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On South Street, in Wardleworth & Newbold Brow
What it's like at OL16 2ER: every home that has sold on South Street 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 South Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 23 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 24, South StreetTerraced | Oct 2021 | £138,000 | 100 m² | £1,380/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28, South StreetTerraced | Nov 2002 | £28,000 | 82 m² | £341/m² | 1 |
| 32, South StreetSemi-detached | Aug 2002 | £39,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 36, South StreetTerraced | Jan 2026 | £130,000 | 104 m² | £1,250/m² | 2 |
| 42, South StreetTerraced | Jun 2012 | £90,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 49, South StreetTerraced | May 2024 | £145,000 | 121 m² | £1,198/m² | 2 |
| 50, South StreetTerraced | Jun 2021 | £115,000 | 115 m² | £1,000/m² | 1 |
| 59, South StreetTerraced | Jun 2005 | £30,873 | 108 m² | £286/m² | 2 |
| 65, South StreetTerraced | Jul 2016 | £85,000 | 112 m² | £759/m² | 1 |
| 67, South StreetTerraced | Feb 2002 | £30,000 | 93 m² | £323/m² | 1 |
| 71, South StreetTerraced | Oct 2021 | £110,000 | 94 m² | £1,170/m² | 2 |
| 75, South StreetTerraced | Aug 2018 | £115,000 | 105 m² | £1,095/m² | 2 |
| 87, South StreetTerraced | Mar 1999 | £32,000 | 98 m² | £327/m² | 3 |
| 91, South StreetTerraced | Feb 2013 | £82,000 | 92 m² | £891/m² | 1 |
| 97, South StreetTerraced | Mar 2011 | £82,000 | 102 m² | £804/m² | 1 |
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, about a 10-minute walk (700 m). The nearest rail station is Rochdale, 1.3 km away, with 1.6m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Rugby Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 456, 590, 458); 32 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Heybrook Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 73% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Kentmere Primary Academy (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Falinge Park High School, 1.5 km away.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (10.4 km).
It's a family area: 26% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 350 m away, with Bobs Shop closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Yorkshire St Surgery (350 m), with Evercare Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Yasmin's Hair & Beauty is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Fairfield General Hospital, 7.7 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Fajar's Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Regent Snooker Club the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (32 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Ball Street Gardens, 300 m away; for exercise, Rochdale Leisure Centre (350 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 31 km away.
Most households own their home, 31% rent privately.
It's young: 23% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.
47 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%.
19 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 OL16 2ER →
No crimes recorded "on or near" South Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 18 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% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 96.5% | 96.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.7% | 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 59 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · 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.
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