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On The Windrush, in Hooley Bridge & Norden West
What it's like at OL12 6DY: every home that has sold on The Windrush 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on The Windrush; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 26 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, The WindrushSemi-detached | Dec 2014 | £132,500 | 85 m² | £1,559/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, The WindrushSemi-detached | Aug 2025 | £243,000 | 93 m² | £2,613/m² | 3 |
| 5, The WindrushSemi-detached | Mar 2025 | £231,000 | 81 m² | £2,852/m² | 1 |
| 7, The WindrushSemi-detached | Jun 2022 | £220,000 | 77 m² | £2,857/m² | 3 |
| 8, The WindrushSemi-detached | Apr 2022 | £236,000 | 91 m² | £2,593/m² | 1 |
| 9, The WindrushSemi-detached · company-owned | Jan 2015 | £165,000 | 133 m² | £1,241/m² | 3 |
| 10, The WindrushSemi-detached | Aug 2019 | £170,000 | 115 m² | £1,478/m² | 1 |
| 14, The WindrushDetached | Apr 2006 | £176,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 18, The WindrushDetached | Jun 2016 | £177,000 | 85 m² | £2,082/m² | 2 |
| 20, The WindrushDetached | Sept 2015 | £103,000 | 65 m² | £1,585/m² | 1 |
| 21, The WindrushSemi-detached | Mar 2020 | £182,000 | 84 m² | £2,167/m² | 4 |
| 22, The WindrushDetached | Aug 2012 | £195,000 | 127 m² | £1,535/m² | 1 |
| 24, The WindrushDetached | Mar 2019 | £173,000 | 80 m² | £2,163/m² | 1 |
| 26, The WindrushDetached | Oct 2013 | £130,000 | 108 m² | £1,204/m² | 2 |
| 27, The WindrushSemi-detached | Sept 1998 | £68,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 28, The WindrushSemi-detached | Dec 2013 | £131,000 | 101 m² | £1,297/m² | 2 |
| 29, The WindrushSemi-detached | Dec 2025 | £250,000 | 90 m² | £2,778/m² | 3 |
| 30, The WindrushTerraced | Nov 1999 | £56,750 | – | – | 1 |
| 31, The WindrushSemi-detached | Nov 1996 | £59,000 | 126 m² | £468/m² | 1 |
| 35, The WindrushSemi-detached | Jul 2007 | £178,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 37, The WindrushSemi-detached | May 1998 | £49,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 38, The WindrushSemi-detached | Mar 2024 | £225,000 | 87 m² | £2,586/m² | 1 |
| 39, The WindrushSemi-detached | Oct 2001 | £72,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 43, The WindrushSemi-detached | Mar 2019 | £170,000 | 72 m² | £2,361/m² | 3 |
| 44, The WindrushSemi-detached | Aug 2014 | £147,000 | 86 m² | £1,709/m² | 1 |
| 45, The WindrushDetached | Mar 2026 | £270,000 | 72 m² | £3,750/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 (2.6 km). The nearest rail station is Rochdale, 3.3 km away, with 1.6m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Overdell Drive, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 447); 32 departures an hour from the 19 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Shawclough Community Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 63% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Caldershaw Primary School (1.4 km).
The nearest secondary is Falinge Park High School, 1.3 km away.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (8.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Cooperative, 1.2 km away, with Healey Deli closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Healey Surgery (1.0 km), with Healey Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, The Barber's Lounge is 2.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Fairfield General Hospital, 3.7 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Healey Dell Heritage Centre and Tea Rooms is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Oxford Inn the nearest pub (500 m).
There are 29 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 40% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Iron Waters, 1.6 km away; for exercise, Oulder Hill Leisure Complex (2.2 km).
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: 43% 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.
10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Cottage | II | 180 m |
| Vicarage of Church of Christ | 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%.
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 OL12 6DY →
No crimes recorded "on or near" The Windrush in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 20 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 | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 89.0% | 96.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 3.2% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.2% | 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: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 67 min
Nearest: Ponderosa Zoo · about 36 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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