Gresham Drive Oldham
21 addresses across 2 postcodes (OL9), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29400937.
9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 9). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Oldham costs £2,602 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Mills Hill (Manchester), about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 830 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 16.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 154 to 156 m above sea level. 3 of its 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Md Family Practice, about 720 m away, with 13 practices within 1.6 km. About 530 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 23% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 110 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (4); Flat (2); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1983-1990 (8); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (9).
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 A (85% of about 520 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
- 212 Middleton Road, Oldham, OL9 6BH: up to 5 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Anchor Mill, Daisy Street, Oldham: up to 49 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Land at Hilda Street: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Land At The Junction Of Ellen Street And Busk Road Chadderton Oldham: up to 9 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Money Controls Ltd, New Coin Street, Royton, OL2 6JZ, not permissioned (730 m)
- Chadderton Mill, off Fields New Rd, Chadderton: up to 141 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Land at Alfred Street, Castleton Street and Edward Street, Oldham (off St. John's St.): up to 12 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- Robin Hill Bangladeshi Youth Club, Trafalgar Street, Oldham, OL1 2HY: up to 14 homes, permissioned (800 m)
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OL9 6LE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OL9 6JX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 154 m and 156 m above sea level (155 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL9 6JX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL9 6LE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mills Hill (Manchester) 304,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Moston 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Castleton (Manchester) 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Westwood (Manchester Metrolink) | 360 m |
| Freehold (Manchester Metrolink) | 830 m | |
| Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 66 within 800 m; nearest Featherstall Road North Westwood | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldham Bus Station | 930 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wellington Street Long Stay Car Park | 780 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 410 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 23.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Md Family Practice | 720 m |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Westwood Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Integrated Care Centre | 910 m |
| Hospital | Royal Oldham Hospital | 740 m |
| Police station | Oldham Police Station | 940 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,910 m² | 830 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.1 km |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 21 |
3 of the street's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 200 m | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Richmond Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 480 m | No published inspection |
| Northmoor Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 610 m | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 630 m | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| The Oldham College | 16 plus | 14–99 | 720 m | No published inspection |
| Burnley Brow Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 780 m | No published inspection |
| St Hilda's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 800 m | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 800 m | Requires improvement (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bare Trees Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 890 m | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Freehold Community Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 940 m | No published inspection |
| Oldham Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.0 km | No published inspection |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.0 km | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hustle Burger OL9 6QA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Century City OL9 6JH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 6 Dec 2025 |
| Kacchi Bari OL9 6QA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 5 Very good | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Boithok Khana Oldham OL9 6QA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 4 Good | 18 Aug 2025 |
| Spicy Hut/ Eugreeka OL9 6QA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 4 Good | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Sanam OL9 6QB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jul 2026 |
| The Grill OL9 6QB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | Unknown | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Amina Sweets & Restaurant OL9 6QB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2025 |
| Piri Desi OL9 6HS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2025 |
| Neville House Residential Home OL9 6LD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Al Amin Superstore OL9 6QB | Retailers - other | 160 m | Unknown | 6 Dec 2025 |
| Subway OL9 6QB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Westwood Academy OL9 6BH | School/college/university | 160 m | 5 Very good | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Banoful OL9 6QB | Retailers - other | 170 m | 5 Very good | 19 Dec 2023 |
| Haq Halal Poultry/Meat OL9 6QB | Retailers - other | 170 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jun 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Westwood Drive (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 57% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 32% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 21% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 68% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 18% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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
Washington Street · Palace Street · Middleton Road · Westwood Drive · Daintry Road · Featherstall Road North · Megna Close · Moon Street · Main Road · Featherstall Road North · Prospect Road · Westwood Industrial Estate
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.