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On Oldham Road, in Balderstone & Kirkholt
What it's like at OL11 2AL: every home that has sold on Oldham 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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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). 4 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 Oldham Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
10 of the 148 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 314, Oldham RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2024 | £212,000 | 123 m² | £1,724/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 318, Oldham RoadOther | Nov 2019 | £12,356 | – | – | 3 |
| 320, Oldham RoadTerraced | Dec 2016 | £85,000 | 118 m² | £720/m² | 2 |
| 322, Oldham RoadTerraced | Jan 2000 | £52,500 | 147 m² | £357/m² | 2 |
| 324, Oldham RoadOther · company-owned | May 2024 | £125,000 | 88 m² | £1,420/m² | 1 |
| 330, Oldham RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2022 | £195,000 | 105 m² | £1,857/m² | 2 |
| 332, Oldham RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2020 | £167,000 | 85 m² | £1,965/m² | 3 |
| 334, Oldham RoadDetached | Dec 2002 | £185,000 | 132 m² | £1,402/m² | 1 |
| 362, Oldham RoadTerraced | Feb 2003 | £44,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 364, Oldham RoadTerraced | Jul 2022 | £130,000 | 91 m² | £1,429/m² | 2 |
| 366, Oldham RoadTerraced | May 2026 | £225,000 | 90 m² | £2,500/m² | 4 |
| 368, Oldham RoadTerraced | May 2005 | £58,000 | 72 m² | £806/m² | 4 |
The nearest station is Rochdale, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 1.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Broad Lane, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 409, 434, 447, 880); 60 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone, 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, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 35.3 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (12.8 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 450 m away, with Rochdalians AFC closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Kirkholt Medical Practice (850 m), with Oldham Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Singhar is 2.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 4.9 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 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
La Scala Ristorante is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Bay Horse the nearest pub (550 m).
There are 10 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 17% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 305 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Balderstone Park, 150 m away; for exercise, PureGym (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 28 km away.
Most households own their home, 12% 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.
29 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Flagstone Wall on East Side of Footpath From Turnhill Road/Crompton Avenue | II | 130 m |
| Flagstone Boundary Wall to the West of No 42 | II | 180 m |
| 31, Broad Lane | II | 200 m |
| Buersil and Balderstone War Memorial | II | 200 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
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%.
20 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 2AL →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Oldham Road in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 57 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 64 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.
On this street: 1 of 119 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 97.1% | 96.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.5% | 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.
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