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On Blanche Street, in Wardleworth & Newbold Brow
What it's like at OL12 0EJ: every home that has sold on Blanche 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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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 Blanche Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 25 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Blanche StreetTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2023 | £125,000 | 76 m² | £1,645/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Blanche StreetTerraced | Sept 2005 | £85,000 | 61 m² | £1,393/m² | 3 |
| 5, Blanche StreetTerraced | Feb 1999 | £31,000 | 77 m² | £403/m² | 2 |
| 6, Blanche StreetTerraced | Aug 2021 | £109,950 | 67 m² | £1,641/m² | 4 |
| 7, Blanche StreetTerraced | Sept 2002 | £48,000 | 60 m² | £800/m² | 1 |
| 8, Blanche StreetTerraced | Jun 2014 | £62,000 | 65 m² | £954/m² | 4 |
| 10, Blanche StreetTerraced · company-owned | Nov 2023 | £91,000 | 70 m² | £1,300/m² | 1 |
| 11, Blanche StreetTerraced | Jun 2006 | £87,000 | 59 m² | £1,475/m² | 2 |
| 13, Blanche StreetTerraced | Mar 2021 | £78,000 | 60 m² | £1,300/m² | 3 |
| 14, Blanche StreetTerraced | Dec 2017 | £75,000 | 94 m² | £798/m² | 4 |
| 15, Blanche StreetTerraced | Sept 2025 | £141,000 | 63 m² | £2,238/m² | 5 |
| 16, Blanche StreetTerraced | Nov 2025 | £120,000 | 48 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| 17, Blanche StreetTerraced | Nov 2019 | £74,000 | 61 m² | £1,213/m² | 2 |
| 18, Blanche StreetOther | Oct 2020 | £3,038 | 107 m² | £28/m² | 2 |
| 19, Blanche StreetTerraced | Jul 2024 | £113,000 | 62 m² | £1,823/m² | 4 |
| 20, Blanche StreetTerraced | Jul 2022 | £70,000 | 63 m² | £1,111/m² | 2 |
| 21, Blanche StreetTerraced | Jan 2008 | £103,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 22, Blanche StreetTerraced | Nov 2002 | £44,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 23, Blanche StreetOther | Aug 2021 | £149,950 | 111 m² | £1,351/m² | 2 |
| 24, Blanche StreetTerraced | Apr 2004 | £67,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 26, Blanche StreetTerraced | Aug 1999 | £32,500 | 65 m² | £500/m² | 1 |
| 28, Blanche StreetTerraced | Dec 2005 | £80,500 | – | – | 4 |
| 30, Blanche StreetTerraced | Apr 2012 | £53,500 | 66 m² | £811/m² | 1 |
| 32, Blanche StreetTerraced | Dec 2014 | £74,000 | 81 m² | £914/m² | 2 |
| The Old Vicarage, Blanche StreetDetached | Sept 2021 | £424,000 | 319 m² | £1,329/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 short drive or bike ride (1.3 km). The nearest rail station is Rochdale, 2.0 km away, with 1.6m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Foxholes Road, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 862); 3 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is All Saints Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 69% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Kentmere Primary Academy (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Falinge Park High School, 1.4 km away.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (10.4 km).
It's a family area: 26% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 700 m away, with Syke Shop closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mark Street Surgery (500 m), with Ambro Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Yasmin's Hair & Beauty is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Fairfield General Hospital, 7.7 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
The Foodie Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and The Donkey the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (32 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Ball Street Gardens, 950 m away; for exercise, Rochdale Leisure Centre (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 31 km away.
Most households own their home, 31% rent privately.
It's young: 23% 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.
31 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | II | 140 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%.
18 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 OL12 0EJ →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Blanche Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 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 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.5% | 96.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.7% | 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.
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Nearest: Formby · about 59 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 65 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.