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On Cowm Park Way North, in Whitworth
What it's like at OL12 8LW: every home that has sold on Cowm Park Way North 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Cowm Park Way North; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 28 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 51, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Aug 2023 | £160,000 | 42 m² | £3,810/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Aug 1995 | £46,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 61, Cowm Park Way NorthDetached | Apr 2003 | £92,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 63, Cowm Park Way NorthDetached | Oct 2020 | £245,000 | 99 m² | £2,475/m² | 2 |
| 71, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Dec 2019 | £162,500 | 85 m² | £1,912/m² | 3 |
| 73, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Jan 2004 | £50,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 81, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Sept 2021 | £185,000 | 100 m² | £1,850/m² | 2 |
| 83, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Jul 2012 | £135,000 | 85 m² | £1,588/m² | 2 |
| 87, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Oct 1997 | £39,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 94, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Mar 1995 | £36,000 | 85 m² | £424/m² | 1 |
| 95, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Nov 1996 | £37,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 96, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Oct 1998 | £37,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 98, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Mar 2021 | £185,000 | 86 m² | £2,151/m² | 2 |
| 99, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Aug 2026 | £240,000 | 86 m² | £2,791/m² | 3 |
| 100, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Jun 2019 | £128,000 | 85 m² | £1,506/m² | 2 |
| 101, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | May 2016 | £100,000 | 84 m² | £1,190/m² | 1 |
| 103, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Jan 2025 | £195,000 | 109 m² | £1,789/m² | 1 |
| 106, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Feb 1998 | £42,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 109, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Mar 2025 | £225,000 | 85 m² | £2,647/m² | 1 |
| 110, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Jun 2008 | £136,750 | – | – | 2 |
| 112, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Aug 2016 | £123,000 | 93 m² | £1,323/m² | 1 |
| 113, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Jan 2007 | £115,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 118, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Oct 1995 | £35,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 119, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Jun 2006 | £124,995 | 86 m² | £1,453/m² | 2 |
| 121, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Jan 2014 | £115,000 | 51 m² | £2,255/m² | 1 |
| 122, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Jan 2011 | £103,000 | 52 m² | £1,981/m² | 3 |
| 123, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | May 2026 | £165,750 | 49 m² | £3,383/m² | 2 |
| 128, Cowm Park Way NorthSemi-detached | Nov 2022 | £180,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Smithy Bridge, a drive away (5.5 km), with 191k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Fold, 200 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 464, BR4); 24 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 72% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Whitworth Community High School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 50.3 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (5.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 700 m away, with Joshua Law Bakers And Butchers closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Whitworth Medical Centre (700 m), with A J Nuttall the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Avon Hair is 4.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Fairfield General Hospital, 8.7 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Berni Inn is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Halfway House the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 88 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 24 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 20% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 163 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Iron Waters, 3.2 km away; for exercise, Whitworth Leisure Centre (200 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 35 km away.
Most households own their home, 17% 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.
14 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.
Rossendale and Darwen constituency: Andy MacNae MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 5,628 (12.6%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Conservative 28%, Reform UK 22%, Green Party 5%.
0 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 8LW →
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" Cowm Park Way North in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 17 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% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.1% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.0% | 1.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.1% | 3.8% | 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Formby · about 64 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 67 min
Nearest: Ponderosa Zoo · about 39 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.