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On Blackstone Edge Old Road, in Littleborough South & Smithy Bridge
What it's like at OL15 0JX: every home that has sold on Blackstone Edge Old 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Blackstone Edge Old Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 49 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 3, Blackstone Edge Old RoadTerraced | Nov 2024 | £155,000 | 75 m² | £2,067/m² | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Blackstone Edge Old RoadTerraced | Dec 2021 | £149,950 | 73 m² | £2,054/m² | 2 |
| 13, Blackstone Edge Old RoadTerraced | Jul 2000 | £45,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Blackstone Edge Old RoadTerraced | Jun 2026 | £178,000 | 81 m² | £2,198/m² | 6 |
| 17, Blackstone Edge Old RoadTerraced | Dec 2006 | £100,000 | 81 m² | £1,235/m² | 2 |
| 21, Blackstone Edge Old RoadTerraced | Dec 2003 | £59,999 | – | – | 1 |
| 23, Blackstone Edge Old RoadDetached | Oct 2005 | £229,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Littleborough, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 378k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Schofield Street, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 587); 7 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 71% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wardle Academy, 2.8 km away; Attainment 8: 44.1 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (11.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 800 m away, with Lucy's Cupcakes and Cakes closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Village Medical Ctr. (900 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Hair Creations is 3.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 9.2 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: 13 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
The Rake Tapas Bar is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Red Lion the nearest pub (350 m).
There are 33 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 33% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Smithy Bridge park, 2.0 km away; for exercise, Littleborough RUFC (2.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 33 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% 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.
18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Windy Bank | II* | 40 m |
| the Rake Inn | II | 80 m |
| Higher Windy Bank Farmhouse and Adjoining Barn | II | 160 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%.
9 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 OL15 0JX →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Blackstone Edge Old Road in the last 12 months.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
On this street: 3 of 33 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.6% | 96.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.0% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.0% | 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 62 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 65 min
Nearest: Ponderosa Zoo · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.