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On Badger Close, in Balderstone & Kirkholt
What it's like at OL16 4QR: every home that has sold on Badger Close 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Badger Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 19 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Badger CloseDetached | May 2017 | £212,500 | 105 m² | £2,024/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Badger CloseDetached | Jan 2021 | £295,000 | 105 m² | £2,810/m² | 2 |
| 4, Badger CloseSemi-detached | Jan 2000 | £112,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 5, Badger CloseDetached | Aug 2020 | £265,000 | 97 m² | £2,732/m² | 1 |
| 6, Badger CloseDetached | Sept 2011 | £192,000 | 105 m² | £1,829/m² | 2 |
| 7, Badger CloseDetached | Jan 1997 | £95,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 8, Badger CloseDetached | Aug 2014 | £218,000 | 108 m² | £2,019/m² | 1 |
| 9, Badger CloseDetached | Jun 2010 | £210,000 | 97 m² | £2,165/m² | 2 |
| 10, Badger CloseSemi-detached | May 2003 | £155,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 11, Badger CloseDetached | Aug 2001 | £108,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 12, Badger CloseDetached | Feb 2003 | £170,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Badger CloseDetached | Jul 2019 | £260,000 | 99 m² | £2,626/m² | 1 |
| 16, Badger CloseDetached | Dec 2005 | £250,000 | 107 m² | £2,336/m² | 2 |
| 17, Badger CloseDetached | Mar 2007 | £450,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 18, Badger CloseDetached | Jul 2026 | £525,000 | 196 m² | £2,679/m² | 5 |
| 20, Badger CloseDetached | Jul 2020 | £238,000 | 105 m² | £2,267/m² | 1 |
| 21, Badger CloseDetached | Jul 2012 | £207,000 | 94 m² | £2,202/m² | 3 |
| 22, Badger CloseDetached | May 2024 | £324,500 | 125 m² | £2,596/m² | 1 |
| 23, Badger CloseDetached | Apr 2013 | £212,000 | 116 m² | £1,828/m² | 1 |
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 short drive or bike ride (1.9 km). The nearest rail station is Rochdale, 1.9 km away, with 1.6m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Badger Close, 50 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes 436, 891); 2 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone, about a 10-minute walk (750 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 39.7 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (12.8 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Go Local Extra, 600 m away, with Craiglands News closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Kirkholt Medical Practice (1.3 km), with Oldham Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Bridge St Barbers is 2.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 4.9 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Compass Group UK & Ireland Ltd, Staff Restaurant, Asda CDC is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Spring Inn the nearest pub (200 m).
There are 10 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 17% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 305 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Balderstone Park, 700 m away; for exercise, PureGym (2.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 28 km away.
Most households own their home, 12% 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.
11 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 4QR →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Badger Close in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 13 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 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.1% | 96.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.5% | 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 57 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 64 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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