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OL5 0AP · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 15 JUN 2026

OL5 0AP

Neighbourhood Report

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

NestScope Score
64/ 100

A mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 4/10, ranked 12,959 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around OL5 0AP.

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.

Safety67/100
0crimes last month

IMD crime decile 4/10 · no crimes in 400m last month

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare65/100
3GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 3/10 · 3 GP, 2 dentists, pharmacy 0.7 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: MOSSLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE — 0.7 mi

Transport78/100
Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station0.1 mi

40 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space56/100
16green spaces

IMD environment decile 1/10 · 8.9 ha total — largest park 2.7 ha (0.35 mi away)

Nearest: Playground (0.25 ha) — 0.1 mi

Amenities86/100
5supermarkets

5 supermarkets within 2 mi — The Co-operative Group, Spar, Asda — nearest 0.3 mi — library 0.3 mi

Nearest: Co-op Mossley — 0.3 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near OL5 0AP.

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
10.4µg/m³

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

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
03 — House prices

Sold prices in OL5.

Average sold price by property type across the OL5 district, 202120261,137 sales.

£0£100k£200k£300k£400k202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£336k 1.2%
Semi-detached£277k 12.8%
Terraced£180k 16.5%
Flat£158k 31.8%

District-level averages (OL5) — 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 OL5 0AP

OL5 0AP scores 64/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and schools — with Co-op Mossley about 6 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, OL5 0AP is a mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood — IMD decile 4/10, ranked 12,959 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 10/10).

There are 28 schools within the typical catchment area, including 2 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 20 rated Good. The nearest school is Livingstone Primary School (Ofsted: Good), 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 3 GP surgeries and 2 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is MOSSLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.7 mi away. A pharmacy is 0.7 mi away.

The nearest rail stations are Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station (Train, about 2 minutes' walk away). There are also 40 bus stops within walking distance.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).

There are 16 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 8.9 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playground (0.25 ha), within a short walk. It also lies just beside a open access land (about 7 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 5 supermarkets in the wider area, including The Co-operative Group, Spar, Asda. The nearest is Co-op Mossley, about 6 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 6 minutes' walk 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 OL5 0AP on NestScope.

Explore area insights about nearby locations

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.

NestScope

All data from publicly available UK government sources. Each dimension uses a category-appropriate radius (walking distance for crime and transport, school catchment, drive distance for healthcare). IMD context is the latest published English Indices of Deprivation (2019). This report is for informational purposes only.