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OL4 2RR · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 15 JUN 2026

OL4 2RR

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
46/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 1/10, ranked 716 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around OL4 2RR.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools40/100
9Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

32 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 63 schools in total

Littlemoor Primary SchoolRequires Improvement · 0.1 miKingsland SchoolGood · 0.3 miMayfield Primary SchoolRequires Improvement · 0.3 miWoodlands Primary Academy0.3 miGreenacres Primary AcademyGood · 0.3 miSt Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.4 mi

Nearest top-rated: Kingsland School (Good) — 0.3 mi

Safety53/100
0crimes last month

IMD crime decile 1/10 · no crimes in 400m last month

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare65/100
29GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 1/10 · 29 GP, 16 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: SPRINGFIELD HOUSE — 0.1 mi

Transport65/100

No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 51 bus stops nearby

Green space70/100
23green spaces

IMD environment decile 3/10 · 27.4 ha total — largest park 15.9 ha (0.36 mi away)

Nearest: Sports Facility (300 m²) — 0.1 mi

Amenities87/100
21supermarkets

21 supermarkets within 2 mi — Asda, Tesco, Aldi, The Co-operative Group… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 1.0 mi

Nearest: Asda Oldham Huddersfield Road Supermarket — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near OL4 2RR.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityLow
12.4µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseQuiet
51dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in OL4.

Average sold price by property type across the OL4 district, 2021–2026 — 2,991 sales.

£0£200k£400k£600k202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£469k▲ 24.0%
Semi-detached£228k▲ 9.1%
Terraced£161k▲ 23.4%
Flat£163k▲ 22.7%

District-level averages (OL4) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About OL4 2RR

OL4 2RR scores 46/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and green space — with Asda Oldham Huddersfield Road Supermarket about 3 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its schools score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, OL4 2RR is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 1/10, ranked 716 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is low (IMD housing decile 9/10).

There are 63 schools within the typical catchment area, including 2 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 30 rated Good. The nearest school is Littlemoor Primary School (Ofsted: Requires Improvement), within a short walk.

No crimes were reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, consistent with a very low local crime profile.

Healthcare access is good, with 29 GP surgeries and 16 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is SPRINGFIELD HOUSE, about 2 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 3 minutes' walk away.

There are no train or Tube stations near OL4 2RR. Bus services provide the main public transport, with 51 bus stops in the immediate area.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding). road traffic noise is low (about 51 dB Lden).

There are 23 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 27.4 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Sports Facility (300 m²), about 3 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a open access land (about 9 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 21 supermarkets in the wider area, including Asda, Tesco, Aldi, The Co-operative Group and others. The nearest is Asda Oldham Huddersfield Road Supermarket, about 3 minutes' walk away. A public library is 1.0 mi away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore OL4 2RR on NestScope.

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Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.