Fields Way Oldham
19 addresses across 2 postcodes (OL8), about 280 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29405022.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 2, F: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Oldham costs £2,602 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ashton-Under-Lyne, about 3.5 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Copster Park, is about 210 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 140 to 149 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Oldham Medical Services, about 730 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 96 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (6). Built: 1950-1966 (4); 1930-1949 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Council tax
What each band costs in Oldham in 2026-27: Band D £2,602 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,735 | £2,024 | £2,313 | £2,602 | £3,181 | £3,759 | £4,337 | £5,204 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (41% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former High Barn Resource Centre, High Barn Street, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6DW: up to 30 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Heron Mill, Heron Street: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- Land off Tanners Fold, Fitton Hill, Oldham: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- Land behind 190-198 Limeside Road, Oldham: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- Land To The Rear Of Oak Road Oldham: up to 5 homes, permissioned (920 m)
- Limeside Road Garages, Hollinwood: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| OL8 3AU | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OL8 3AX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 140 m and 149 m above sea level (145 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL8 3AU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL8 3AX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ashton-Under-Lyne 180,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km |
| Moston 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Mills Hill (Manchester) 304,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink) | 2.0 km |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Oak Road Limeside | 410 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldham Bus Station | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Oldham Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 21.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oldham Medical Services | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lomas Pharmacy | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 221 Hollins Road (Dental Surgery) | 580 m |
| Hospital | Royal Oldham Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Fitton Hill Police Post | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 850 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Copster Park 4.0 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,020 m² | 500 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Limeside Park 3.0 ha | 530 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,540 m² | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 4.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hathershaw Hall and Hathershaw Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 640 m north. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hathershaw Hall and Hathershaw Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m north |
| Alexandra Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wood Park Clough | Valley | 820 m south |
| Little Bankfield Clough | Valley | 1.3 km east |
| Crime Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| Bankfield Clough | Valley | 1.5 km east |
| Wester Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south-east |
| Boodle Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 19 | 19 |
None of the street's 19 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hathershaw College | Secondary | 11–16 | 460 m | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 660 m | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 670 m | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Limehurst Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 830 m | No published inspection |
| Oasis Academy Limeside | Primary | 2–11 | 840 m | Requires improvement (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oasis Academy Oldham | Secondary | 11–16 | 900 m | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holy Family RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Medlock Valley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Coppice Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km | No published inspection |
| Broadfield Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Werneth Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werneth Golf Club OL8 3AZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 220 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jul 2024 |
| Avro Football Club OL8 3JH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 410 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jul 2022 |
| Hangar OL8 3JH | Mobile caterer | 410 m | 5 Very good | 18 Oct 2025 |
| Hathershaw College of Technology & Sport OL8 3EP | School/college/university | 460 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Fletchers Cafe OL8 3AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m | 5 Very good | 17 May 2025 |
| Oldham's Curry OL8 3TH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m | 5 Very good | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Hollins News OL8 3TH | Retailers - other | 480 m | 5 Very good | 13 Dec 2023 |
| Lomas Pharmacy OL8 3HW | Retailers - other | 490 m | Exempt | |
| Paradise Tandoori OL8 3HW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m | 4 Good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Luna Di Miele 2 OL8 3HW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m | 4 Good | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Elms Local OL8 3JY | Retailers - other | 500 m | 4 Good | 25 Jan 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (lancashire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Fairfields · South Way · Brae Side · Rising Lane · Croft Brow · Rising Lane Close · North Gate · Meadow Lane · The Croft · Middle Gate · White Bank Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.