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On Old Road, in Littleborough South & Smithy Bridge
What it's like at OL16 2SJ: every home that has sold on 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 Old Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 11 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 20, Old RoadDetached | May 2003 | £164,530 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24, Old RoadDetached | Nov 2017 | £210,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 30, Old RoadDetached | Jul 2018 | £237,500 | 109 m² | £2,179/m² | 4 |
| 32, Old RoadDetached | Jan 2017 | £296,500 | 218 m² | £1,360/m² | 1 |
| 45, Old RoadDetached | Jun 2014 | £174,000 | 107 m² | £1,626/m² | 1 |
| 47, Old RoadDetached · company-owned | Jun 2008 | £287,500 | 138 m² | £2,083/m² | 1 |
| 51, Old RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2006 | £162,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 53, Old RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2007 | £147,126 | – | – | 1 |
| 63, Old RoadDetached | Feb 2022 | £450,000 | 141 m² | £3,191/m² | 3 |
| 69, Old RoadDetached | Feb 2023 | £280,000 | 75 m² | £3,733/m² | 4 |
| 8, Belvoir Meadows, Old RoadDetached | Sept 2005 | £249,950 | – | – | 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, about a 10-minute walk (650 m), with 191k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Mount Avenue, 50 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 457, 590, 456, 458); 37 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 76% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wardle Academy, 750 m 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 Lidl, 1.4 km away, with Spar Rochdale closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Littleborough Group Practice (1.3 km), with Unicare Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Hair Creations is 800 m 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.
Pandora is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Tophams Tavern the nearest pub (550 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 the bonk park, 950 m away; for exercise, Littleborough RUFC (2.8 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.
16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dearnley Old Hall | II* | 190 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 OL16 2SJ →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Old Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 6 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 | 1.4% | 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.
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