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On Whalley Road, in Spotland Bridge
What it's like at OL12 7NB: every home that has sold on Whalley Road 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 Whalley Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 23 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Whalley RoadTerraced | Feb 2001 | £45,500 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Whalley RoadTerraced | Jan 2023 | £137,500 | 76 m² | £1,809/m² | 4 |
| 5, Whalley RoadTerraced | Aug 2024 | £195,000 | 105 m² | £1,857/m² | 2 |
| 6, Whalley RoadTerraced | Jun 1999 | £23,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Whalley RoadTerraced | May 2018 | £142,000 | 105 m² | £1,352/m² | 2 |
| 8, Whalley RoadTerraced | May 2012 | £85,000 | 73 m² | £1,164/m² | 1 |
| 9, Whalley RoadTerraced | May 2024 | £195,000 | 105 m² | £1,857/m² | 1 |
| 10, Whalley RoadTerraced | May 2022 | £54,000 | 66 m² | £818/m² | 2 |
| 11, Whalley RoadTerraced | Jun 2026 | £160,000 | 105 m² | £1,524/m² | 2 |
| 12, Whalley RoadTerraced | May 2000 | £46,950 | 93 m² | £505/m² | 2 |
| 13, Whalley RoadTerraced | Aug 2023 | £173,000 | 106 m² | £1,632/m² | 2 |
| 14, Whalley RoadTerraced | Jul 2005 | £112,500 | 83 m² | £1,355/m² | 3 |
| 16, Whalley RoadTerraced | Nov 2000 | £35,000 | 67 m² | £522/m² | 1 |
| 17, Whalley RoadTerraced | May 2020 | £102,500 | 94 m² | £1,090/m² | 3 |
| 18, Whalley RoadTerraced | Apr 2021 | £120,000 | 65 m² | £1,846/m² | 1 |
| 20, Whalley RoadTerraced | Oct 2018 | £113,000 | 61 m² | £1,852/m² | 4 |
| 21, Whalley RoadTerraced | Nov 2014 | £105,000 | 63 m² | £1,667/m² | 3 |
| 22, Whalley RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jul 2021 | £85,000 | 67 m² | £1,269/m² | 3 |
| 23, Whalley RoadTerraced | Apr 2003 | £69,950 | – | – | 3 |
| 24, Whalley RoadTerraced | Aug 2008 | £88,000 | 71 m² | £1,239/m² | 1 |
| 25, Whalley RoadTerraced | Nov 1999 | £43,500 | 67 m² | £649/m² | 1 |
| 26, Whalley RoadTerraced | Aug 2023 | £163,000 | 83 m² | £1,964/m² | 4 |
| 31, Whalley RoadTerraced | Mar 2024 | £173,000 | 85 m² | £2,035/m² | 2 |
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 (2.1 km). The nearest rail station is Rochdale, 2.6 km away, with 1.6m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Passmonds Crescent, 150 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 468, 887, 880, 163A); 27 departures an hour from the 17 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 15 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 39% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Caldershaw Primary School (1 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 (9.2 km).
It's a family area: 24% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is The Co operative, 200 m away; Well Pharmacy (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Edenfield Road Surgery (200 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, The Barber's Lounge is 1.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Fairfield General Hospital, 5.6 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.
Denehurst Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Rochdale Golf Club the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 9% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Denehurst Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Oulder Hill Leisure Complex (550 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 30 km away.
Most households own their home, 22% 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.
37 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%.
12 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 7NB →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Whalley Road 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 | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.1% | 96.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.8% | 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 56 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 62 min
Nearest: Ponderosa Zoo · about 31 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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