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On Mere Street, in Deeplish
What it's like at OL11 1HJ: every home that has sold on Mere Street 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Mere Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 18 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Mere StreetDetached | Jul 1998 | £89,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Mere StreetTerraced | Jun 1997 | £38,500 | 113 m² | £341/m² | 1 |
| 4, Mere StreetTerraced | Aug 2011 | £150,000 | 148 m² | £1,014/m² | 2 |
| 6, Mere StreetTerraced | Jul 1995 | £43,000 | 148 m² | £291/m² | 1 |
| 7, Mere StreetTerraced | Mar 2015 | £125,000 | 118 m² | £1,059/m² | 1 |
| 9, Mere StreetTerraced | Apr 2015 | £125,000 | 100 m² | £1,250/m² | 2 |
| 12, Mere StreetTerraced | May 2013 | £105,000 | 106 m² | £991/m² | 1 |
| 14, Mere StreetTerraced | Mar 2004 | £103,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Mere StreetTerraced | Jun 2010 | £155,000 | 104 m² | £1,490/m² | 1 |
| 20, Mere StreetTerraced | Mar 2024 | £190,000 | 89 m² | £2,135/m² | 1 |
| 22, Mere StreetTerraced · company-owned | Aug 1998 | £48,000 | 81 m² | £593/m² | 1 |
| 26, Mere StreetTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2014 | £92,000 | 83 m² | £1,108/m² | 1 |
| 28, Mere StreetTerraced | Oct 2013 | £105,000 | 57 m² | £1,842/m² | 1 |
| 32, Mere StreetTerraced | Aug 1997 | £44,000 | 58 m² | £759/m² | 1 |
| 38, Mere StreetSemi-detached | Aug 1999 | £37,000 | 79 m² | £468/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Rochdale, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 1.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Castlemere Street, 150 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (route 17); 66 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Kingsway Park High School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 35.3 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (11.3 km).
It's a family area: 25% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 650 m away, with Local Express closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Gwd Bhima (350 m), with Cohens Chemists the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Singhar is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 6.4 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 18 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Chaar Grill is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Corporation Inn the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (42 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 7% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 61% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Broadfield Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Climb Rochdale (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 29 km away.
Most households own their home, 32% rent privately.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.
50 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.
Rochdale constituency: Paul Waugh MP (Labour (Co-op)), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 1,440 (3.6%), turnout 55%. Vote shares: Labour 33%, Workers Party of Britain 29%, Reform UK 17%, Conservative 11%.
30 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 OL11 1HJ →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Mere Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 15 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 95.9% | 96.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.5% | 3.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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.
Nearest: Formby · about 57 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 63 min
Nearest: Ponderosa Zoo · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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