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On Shaftesbury Drive, in Littleborough West & Wardle
What it's like at OL12 9LS: every home that has sold on Shaftesbury Drive 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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1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Shaftesbury Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 45 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Shaftesbury DriveTerraced | Apr 2019 | £136,500 | 73 m² | £1,870/m² | 1 |
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| 4, Shaftesbury DriveTerraced | Aug 2024 | £167,000 | 75 m² | £2,227/m² | 2 |
| 6, Shaftesbury DriveTerraced | Jul 2003 | £86,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 8, Shaftesbury DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2007 | £162,000 | 77 m² | £2,104/m² | 3 |
| 10, Shaftesbury DriveTerraced | Aug 1995 | £57,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 14, Shaftesbury DriveTerraced | Feb 2024 | £190,000 | 79 m² | £2,405/m² | 5 |
| 18, Shaftesbury DriveTerraced | Sept 2002 | £80,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 20, Shaftesbury DriveTerraced | Sept 2006 | £120,000 | 75 m² | £1,600/m² | 3 |
| 24, Shaftesbury DriveTerraced | Sept 2015 | £145,000 | 85 m² | £1,706/m² | 2 |
| 26, Shaftesbury DriveTerraced | Mar 2024 | £155,000 | 81 m² | £1,914/m² | 1 |
| 28, Shaftesbury DriveTerraced | Jan 2020 | £143,000 | 78 m² | £1,833/m² | 2 |
| 32, Shaftesbury DriveSemi-detached | Aug 2017 | £130,000 | 73 m² | £1,781/m² | 4 |
| 36, Shaftesbury DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2011 | £121,000 | 74 m² | £1,635/m² | 1 |
| 38, Shaftesbury DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2022 | £210,000 | 74 m² | £2,838/m² | 3 |
| 40, Shaftesbury DriveSemi-detached | Mar 2006 | £135,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 42, Shaftesbury DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2002 | £89,950 | 122 m² | £737/m² | 1 |
| 46, Shaftesbury DriveTerraced | Oct 2024 | £222,000 | 101 m² | £2,198/m² | 2 |
| 50, Shaftesbury DriveSemi-detached | Dec 2020 | £170,000 | 83 m² | £2,048/m² | 1 |
| 52, Shaftesbury DriveSemi-detached | Jan 2025 | £350,000 | 130 m² | £2,692/m² | 2 |
| 68, Shaftesbury DriveSemi-detached | Apr 2022 | £220,000 | 101 m² | £2,178/m² | 1 |
| 72, Shaftesbury DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2016 | £134,950 | 87 m² | £1,551/m² | 3 |
| 74, Shaftesbury DriveSemi-detached | May 2009 | £167,000 | 115 m² | £1,452/m² | 1 |
| 76, Shaftesbury DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2009 | £142,000 | 98 m² | £1,449/m² | 1 |
| 82, Shaftesbury DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2007 | £142,950 | 91 m² | £1,571/m² | 1 |
| 84, Shaftesbury DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2023 | £264,000 | 99 m² | £2,667/m² | 3 |
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 (1.8 km), with 191k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Waterhouse Close, 250 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (routes 458, 456, 850, 867); 16 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St James' Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 57% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Kentmere Primary Academy (1.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Wardle Academy, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 44.1 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (9.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 1.7 km away, with Wardle News closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Littleborough Group Practice (1.6 km), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (1.6 km).
For a haircut, Hair Creations is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 10 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 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Charlies Coffee and Cake is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Hare & Hounds the nearest pub (350 m).
There are 28 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 23% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Iron Waters, 1.9 km away; for exercise, Rochdale Leisure Centre (3.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 34 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 40% 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.
13 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%.
3 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 9LS →
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" Shaftesbury Drive in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 67 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 71 min
Nearest: RHS Garden Bridgewater · about 31 min
Nearest: Ponderosa Zoo · about 38 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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On this street: 0 of 32 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 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.9% | 96.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.8% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.1% | 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.