Nile Street Oldham
1 address across 1 postcode (OL1), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29401270.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 A; Band D in Oldham costs £2,602 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Mills Hill (Manchester), about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 450 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 222 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Chowdhury Practice, about 360 m away, with 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 220 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 2% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 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
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 (96% of about 1,150 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Robin Hill Bangladeshi Youth Club, Trafalgar Street, Oldham, OL1 2HY: up to 14 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Fmr St Marys Roman Catholic Church, Ruth Street, Oldham OL1 3EZ: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Money Controls Ltd, New Coin Street, Royton, OL2 6JZ, not permissioned (390 m)
- County Court, Rochdale Rd, Oldham: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Tommyfield Market, Albion Street, Oldham, OL1 3BG: up to 244 homes, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Henshaw House, Cheapside: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Leisure Centre site, Lord Street, Oldham: up to 231 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Former CPD Centre, Rosary Road: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 222 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL1 2BQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mills Hill (Manchester) 304,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Moston 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Mossley (Manchester) 260,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink) | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) | 830 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Westwood (Manchester Metrolink) | 840 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 60 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unsworth Way Coldhurst | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldham Bus Station | 350 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Diamond Valeting - Car Park Valeting | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 24.5 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Chowdhury Practice | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oldham Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Integrated Care Centre | 360 m |
| Hospital | The Royal Oldham Hospital | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Oldham Police Station | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,260 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,100 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.8 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,830 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary and St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 31 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary and St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Oldham War Memorial, including memorial wall, piers, gates and steps to St Mary’s churchyard and forecourt walls, steps and balustrade (south side), and railings to St Mary's Churchyard (west side). | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Independent Methodist Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Alexandra Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Chadderton Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Plumpton Clough | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Greenacres Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Snipe Clough | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Royley Clough | Valley | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Buckley Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Lower Strinesdale Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Oldham: see them on the Oldham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Ceva Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 380 m | No published inspection |
| St Hilda's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Northmoor Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 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 Oldham College | 16 plus | 14–99 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Blue Coat CofE School Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | 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 |
| Beever Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Richmond Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Westwood Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oldham Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Greenhill Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin House OL1 2DP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 110 m | 4 Good | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Masala Bay OL1 2BL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 15 Nov 2025 |
| Age UK Oldham Selina House Day Care OL1 2DP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 13 Dec 2022 |
| Issaq Grocery Store OL1 2BP | Retailers - other | 140 m | 4 Good | 11 May 2026 |
| Best One OL1 2BP | Retailers - other | 140 m | 4 Good | 11 May 2026 |
| Al Amin Cash and Carry OL1 2PX | Distributors/Transporters | 200 m | 4 Good | 25 Oct 2025 |
| Heathers Kitchen 2 OL1 2XL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2025 |
| The Tommyfield OL1 1NJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 350 m | 5 Very good | 17 May 2025 |
| Costa Coffee OL1 1NL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jul 2025 |
| Lloyds Pharmacy OL1 1NL | Retailers - other | 360 m | Exempt | |
| Civic Bar Services OL1 1NL | Retailers - other | 370 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2024 |
| Holy Cross Infant School OL1 3EZ | School/college/university | 380 m | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Magic Breakfast OL1 3EZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Holy Cross Junior School OL1 2PY | School/college/university | 380 m | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Moza Bites OL1 2HF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 4 Good | 1 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lower Edge Avenue (1); On or near Evans Street (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 2% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 91% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 5% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 35% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 39% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 68% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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
- OL1 2BQ: 1 address of 31 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Unsworth Way · Franklin Close · Coldhurst Street · Franklin Street · Evans Street · Bessemer Way · Sunfield Road · Grisebeck Way · Orleans Way · Colchester Walk · Orleans Way · Flora Street
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.