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On Higher Wheat Lane, in Wardleworth & Newbold Brow
What it's like at OL16 2YF: every home that has sold on Higher Wheat Lane 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). 3 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Higher Wheat Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
4 of the 20 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached | Nov 2005 | £90,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached | Sept 1999 | £36,000 | 51 m² | £706/m² | 1 |
| 3, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached | Nov 1999 | £35,500 | 57 m² | £623/m² | 1 |
| 4, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached | Jul 2006 | £76,500 | 51 m² | £1,500/m² | 2 |
| 5, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached | May 2024 | £160,000 | 57 m² | £2,807/m² | 2 |
| 6, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £150,000 | 50 m² | £3,000/m² | 2 |
| 7, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached | Aug 2023 | £155,000 | 68 m² | £2,279/m² | 1 |
| 8, Higher Wheat LaneOther | Feb 2024 | £142,000 | 51 m² | £2,784/m² | 3 |
| 9, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2012 | £79,950 | 58 m² | £1,378/m² | 2 |
| 10, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached | Nov 2006 | £90,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 11, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached | Jan 2005 | £81,000 | 61 m² | £1,328/m² | 1 |
| 12, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached · company-owned | Jul 2002 | £37,952 | – | – | 1 |
| 14, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached · company-owned | Feb 2001 | £29,250 | 59 m² | £496/m² | 2 |
| 15, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached | Apr 2017 | £69,000 | 51 m² | £1,353/m² | 2 |
| 16, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached · company-owned | Feb 2026 | £135,500 | 59 m² | £2,297/m² | 3 |
| 17, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2004 | £53,500 | 48 m² | £1,115/m² | 2 |
| 19, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached | Sept 2006 | £114,950 | 59 m² | £1,948/m² | 3 |
| 20, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2010 | £76,000 | 67 m² | £1,134/m² | 3 |
| 21, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached · company-owned | Dec 2016 | £64,000 | 60 m² | £1,067/m² | 2 |
| 23, Higher Wheat LaneSemi-detached | Apr 2023 | £125,250 | 59 m² | £2,123/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Newbold Metrolink stop, about a 5-minute walk (600 m). The nearest rail station is Rochdale, 1.5 km away, with 1.6m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Palatine Street, 350 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 435, 455, 451, 832); 7 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Belfield Community School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 49% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Kentmere Primary Academy (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Kingsway Park High School, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 35.3 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
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 Asda, 650 m away, with Jennifers Country Store - Middleton Market closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Inspire Medical Centre (500 m), with Belfield Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Yasmin's Hair & Beauty is 1.0 km 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.
Brue is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Firgrove Club the nearest pub (700 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, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Rochdale Leisure Centre (850 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.
28 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 2YF →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Higher Wheat Lane in the last 12 months.
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.
On this street: 0 of 17 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% | 1.0% |
| 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.
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