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On Simkin Way, in Holt Lane End & Bardsley
What it's like at OL8 2TH: every home that has sold on Simkin Way 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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2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Simkin Way; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 41 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Simkin WayDetached | Aug 2022 | £275,000 | 86 m² | £3,198/m² | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Simkin WayDetached | Mar 1997 | £81,950 | 104 m² | £788/m² | 1 |
| 5, Simkin WayDetached | Feb 1997 | £86,500 | 117 m² | £739/m² | 1 |
| 7, Simkin WayDetached | Feb 2025 | £317,000 | 87 m² | £3,644/m² | 2 |
| 9, Simkin WayDetached | Feb 1997 | £77,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Simkin WaySemi-detached | Dec 2025 | £235,000 | 68 m² | £3,456/m² | 7 |
| 15, Simkin WaySemi-detached | Feb 2004 | £105,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 17, Simkin WayDetached | May 2000 | £86,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 19, Simkin WayDetached | Aug 2016 | £172,500 | 69 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| 20, Simkin WaySemi-detached | Sept 2006 | £143,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 21, Simkin WayDetached | Mar 2008 | £185,000 | 107 m² | £1,729/m² | 3 |
| 22, Simkin WaySemi-detached | Apr 2024 | £266,000 | 65 m² | £4,092/m² | 4 |
| 23, Simkin WayDetached | Jun 1997 | £88,950 | 132 m² | £674/m² | 1 |
| 24, Simkin WayDetached | Feb 2020 | £255,000 | 105 m² | £2,429/m² | 2 |
| 25, Simkin WayDetached | Jun 1997 | £88,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 26, Simkin WayDetached | Oct 1997 | £88,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 27, Simkin WayDetached | Aug 1997 | £76,500 | 92 m² | £832/m² | 1 |
| 28, Simkin WaySemi-detached | Dec 2000 | £72,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 29, Simkin WayDetached | Jul 1997 | £83,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 30, Simkin WaySemi-detached | Aug 2019 | £165,000 | 66 m² | £2,500/m² | 3 |
| 31, Simkin WayDetached | May 2001 | £95,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 32, Simkin WayDetached | May 2014 | £180,000 | 102 m² | £1,765/m² | 2 |
| 33, Simkin WayDetached | Dec 1997 | £83,950 | 106 m² | £792/m² | 1 |
| 34, Simkin WayDetached | Jun 1998 | £89,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 35, Simkin WayDetached | Apr 1998 | £76,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 37, Simkin WayDetached | Apr 2004 | £149,000 | 105 m² | £1,419/m² | 2 |
| 39, Simkin WayDetached | Oct 1997 | £83,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 41, Simkin WayDetached | Feb 1998 | £76,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 43, Simkin WayDetached | Apr 2017 | £236,500 | 96 m² | £2,464/m² | 3 |
| 45, Simkin WayDetached | Jun 1998 | £89,500 | 109 m² | £821/m² | 1 |
| 47, Simkin WayDetached | Apr 1998 | £76,500 | 99 m² | £773/m² | 1 |
| 49, Simkin WayDetached | Aug 2010 | £185,000 | 120 m² | £1,542/m² | 3 |
| 51, Simkin WaySemi-detached | Jun 1998 | £63,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 53, Simkin WaySemi-detached | Dec 2005 | £144,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 55, Simkin WayDetached | Feb 2024 | £280,000 | 78 m² | £3,590/m² | 2 |
| 57, Simkin WayDetached | Jan 2016 | £165,000 | 99 m² | £1,667/m² | 2 |
| 59, Simkin WayDetached | Jun 1999 | £92,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 61, Simkin WayDetached | Oct 2016 | £178,000 | 90 m² | £1,978/m² | 2 |
| 63, Simkin WayDetached | Mar 2021 | £230,000 | 96 m² | £2,396/m² | 3 |
| 65, Simkin WayDetached | Aug 2024 | £430,000 | 100 m² | £4,300/m² | 2 |
| 45, Simkin WayDetached | Dec 2009 | £200,000 | – | – | 1 |
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 (2.7 km). The nearest rail station is Ashton-under-Lyne, 2.9 km away, with 180k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Wester Hill Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 426, 396, 775); 56 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, about a 5-minute walk (500 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School (1.9 km).
The nearest secondary is The Hathershaw College, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 39.3 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Laurus Ryecroft (1.5 km) and St Damian's RC Science College (3.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (12.9 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.1 km away, with Crossways Convenience Store closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hill Top Surgery (500 m), with Lomas Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Prescila Furtado is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Tameside General Hospital, 4.5 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Dessert Point is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Daisyfield the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 18% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Copster Park, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Manor Park (550 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 19 km away.
Most households own their home, 10% 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.
30 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%.
35 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 2TH →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Simkin Way in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 58 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 57 min
Nearest: Gulliver's World Resort · about 37 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 24 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 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 97.0% | 95.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.7% | 3.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.7% | 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.