Lee Side Diggle, Oldham
64 addresses across 5 postcodes (OL3), about 710 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29405851.
- Energy: 26 homes have an energy certificate (B: 7, C: 4, D: 8, E: 4, F: 3).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are 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 E; Band D in Oldham costs £2,602 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 79% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Greenfield, about 3.1 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 196 to 254 m above sea level.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Saddleworth Medical Practice, about 1.9 km away.
- People: About 810 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 43% 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
26 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 160 m². Most common: House, detached (12); House, end-terrace (5); House, mid-terrace (5). Built: before 1900 (11); 2017 (5); 1900-1929 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (19); rented (private) (1).
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 E (30% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Diglea. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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: yes, Oldham.
Listed buildings
- LEE CROSS HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Harrop Court Mill, Harrop Court Road, Diggle, OL3 5LL: up to 13 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 16 September 2026 to 18 September 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 27 August 2026 to 1 September 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 32 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 5 medium, 6 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| OL3 5JY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| OL3 5JX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OL3 5TF | zone 3 | 0 / 5 / 2 | unlikely |
| OL3 5PZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OL3 5LA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 64 addresses are between 196 m and 254 m above sea level (215 m on average); the ground rises about 58 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL3 5JX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL3 5JY | 86% | 79% | 79% | 0% |
| OL3 5LA | 92% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
| OL3 5PZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL3 5TF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Greenfield 351,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km |
| Marsden (Yorks) 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Mossley (Manchester) 260,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Diggle Day Nursery | 540 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldham Mumps Interchange | 7.7 km |
| Car parks | Castleshaw Roman Fort Car Park | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 30.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Saddleworth Medical Practice | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Strachan's Chemist | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Bridge Street (Dental Surgery) | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | The Royal Oldham Hospital | 8.6 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Uppermill Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Uppermill, Upermill Cashzone | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9.6 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,850 m² | 1.7 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Diggle Allotment Gardens 5,830 m² | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 9.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
46 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wickens Clough | Valley | 810 m south-east |
| Church Bank Clough | Valley | 940 m south |
| Royle Clough | Valley | 1.0 km south-east |
| Broadstone Hill | Hill | 1.5 km east |
| Diggle Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-east |
| Ainley Wood | Wood | 2.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diggle School | Primary | 3–11 | 620 m | No published inspection |
| St Chad's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Saddleworth School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km | Requires improvement (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 2.0 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandpa Greene's OL3 5JT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 4 Good | 20 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (metropolitan).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- OL3 5JY: 29 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- OL3 5JX: 22 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- OL3 5TF: 10 addresses
- OL3 5PZ: 2 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- OL3 5LA: 1 address of 32 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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.