North Werneth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL9
- Land size
- 8.7 acres
Description
An extremely rare opportunity to acquire a brownfield development site (approximately 8.7 acres) in the heart of Oldham for an excellent residential and commercial project on the former Hartford Mill site.
The current landowners have undertaken extensive research into planning potential and have a detailed scheme ready to be submitted for a total of 285 units to include, 192 apartments, 93 houses plus some retail units.
Statement: Please note that an AML fee is chargeable to the buyer once an offer is accepted to cover the cost of carrying out the required identity and anti-money laundering checks. Once these checks have been completed, the fee cannot be refunded, even if the property purchase does not go ahead.
The site is accessed by a means of a steep incline.
Block Lane adjacent to the pedestrian access to Freehold
Metrolink Station and immediately adjoining the Metrolink
Bridge over Block Lane. A further access (now blocked)
to the north east is provided o Edward Street opposite
the junction with Castleton Street.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
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- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 33 Development Land listings in North West England (5+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Freehold Community Academy274 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 447
- Type
- Academy converter
- Westwood Academy689 metresOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 242
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Richmond Academy726 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 389
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy773 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 166
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Christ Church CofE Primary School778 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 273
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy920 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 950
- Type
- Free schools
- Faith
- Church of England
- Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy0.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,469
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- The Radclyffe School1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,430
- Type
- Academy converter
- Oasis Academy Oldham1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,415
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Blue Coat CofE School1.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,702
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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