Schofield Street Oldham
72 addresses across 3 postcodes (OL8), about 330 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29405528.
- Sales: 87 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £140,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 51 homes have an energy certificate (B: 12, C: 11, D: 23, E: 5).
- Flood: 2 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 A; 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 Moston, about 3.8 km (2.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 140 m away, and Alexandra Park (22 hectares) is about 650 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 179 to 185 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 72 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Oldham Medical Services, about 340 m away, with 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 800 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 42% of households owned their home and 23% 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
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £140,000 | £130,000 | £150,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £98,250 | £80,000 | £116,500 |
| 2022 | 6 | £101,500 | £78,000 | £195,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | £84,250 | £78,000 | £105,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £70,250 | £68,000 | £72,500 |
| 2018 | 2 | £58,250 | £56,500 | £60,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £138,000 | £68,500 | £167,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £53,000 | £53,000 | £53,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £72,500 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| 2014 | 5 | £65,000 | £52,000 | £143,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2025 | 44 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 7 Feb 2025 | 76 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Sep 2024 | 25 OL8 1QJ | Semi-detached | £170,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Dec 2023 | 70 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £116,500 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Jun 2023 | 100 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £80,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Dec 2022 | 36 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £78,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Aug 2022 | 21 OL8 1QJ | Semi-detached | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jun 2022 | 39 OL8 1QJ | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 31 May 2022 | 106 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £94,500 | Leasehold. |
| 27 May 2022 | 40 OL8 1QJ | Other | £1,011 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 May 2022 | 44 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2022 | 104 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £103,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Mar 2022 | 100 OL8 1QJ | Other | £931 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Jul 2021 | 50 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £78,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Jun 2021 | 98 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £85,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Jun 2021 | 32 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £83,500 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Apr 2021 | 80 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Mar 2021 | 40 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £73,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Jun 2020 | 56 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 12 Jun 2020 | 56 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £85,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Jan 2020 | 78 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £88,950 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Sep 2019 | 41 OL8 1QJ | Semi-detached | £72,500 | |
| 23 May 2019 | 102 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £68,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 2018 | 54 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £56,500 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Jul 2018 | 24 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £60,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Dec 2017 | 55 OL8 1QJ | Semi-detached | £167,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Sep 2017 | 44 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £68,500 | |
| 8 Jun 2017 | 35 OL8 1QJ | Semi-detached | £138,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Dec 2016 | 104 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £53,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jun 2015 | 98 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £75,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jan 2015 | 38 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £70,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Nov 2014 | 47 OL8 1QJ | Semi-detached | £143,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Oct 2014 | 41 OL8 1QJ | Semi-detached | £65,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Sep 2014 | 46 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £52,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Mar 2014 | 38 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £85,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Mar 2014 | 54 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £58,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Dec 2012 | 74 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £51,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Nov 2012 | 52 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £89,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2012 | 49 OL8 1QJ | Semi-detached | £135,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 31 Jul 2012 | 47 OL8 1QJ | Semi-detached | £135,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 Jun 2012 | 57 OL8 1QJ | Semi-detached | £135,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 16 Dec 2011 | 55 OL8 1QJ | Semi-detached | £155,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 16 Jun 2010 | 48 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £69,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Feb 2010 | 88 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £81,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Jun 2009 | 40 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £70,500 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Jul 2007 | 86 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £82,500 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jun 2007 | 34 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £86,500 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Jun 2007 | 30 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Mar 2007 | 24 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £81,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Dec 2006 | 100 OL8 1QJ | Terraced | £80,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
51 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 71 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (24); House, end-terrace (12); House, semi-detached (10). Built: 1930-1949 (22); 1950-1966 (9); 2011 (9). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (24); rented (private) (13); rented (social) (2).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (80% of about 2,030 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)
- Land at Schofield Street, Ashton Road and Copsterhill Road, Oldham (Phase 2): up to 25 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Greenfield Conservative Club, Chew Valley Rd, not permissioned (330 m)
- Land off Nicholas Road (Eastside), Oldham: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 2 Ashton Road, Oldham, OL8 1HF: up to 5 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Thatcher and Belgrave Street: up to 19 homes, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Former High Barn Resource Centre, High Barn Street, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6DW: up to 30 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Corner of Wallshaw St, Oldham, not permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
- Heron Mill, Heron Street: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 2 September 2026 to 3 September 2026: SP Electricity North West, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the footway, carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 11 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 1QJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 8 | unlikely |
| OL8 1RA | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| OL8 1QN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 72 addresses are between 179 m and 185 m above sea level (180 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL8 1QJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL8 1QN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL8 1RA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Moston 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Ashton-Under-Lyne 180,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Mills Hill (Manchester) 304,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Honeywell Centre Hathershaw | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldham Bus Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Oldham Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 22.7 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oldham Medical Services | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ashton Road Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 150 m |
| Hospital | Royal Oldham Hospital | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Fitton Hill Police Post | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,600 m² | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Alexandra Park 22 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,800 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 31 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hathershaw Hall and Hathershaw Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 290 m south. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hathershaw Hall and Hathershaw Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south |
| Alexandra Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Greenacres Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Snipe Clough | Valley | 950 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Deanshut Clough | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Little Bankfield Clough | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| The Orchard | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Wester Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Crime Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 67 | 72 |
5 of the street's 72 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadfield Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 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 |
| Coppice Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Hathershaw College | Secondary | 11–16 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | 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 |
| Werneth Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | 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 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Thomas CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Medlock Valley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Alexandra Park Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Dec 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oasis Academy Oldham | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Greenhill Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oldham Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Association Community Centre OL8 1QJ | Other catering premises | 50 m | 5 Very good | 23 Feb 2023 |
| Buzy Bee Cafe OL8 3BP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jul 2023 |
| Druid Arms OL8 1QN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 5 Very good | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Magazin Romanesc Oldham OL8 1QN | Retailers - other | 140 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Constanta OL8 1QN | Retailers - other | 140 m | 4 Good | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Ailyns Bakery OL8 1QN | Retailers - other | 160 m | 4 Good | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Afghan Kebeb House Restaurant OL8 1QN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| S & F Fresh Fruit Juice OL8 1QQ | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 10 Aug 2026 |
| JMD OL8 1QQ | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Oldham Grill OL8 1QN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 170 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 9 Mar 2026 |
| V & G Meat House OL8 1QN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 170 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Egg Free Cake Box OL8 1QN | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 18 Oct 2025 |
| Sweethearts OL8 1QQ | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2026 |
| Buttylicious OL8 3ED | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jul 2026 |
| European Mini Market OL8 1NW | Retailers - other | 200 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 8 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hadfield Street (1); On or near Port 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 | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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
- OL8 1QJ: 68 addresses
- OL8 1RA: 3 addresses of 41 in the postcode
- OL8 1QN: 1 address of 59 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Hadfield Street · Alvingham Avenue · Flint Hill Way · Alvingham Avenue · Laceby Avenue · Macdonald Street · Millwright Gardens · Wyndale Road · Kent Street · Port Street · Pickworth Street · Charleston 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.