
| 8, Fir Tree AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2023 | £185,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 10, Fir Tree AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2025 | £236,000 | 86 m² | £2,744/m² | 3 |
| 12, Fir Tree AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2004 | £89,450 | – | – | 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 (2.2 km). The nearest rail station is Ashton-under-Lyne, 3.4 km away, with 180k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Ashton Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 426, 396, 824); 60 departures an hour from the 13 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 (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Hathershaw College, 300 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, 550 m away, with Lomas Pharmacy closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hill Top Surgery (500 m), with Lomas Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Prescila Furtado is 100 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.
Ambala Oldham is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Ace the nearest pub (500 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, 700 m away; for exercise, Manor Park (900 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.
29 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church of The Holy Rosary, Fitton Hill | II | 100 m |
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.
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%.
39 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 2SR →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Fir Tree Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 49 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 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.
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.
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