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On Somerset Grove, in Norden East & Bagslate Moor
What it's like at OL11 5YS: every home that has sold on Somerset Grove 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Somerset Grove; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
6 of the 30 homes on the street are owned by companies (6 overseas).
| 3, Somerset GroveDetached · company-owned | Aug 2021 | £268,000 | 77 m² | £3,481/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Somerset GroveDetached · company-owned | Jun 2006 | £212,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 5, Somerset GroveDetached | Sept 2005 | £195,000 | 91 m² | £2,143/m² | 4 |
| 9, Somerset GroveDetached | Jan 2020 | £210,000 | 67 m² | £3,134/m² | 1 |
| 11, Somerset GroveDetached | Jun 2012 | £172,000 | 92 m² | £1,870/m² | 2 |
| 12, Somerset GroveDetached | Dec 2012 | £180,000 | 95 m² | £1,895/m² | 1 |
| 13, Somerset GroveSemi-detached | Aug 2011 | £180,000 | 68 m² | £2,647/m² | 1 |
| 14, Somerset GroveDetached | Dec 2013 | £207,500 | 109 m² | £1,904/m² | 2 |
| 15, Somerset GroveDetached · company-owned | Aug 2019 | £220,000 | 74 m² | £2,973/m² | 3 |
| 16, Somerset GroveDetached | Dec 2024 | £353,000 | 94 m² | £3,755/m² | 3 |
| 19, Somerset GroveDetached | Nov 2019 | £299,950 | 129 m² | £2,325/m² | 2 |
| 21, Somerset GroveDetached | Jan 1998 | £85,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 22, Somerset GroveDetached | Jul 2025 | £372,500 | 124 m² | £3,004/m² | 1 |
| 23, Somerset GroveDetached | Apr 2024 | £340,000 | 144 m² | £2,361/m² | 1 |
| 25, Somerset GroveDetached | Jul 2015 | £180,000 | 63 m² | £2,857/m² | 1 |
| 26, Somerset GroveDetached | Dec 2018 | £375,000 | 158 m² | £2,373/m² | 2 |
| 27, Somerset GroveSemi-detached | Oct 2015 | £185,000 | 84 m² | £2,202/m² | 1 |
| 28, Somerset GroveDetached · company-owned | Sept 2019 | £420,000 | 225 m² | £1,867/m² | 3 |
| 30, Somerset GroveDetached | Sept 2001 | £155,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 32, Somerset GroveDetached | Jul 2020 | £330,000 | 137 m² | £2,409/m² | 1 |
| 33, Somerset GroveDetached | Jan 2017 | £210,000 | 112 m² | £1,875/m² | 1 |
| 35, Somerset GroveDetached · company-owned | Feb 2024 | £355,000 | 148 m² | £2,399/m² | 1 |
| 36, Somerset GroveDetached | Nov 2014 | £242,500 | 116 m² | £2,091/m² | 2 |
| 37, Somerset GroveDetached | Jul 2021 | £375,000 | 178 m² | £2,107/m² | 3 |
| 39, Somerset GroveDetached | Nov 2006 | £290,000 | 136 m² | £2,132/m² | 1 |
| 44, Somerset GroveDetached | Dec 2016 | £299,950 | 126 m² | £2,381/m² | 4 |
| 46, Somerset GroveDetached | Dec 2009 | £249,950 | 117 m² | £2,136/m² | 2 |
| 50, Somerset GroveDetached | Dec 1999 | £154,950 | 153 m² | £1,013/m² | 1 |
| 52, Somerset GroveDetached · company-owned | Jan 2021 | £370,000 | 138 m² | £2,681/m² | 3 |
| 54, Somerset GroveDetached | Mar 2025 | £541,000 | 178 m² | £3,039/m² | 3 |
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 short drive or bike ride (2.4 km). The nearest rail station is Rochdale, 2.8 km away, with 1.6m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Cutgate Shopping Centre, 200 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 468, 887, 880, 163A); 16 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Caldershaw Primary School (0.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Oulder Hill Leadership Academy, 550 m 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 Co operative, 150 m away; Well Pharmacy (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Edenfield Road Surgery (150 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, The Barber's Lounge is 1.3 km 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.
Denehurst Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Rochdale Golf Club the nearest pub (300 m).
Detached houses make up 50% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Denehurst Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Oulder Hill Leisure Complex (450 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.
32 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%.
11 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 5YS →
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" Somerset Grove in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 21 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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