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On Kentmere Avenue, in Hurstead & Smallbridge
What it's like at OL12 9EE: every home that has sold on Kentmere Avenue 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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Sales and extensions on Kentmere Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 4 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Kentmere AvenueTerraced | Jan 2016 | £90,000 | 70 m² | £1,286/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Kentmere AvenueTerraced | Jun 2015 | £63,500 | 88 m² | £722/m² | 1 |
| 7, Kentmere AvenueTerraced | Mar 2017 | £66,000 | 71 m² | £930/m² | 2 |
| 12, Kentmere AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2024 | £220,000 | 98 m² | £2,245/m² | 2 |
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 short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 191k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Smallbridge Library, 150 m away, with a bus about every 11 minutes on weekdays (routes 456, 457, 590, 587); 29 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Kentmere Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 71% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Wardle Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 44.1 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (10.1 km).
It's a family area: 25% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.4 km away, with Premier Store closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mark Street Surgery (950 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Pete's Barbers is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 8.9 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 1 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
HM Prison Buckley Hall is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Flower of the Valley the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a mix of homes: 23% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Iron Waters, 1.5 km away; for exercise, Rochdale Leisure Centre (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 33 km away.
Most households own their home, 15% 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.
22 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.
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%.
8 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 9EE →
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" Kentmere Avenue in the last 12 months.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Formby · about 60 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 64 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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.9% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.3% | 96.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.5% | 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.