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On Sidlaw Close, in Hathershaw
What it's like at OL8 3WQ: every home that has sold on Sidlaw Close 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Sidlaw Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 31 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Sidlaw CloseSemi-detached | Jan 2004 | £59,995 | 128 m² | £469/m² | 1 |
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| 2, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Aug 2006 | £133,000 | 104 m² | £1,279/m² | 2 |
| 3, Sidlaw CloseSemi-detached | Jan 2004 | £59,995 | 99 m² | £606/m² | 1 |
| 4, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Dec 2003 | £81,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Aug 2016 | £83,500 | 60 m² | £1,392/m² | 2 |
| 8, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Jan 2004 | £98,500 | 72 m² | £1,368/m² | 1 |
| 10, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | May 2017 | £120,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 12, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Feb 2004 | £95,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 14, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Feb 2004 | £99,000 | 75 m² | £1,320/m² | 1 |
| 16, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Nov 2016 | £82,500 | 49 m² | £1,684/m² | 2 |
| 18, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Jul 2006 | £119,900 | 74 m² | £1,620/m² | 2 |
| 19, Sidlaw CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2006 | £125,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 20, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Mar 2023 | £186,000 | 91 m² | £2,044/m² | 6 |
| 21, Sidlaw CloseSemi-detached | Apr 2004 | £85,500 | 60 m² | £1,425/m² | 1 |
| 22, Sidlaw CloseTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2020 | £130,000 | 96 m² | £1,354/m² | 3 |
| 24, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | May 2004 | £106,950 | 92 m² | £1,163/m² | 1 |
| 26, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | May 2004 | £104,500 | 87 m² | £1,201/m² | 1 |
| 28, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Feb 2014 | £121,000 | 66 m² | £1,833/m² | 2 |
| 30, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Nov 2015 | £102,000 | 62 m² | £1,645/m² | 2 |
| 32, Sidlaw CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2017 | £133,000 | 72 m² | £1,847/m² | 2 |
| 34, Sidlaw CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2016 | £134,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 36, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Aug 2015 | £130,000 | 74 m² | £1,757/m² | 2 |
| 38, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Nov 2007 | £104,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 40, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Dec 2019 | £120,000 | 62 m² | £1,935/m² | 3 |
| 42, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | May 2004 | £105,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 44, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Dec 2004 | £83,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 46, Sidlaw CloseFlat | Jul 2007 | £126,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 48, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Sept 2019 | £145,000 | 101 m² | £1,436/m² | 3 |
| 50, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Jun 2012 | £137,995 | 92 m² | £1,500/m² | 3 |
| 52, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Jun 2025 | £185,000 | 59 m² | £3,136/m² | 3 |
| 54, Sidlaw CloseTerraced | Jan 2017 | £97,000 | 60 m² | £1,617/m² | 3 |
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 (1.8 km). The nearest rail station is Moston, 3.8 km away, with 106k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Crofton Street, 200 m away, with a bus about every 29 minutes on weekdays (routes 396, 151, 824, 821); 65 departures an hour from the 9 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 (450 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Hathershaw College, 150 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, 350 m away; AZ Mini Market (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Oldham Medical Services (300 m), with Ashton Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Top Cut Barbers is 350 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.
Park Cakes Bakeries Staff Canteen is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Falconers Arms the nearest pub (400 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, 300 m away; for exercise, Hulme Grammar School Swimming Pool (1.0 km).
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.
42 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%.
47 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 3WQ →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Sidlaw Close 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: 2 of 22 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% | 1.0% |
| 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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