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On Mercer Lane, in Norden East & Bagslate Moor
What it's like at OL11 5RU: every home that has sold on Mercer 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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Sales and extensions on Mercer Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 19 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 7, Mercer LaneSemi-detached | Jan 1998 | £66,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10, Mercer LaneDetached | Feb 2026 | £340,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Mercer LaneDetached | Aug 2026 | £400,000 | 154 m² | £2,597/m² | 2 |
| 14, Mercer LaneSemi-detached | Mar 1996 | £66,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Mercer LaneDetached | Aug 2025 | £325,000 | 140 m² | £2,321/m² | 2 |
| 16, Mercer LaneSemi-detached | Dec 1996 | £66,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 17, Mercer LaneDetached | Jul 2002 | £124,995 | – | – | 2 |
| 18, Mercer LaneDetached | Jul 1996 | £81,000 | 148 m² | £547/m² | 1 |
| 19, Mercer LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2006 | £168,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Mercer LaneSemi-detached | Feb 2026 | £389,000 | 161 m² | £2,416/m² | 4 |
| 22, Mercer LaneSemi-detached | Nov 1999 | £59,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 24, Mercer LaneSemi-detached | Aug 2012 | £152,000 | 118 m² | £1,288/m² | 1 |
| 26, Mercer LaneDetached | Jul 2002 | £145,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 28, Mercer LaneDetached | Jan 2021 | £340,000 | 123 m² | £2,764/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Rochdale Town Centre Metrolink stop, a drive away (3.3 km). The nearest rail station is Rochdale, 3.7 km away, with 1.6m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Bankfield Lane, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 461); 31 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Whittaker Moss Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 74% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Caldershaw Primary School (0.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Oulder Hill Leadership Academy, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 44.4 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (8.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Cooperative, 600 m away, with Morrisons Daily @ ESSO closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Edenfield Road Surgery (1.1 km), with Manor Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, The Barber's Lounge is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Fairfield General Hospital, 4.3 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: 5 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Stocco is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Turf Tavern the nearest pub (500 m).
Detached houses make up 50% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Denehurst Park, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Rrufc (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 30 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
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.
Heywood and Middleton North constituency: Mrs Elsie Blundell MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,082 (16.4%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Reform UK 24%, Conservative 17%, Independent 12%.
9 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 5RU →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Mercer Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 10 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 | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.8% | 96.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.7% | 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: Blackpool South · about 58 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 66 min
Nearest: Ponderosa Zoo · about 34 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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