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On Kensington Avenue, in Middleton Junction
What it's like at OL9 0NL: every home that has sold on Kensington 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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2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Kensington Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 25 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Kensington AvenueTerraced | Nov 2013 | £98,500 | 69 m² | £1,428/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Kensington AvenueDetached | Jun 2017 | £180,500 | 72 m² | £2,507/m² | 1 |
| 4, Kensington AvenueTerraced | Oct 2018 | £107,500 | 64 m² | £1,680/m² | 2 |
| 5, Kensington AvenueDetached | Apr 2026 | £270,000 | 77 m² | £3,506/m² | 1 |
| 6, Kensington AvenueTerraced | Nov 2003 | £70,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 8, Kensington AvenueTerraced | Mar 2010 | £92,500 | 61 m² | £1,516/m² | 1 |
| 9, Kensington AvenueTerraced | May 2002 | £83,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 13, Kensington AvenueTerraced | Dec 1996 | £59,975 | – | – | 2 |
| 14, Kensington AvenueTerraced | Dec 1996 | £44,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Kensington AvenueTerraced | Sept 1998 | £67,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 16, Kensington AvenueTerraced | Mar 2021 | £130,000 | 65 m² | £2,000/m² | 1 |
| 20, Kensington AvenueTerraced | Aug 2012 | £79,000 | 61 m² | £1,295/m² | 1 |
| 21, Kensington AvenueDetached | Oct 2014 | £167,000 | 87 m² | £1,920/m² | 1 |
| 22, Kensington AvenueTerraced | Sept 2007 | £115,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 23, Kensington AvenueDetached | Dec 2020 | £219,000 | 83 m² | £2,639/m² | 2 |
| 24, Kensington AvenueTerraced | Dec 2017 | £125,000 | 73 m² | £1,712/m² | 1 |
| 26, Kensington AvenueDetached | Sept 2015 | £153,000 | 91 m² | £1,681/m² | 1 |
| 28, Kensington AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2021 | £255,250 | 87 m² | £2,934/m² | 2 |
| 29, Kensington AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2025 | £290,000 | 97 m² | £2,990/m² | 2 |
| 30, Kensington AvenueDetached | Nov 2015 | £155,000 | 103 m² | £1,505/m² | 1 |
| 32, Kensington AvenueTerraced | Jun 2026 | £253,000 | 89 m² | £2,843/m² | 1 |
| 33, Kensington AvenueDetached | Dec 2016 | £177,000 | 83 m² | £2,133/m² | 1 |
| 34, Kensington AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2016 | £163,000 | 92 m² | £1,772/m² | 1 |
| 36, Kensington AvenueTerraced | Dec 2021 | £235,000 | 83 m² | £2,831/m² | 2 |
| 40, Kensington AvenueDetached | Apr 2022 | £261,000 | 89 m² | £2,933/m² | 8 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Mills Hill (Manchester), a few minutes' walk (500 m), with 304k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Gainsborough Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 11 minutes on weekdays (route 59); 35 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Mills Hill Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 65% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Radclyffe School, 900 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Blue Coat CofE School (3.6 km) and Our Lady's RC High School (3.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (14.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative Food, 800 m away, with Joe's Diner closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Junction Surgery (1.1 km), with Cathedral Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Solace is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 3.0 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 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
MIzkan - T(N)S Catering is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Rose of Lancaster the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a mix of homes: 1% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 215 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Chadderton Hall Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Radclyffe Athletics Centre (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 22 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
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.
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%.
16 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 OL9 0NL →
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" Kensington Avenue in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 58 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 60 min
Nearest: Ponderosa Zoo · about 34 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 18 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 | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.9% | 95.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.6% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.3% | 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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