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On Rochdale Road, in Royton North
What it's like at OL2 6SH: every home that has sold on Rochdale 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.
9 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 14 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 Rochdale Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
6 of the 509 homes on the street are owned by companies (1 overseas).
| 560, Rochdale RoadTerraced | Mar 2024 | £212,000 | 191 m² | £1,110/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 562, Rochdale RoadTerraced | Jan 2023 | £185,000 | 150 m² | £1,233/m² | 5 |
| 568, Rochdale RoadTerraced | Aug 2020 | £149,995 | 96 m² | £1,562/m² | 2 |
| 574, Rochdale RoadTerraced | Dec 1995 | £43,500 | 88 m² | £494/m² | 1 |
| 576, Rochdale RoadTerraced | Mar 2007 | £124,000 | 83 m² | £1,494/m² | 2 |
| 578, Rochdale RoadTerraced | Aug 2022 | £170,000 | 81 m² | £2,099/m² | 3 |
| 580, Rochdale RoadTerraced | Nov 2025 | £170,000 | 82 m² | £2,073/m² | 4 |
| 582, Rochdale RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2017 | £120,000 | 73 m² | £1,644/m² | 1 |
| 584, Rochdale RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2016 | £139,950 | 79 m² | £1,772/m² | 2 |
| 590, Rochdale RoadDetached | Sept 2025 | £365,000 | 98 m² | £3,724/m² | 1 |
| 592, Rochdale RoadDetached | Jun 2005 | £207,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 594, Rochdale RoadDetached | Mar 2019 | £217,500 | 66 m² | £3,295/m² | 4 |
| 596, Rochdale RoadDetached | Oct 2025 | £315,000 | 90 m² | £3,500/m² | 3 |
| 598, Rochdale RoadDetached | Apr 2016 | £190,000 | 103 m² | £1,845/m² | 2 |
| 628, Rochdale RoadDetached | Apr 2022 | £370,000 | 156 m² | £2,372/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Shaw and Crompton Metrolink stop, a short drive or bike ride (2.8 km). The nearest rail station is Castleton (Manchester), 3.4 km away, with 141k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Tandle Hill Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 409, 831, 809); 41 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Fir Bank Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 73% met the expected standard.
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, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 39.7 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Blue Coat CofE School (3.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl UK Gmbh, 1.5 km away, with Royton Supermarket (Premier Stores) closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Royton Medical Centre (1.4 km), with Royton & Crompton Wellness Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.3 km).
For a haircut, fab - For All Beauty is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 2.5 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 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Tandle Hill Country Park Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Halfway House the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 16% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Dogford Park, 800 m away; for exercise, Royton Leisure Centre (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 26 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 25% are 65 or over.
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.
15 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.
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton constituency: Jim McMahon MP (Labour (Co-op)), since December 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 4,976 (12.9%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 34%, Independent 21%, Reform UK 18%, Conservative 11%.
14 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 OL2 6SH →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Rochdale Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 374 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 5 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.8% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 98.5% | 95.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.9% | 3.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.3% | 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 64 min
Nearest: Ponderosa Zoo · about 35 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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