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On Hartley Lane, in Balderstone & Kirkholt
What it's like at OL11 2LR: every home that has sold on Hartley Lane 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.
Sales and extensions on Hartley Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 29 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 36, Hartley LaneTerraced | May 2022 | £120,000 | 84 m² | £1,429/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38, Hartley LaneTerraced | May 2002 | £33,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 64, Hartley LaneTerraced | Nov 2003 | £65,000 | 96 m² | £677/m² | 1 |
| 68, Hartley LaneTerraced | Apr 1995 | £28,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 70, Hartley LaneTerraced | May 2002 | £27,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 72, Hartley LaneTerraced | Jan 1997 | £24,750 | – | – | 1 |
| 78, Hartley LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2000 | £34,250 | – | – | 1 |
| 80, Hartley LaneSemi-detached | Jul 2019 | £90,000 | 73 m² | £1,233/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Castleton (Manchester), a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 141k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Laburnum Terrace, 200 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 434, 880, 887); 24 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Sandbrook Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 51% met the expected standard.
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 (12.8 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.0 km away, with Queensway closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Kirkholt Medical Practice (500 m), with Strand Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Singhar is 2.3 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.
Community Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Castleton Bowling Club the nearest pub (1.0 km).
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 Q Gardens, 250 m away; for exercise, PureGym (650 m).
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.
25 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%.
28 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 2LR →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Hartley Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 18 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 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% | 1.0% |
| 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.
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.
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