Neighbourhood Report
What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood
Anchored on official IMD data — decile 1/10, ranked 407 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.
How this score is calculatedThe 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.
38 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 64 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: Medlock Valley Primary School (Good) — 0.1 mi
IMD crime decile 1/10 · no crimes in 400m last month
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
IMD health decile 1/10 · 19 GP, 19 dentists, pharmacy 0.5 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: HILL TOP SURGERY — 0.3 mi
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 27 bus stops nearby
IMD environment decile 5/10 · 16 ha total — largest park 9 ha (0.35 mi away)
Nearest: Playground (400 m²) — 0.2 mi
19 supermarkets within 2 mi — Tesco, Heron, Iceland, Sainsburys… — nearest 0.5 mi — library 0.2 mi
Nearest: Tesco Oldham Ashton Express — 0.5 mi
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
Average sold price by property type across the OL8 district, 2021–2026 — 1,961 sales.
District-level averages (OL8) — 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).
OL8 2LL scores 45/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and green space — with Tesco Oldham Ashton Express about 10 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.
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.