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On Rochdale Old Road, in Fairfield & Jericho
What it's like at BL9 7RQ: every home that has sold on Rochdale Old Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
5 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 3 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Rochdale Old Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
39 of the 224 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 172, Rochdale Old RoadTerraced | Jan 2002 | £13,000 | 70 m² | £186/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176, Rochdale Old RoadTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2026 | £150,000 | 72 m² | £2,083/m² | 3 |
| 178, Rochdale Old RoadTerraced | May 2013 | £76,000 | 71 m² | £1,070/m² | 4 |
| 180, Rochdale Old RoadTerraced | Jul 2011 | £72,000 | 83 m² | £867/m² | 1 |
| 182, Rochdale Old RoadTerraced | Jul 2009 | £60,000 | 59 m² | £1,017/m² | 4 |
| 184, Rochdale Old RoadTerraced | Sept 2011 | £60,000 | 74 m² | £811/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Bury Metrolink stop, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km). The nearest rail station is Castleton (Manchester), 5.9 km away, with 141k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Cuckoo Lane, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 468, 467, 968, 967); 42 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Fairfield Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m).
The closest top-rated primary is St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Hazel Wood High School, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 35.7 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (10.5 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 650 m away, with Best One closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Huntley Mount Medical Centre (750 m), with Huntley Mount Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Kutting Korner is 1.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Fairfield General Hospital, 1.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 56% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Chesham Fold TRA /Community Centre is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Heap Bridge Social Club the nearest pub (1.1 km).
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 9% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Hoyles Park, 650 m away; for exercise, JD Gyms (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 27 km away.
Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
16 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Bury North constituency: Mr James Frith MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 6,944 (15.3%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 43%, Conservative 28%, Reform UK 16%, Workers Party of Britain 4%.
16 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near BL9 7RQ →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Rochdale Old Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 179 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 3 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.5% | 93.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.0% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Formby · about 53 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 60 min
Nearest: Gulliver's World Resort · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.