Pineway Lees, Oldham
16 addresses across 2 postcodes (OL4), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29404592.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (C: 7, D: 4).
- Flood: 28 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 B; 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 Mossley (Manchester), about 3.3 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 340 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 190 to 192 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Leesbrook Surgery, about 340 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% 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
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 74 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (10); House, detached (1). Built: 1976-1982 (5); 1967-1975 (5); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); 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 B (47% of about 620 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
- Land at St John Street, Lees: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- Former Springhead Quarry, Cooper Street, Springhead, Oldham: up to 55 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- Land off, Knowsley Avenue, Springhead, Oldham.: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (860 m)
- Cairo Mill, Greenacres Road, Lees: up to 172 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 7 October 2026 to 9 October 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 23 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OL4 3DU | not in 2 or 3 | 12 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| OL4 3DX | not in 2 or 3 | 11 / 3 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 190 m and 192 m above sea level (191 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL4 3DU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL4 3DX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mossley (Manchester) 260,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Greenfield 351,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Ashton-Under-Lyne 180,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Greaves Street Lees | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldham Mumps Interchange | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | Co-Op Grotton, Oldham Car Park | 930 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 25.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Leesbrook Surgery | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 370 m |
| Hospital | The Royal Oldham Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food The Grotton, Grotton Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 24 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 70 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,330 m² | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Thomas, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m south-west. 25 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Thomas | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m south-west |
| Greenacres Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-west |
| Alexandra Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ashes Clough | Valley | 430 m south-east |
| Stone Breaks Hill | Hill | 820 m east |
| Crow Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south |
| Greenacres Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-west |
| Lower Strinesdale Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north |
| Wildmoor Leach Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 16 |
1 of the street's 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 330 m | No published inspection |
| Hey-with-Zion Primary School Church of England/Methodist | Primary | 3–11 | 390 m | No published inspection |
| Springhead Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 520 m | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 560 m | No published inspection |
| Knowsley Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 840 m | Report card (Jun 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: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Agnes CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.0 km | No published inspection |
| Oasis Academy Leesbrook | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Co-op Academy Strinesdale | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Oasis Academy Clarksfield | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Roundthorn Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Hugh's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lees Village Service Station OL4 3DQ | Retailers - other | 170 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2024 |
| The Grapes OL4 3DR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jul 2025 |
| Cost Cutter OL4 4NW | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2023 |
| Cheerful Garden OL4 3DS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 4 Good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Gems Baby & Toddler Group OL4 4NA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jan 2023 |
| Raja Brothers OL4 4PH | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2023 |
| Front House OL4 4PH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jan 2024 |
| Frydays OL4 4PH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Medlock Way News OL4 3LD | Retailers - other | 270 m | 4 Good | 14 Jan 2023 |
| Medlock Court Care Home OL4 3LD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jan 2026 |
| The Coffee Cove Co. OL4 5TD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2025 |
| Hey with Zion School OL4 3LQ | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 17 Apr 2026 |
| St Edwards R.C. School OL4 3LQ | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 17 Apr 2026 |
| Wells Pharmacy OL4 3BS | Retailers - other | 320 m | Exempt | |
| The Top House OL4 5TB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 320 m | 4 Good | 29 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (staffordshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
Silverdale Drive · John Knott Street · Greaves Street · Bradley Fold · Ivygreen Drive · Ashfield Crescent · Phoenix Street · Union Street · Bateson Drive · Elder Road · Lady Road · Station 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.