What’s changing in Waterhead

House prices in Waterhead

Over the last six months, 32 homes sold within 0.6 miles of Waterhead. Half sold for more than £178,000 and half for less. The cheapest was £103,500 and the dearest £375,000.

• 26 Ripponden Street, OldhamTerraced house · Mon 7 Sept£155,000
• 4 Birks Avenue, LeesSemi-detached house · Fri 4 Sept£295,000
• 14 Redwood Lane, LeesDetached house · Fri 28 Aug£240,000
• 6 Taurus Street, OldhamTerraced house · Thu 27 Aug£115,000
• 347 Greenacres Road, OldhamSemi-detached house · Wed 26 Aug£207,000
• 16 Watersheddings Way, OldhamSemi-detached house · Tue 18 Aug£245,000
• 32 Top Street, OldhamTerraced house · Tue 18 Aug£160,000
• 698 Huddersfield Road, LeesTerraced house · Mon 17 Aug£205,000

All 32 sales

Businesses in Waterhead

• New TasteChinese restaurant · 30m 3
• The Butchers Block (Oldham) LtdFood shop · 110m 5
• Jadore HairHair salon · 100m
• State of Flow TherapiesNaturopathic medicine · 0.2 miles
• Waterhead Sports and Social ClubSport league · 0.2 miles 5
• The GroomeryPet groomer · 0.3 miles
• two countiesGas station · 0.2 miles 4
• Campbell & DumvilleContractor · 0.1 miles

All 169 businesses in Waterhead

Planning applications in Waterhead

• Planning decisionThu 15 Oct0.55 miles

  Approved: Phone mast at 94 Spring Street Oldham

  OLDH-X-XY FTTP VM POPAP - 1538mm (W) 400mm (D) 1515mm (H)

  94 Spring Street Oldham OL4 2BG
• Planning decisionWed 7 Oct0.45 miles

  Refused: Planning application at 29 Dowry Road Lees Oldham

  Retention of existing static caravan

  29 Dowry Road Lees Oldham OL4 3JX

All planning in Waterhead

Roadworks and road closures in Waterhead

• Street eventOn until 8 Novon your doorstep

  (3091) WATERHEAD REMEMBERENCE SUNDAY PARADE Sunday 09th Nov…: Dunham Street

  4 Nov to 8 Nov. The road will be closed. HUDDERSFIED ROAD TO HAGUE STREET.

  Dunham Street, Lees
• RoadworksFrom 17 Nov0.55 miles

  Road closed: Jowett Street (Sp Electricity North West)

  17 Nov to 23 Nov. Repairs to pipes or cables on the pavement. The road will be closed.

  Jowett Street, Oldham

All roadworks

Fuel prices near Waterhead

• UnleadedCheapest 168.9p at MFG Lees Road, 1.0 miles and 1 other · most around 169.9p · dearest 172.9p · 9 stations
• DieselCheapest 193.9p at Oldham Huddersfield Rd Extra, 0.7 miles and 1 other · most around 195.9p · dearest 198.9p · 9 stations

Within two miles, from the GOV.UK Fuel Finder scheme, updated every half hour.

All 9 stations near Waterhead, cheapest first

Schools in Waterhead

• Co-op Academy Strinesdale Secondary · 761 pupils · 0.15 miles Good in 1, requires improvement in 3 (2025)
• Littlemoor Primary School Primary · 313 pupils · 0.5 miles Requires improvement (2024)
• St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy Primary · 244 pupils · 0.55 miles Not inspected since it opened in 2023
• Hey-with-Zion Primary School Primary · 281 pupils · 0.55 miles School remains Good (2023)
• Woodlands Primary Academy Primary · 292 pupils · 0.55 miles Good in 3, requires improvement in 1 (2025)
• The Grove Partnership Alternative provision · 68 pupils · 0.55 miles Standards maintained (2025)

All 6 schools and their Ofsted results

GPs, dentists and care in Waterhead

• Millfield Care home · 0.1 miles Good (2023)
• Springfields Care home · 0.2 miles Good (2019)
• Springfield House GP surgery · 0.35 miles Good (2026)
• Jackson's Dental Care Dentist · 0.4 miles Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2023
• Anbridge Care Home Care home · 0.4 miles Good (2023)
• Mydentist - Ripponden Road - Oldham Dentist · 0.45 miles Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2022
• MyDentist - Ripponden Road - Oldham Dentist · 0.45 miles Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2022
• Moorhaven Care Home Ltd Nursing home · 0.5 miles Good (2026): good in 4, requires improvement in 1

All 12 health and care services

Charities in Waterhead

• Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Bury Oldham And District Branch Animal Welfare £1.7m a year · Holgate Street · 0.3 miles
• Oldham Play Action Group OPAG work throughout the borough of Oldham to facilitate the increase of the quality and quantity of play and recreational opportunities… £183k a year · Galland Street · 0.3 miles
• Greenacres Community Association Greenacres Community Association runs and manages a community centre serving Greenacres and surrounding neighbourhoods. The centre… £143k a year · Galland Street · 0.3 miles
• Greater Manchester Bloodbikes Greater Manchester Blood Bikes provides an out of hours courier service staffed by unpaid volunteers to NHS hospitals and hospices in the… £118k a year · Broadbent Road · 0.55 miles
• Cribs International LTD To provide funding for accommodation, medical support, food aid, breastfeeding support and other necessities to refugee and asylum seeker… £100k a year · Den Lane · 0.6 miles

All 17 charities