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On Princess Road, in Milnrow West
What it's like at OL16 4AY: every home that has sold on Princess 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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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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Princess Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 53 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2a, Princess RoadDetached | Jul 2020 | £210,000 | 94 m² | £2,234/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2023 | £125,000 | 69 m² | £1,812/m² | 1 |
| 7, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2000 | £32,500 | 72 m² | £451/m² | 1 |
| 14, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Feb 1998 | £37,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Princess RoadSemi-detached | May 2006 | £105,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 16, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Jul 1997 | £35,000 | 74 m² | £473/m² | 1 |
| 17, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2003 | £74,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 19, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2014 | £96,500 | 75 m² | £1,287/m² | 2 |
| 20, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2002 | £40,000 | 80 m² | £500/m² | 2 |
| 21, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2011 | £95,000 | 66 m² | £1,439/m² | 1 |
| 22, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2026 | £195,000 | 68 m² | £2,868/m² | 2 |
| 23, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2026 | £225,000 | 100 m² | £2,250/m² | 3 |
| 25, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2015 | £102,000 | 76 m² | £1,342/m² | 2 |
| 26, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2007 | £119,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 27, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Apr 1998 | £41,000 | 56 m² | £732/m² | 1 |
| 28, Princess RoadTerraced | Oct 2010 | £80,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 29, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2019 | £110,000 | 60 m² | £1,833/m² | 2 |
| 30, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2009 | £106,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 31, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2000 | £42,950 | 59 m² | £728/m² | 2 |
| 32, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2024 | £145,000 | 71 m² | £2,042/m² | 1 |
| 33, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2006 | £112,000 | 79 m² | £1,418/m² | 2 |
| 34, Princess RoadSemi-detached | May 2005 | £86,500 | 65 m² | £1,331/m² | 3 |
| 36, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2023 | £165,000 | 66 m² | £2,500/m² | 3 |
| 37, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2020 | £137,500 | 69 m² | £1,993/m² | 3 |
| 38, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2015 | £105,000 | 62 m² | £1,694/m² | 3 |
| 39, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2019 | £125,000 | 53 m² | £2,358/m² | 1 |
| 40, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2022 | £145,000 | 66 m² | £2,197/m² | 3 |
| 41, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2022 | £173,000 | 68 m² | £2,544/m² | 4 |
| 42, Princess RoadSemi-detached | May 2025 | £207,500 | 91 m² | £2,280/m² | 3 |
| 43, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2023 | £145,000 | 57 m² | £2,544/m² | 2 |
| 44, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2005 | £90,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 45, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2020 | £132,000 | 50 m² | £2,640/m² | 3 |
| 47, Princess RoadTerraced | Aug 2005 | £92,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 48, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Sept 1999 | £54,750 | 104 m² | £526/m² | 1 |
| 49, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2022 | £145,000 | 56 m² | £2,589/m² | 3 |
| 50, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2016 | £135,000 | 78 m² | £1,731/m² | 1 |
| 53, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2020 | £130,000 | 71 m² | £1,831/m² | 1 |
| 55, Princess RoadSemi-detached | May 2024 | £145,000 | 57 m² | £2,544/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Kingsway Business Park Metrolink stop, a few minutes' walk (350 m). The nearest rail station is Rochdale, 2.1 km away, with 1.6m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Princess Road, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 450); 31 departures an hour from the 17 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Moorhouse Academy, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 55% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Hollingworth Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 51.1 · 14.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (12.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 400 m away, with Maliks Mini Market closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Kingsway Practice (900 m), with Morrisons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Bridge St Barbers is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 6.2 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Costa Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Crown & Shuttle the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (10 of them).
There are 13 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Stanney Brook Park, 950 m away; for exercise, Rochdale Leisure Centre (1.8 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 30 km away.
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
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.
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%.
8 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 4AY →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Princess Road in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 55 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 58 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 43 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 | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.0% | 96.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.5% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.1% | 3.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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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