Tarragon Way Oldham
1 address across 1 postcode (OL8), about 100 m long. USRN 29400091.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £294,995 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (A: 12, B: 3).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Oldham costs £2,602 a year in 2026-27.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ashton-Under-Lyne, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 740 m (0.5 miles) away, and Alexandra Park (22 hectares) is about 790 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 166 to 168 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hill Top Surgery, about 570 m (0.4 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 140 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 30% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | £294,995 | £284,995 | £313,495 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2025 | 9 OL8 2FR | Detached | £294,995 | New build. |
| 14 Nov 2025 | 7 OL8 2FR | Semi-detached | £284,995 | New build. |
| 31 Oct 2025 | 1 OL8 2FR | Detached | £313,495 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 102 m². Most common: House, detached (13); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 2026 (8); 2025 (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
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 (54% of about 720 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)
- Corner of Wallshaw St, Oldham, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Thatcher and Belgrave Street: up to 19 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Land off Tanners Fold, Fitton Hill, Oldham: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Park Bridge Works, Park Bridge Works, Park Bridge, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8AW: up to 43 homes, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Former High Barn Resource Centre, High Barn Street, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6DW: up to 30 homes, permissioned (890 m (0.6 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
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 166 m and 168 m above sea level (168 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom coverage figures for these postcodes.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ashton-Under-Lyne 180,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Mossley (Manchester) 260,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Moston 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green Hathershaw | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldham Mumps Interchange | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Southgate Street Car Park | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 23 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hill Top Surgery | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ashton Road Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ravat And Ray | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Oldham Hospital | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Fitton Hill Police Post | 390 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.7 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Alexandra Park 22 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 70 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,520 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Alexandra Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Greenacres Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Deanshut Clough | Valley | 430 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Snipe Clough | Valley | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| The Orchard | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) east |
| The Rock | Hill | 820 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Bankfield Clough | Valley | 890 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Crime Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 17 | 17 |
None of the street's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medlock Valley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 340 m | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Alexandra Park Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Requires improvement (Dec 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Hathershaw College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 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 |
| Alt Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Glodwick Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Broadfield Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 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 |
| Roundthorn Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Hugh's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | 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 |
| Oasis Academy Leesbrook | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Greenhill Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medlock Valley School OL8 2PN | School/college/university | 220 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2025 |
| Fitton Hill Post Office OL8 2PB | Retailers - other | 370 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2022 |
| Green Chilli OL8 2PB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 4 Good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Cafe on the Green Oldham OL8 2PB | Other catering premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Golden Phoenix OL8 2PB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Green Supermarket OL8 2PB | Retailers - other | 390 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 Jun 2025 |
| St Martins School OL8 2PY | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (durham).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 36% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band A, house, detached (lodged 16 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band B, house, detached (lodged 23 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- OL8 2FR: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Caraway Close · Tarragon Way · South Croft · Elderflower Avenue · Lovage Drive · Nutmeg Way · Peppercorn Avenue · North Croft · Deanshut Road · Peppercorn Avenue · Hill Farm Close · Angelica Crescent
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.