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2,716 people · median £245,000 · Rochdale
More affordable than mostGood for schools
Rochdale Council · Labour-controlled 31/60 seats · 52% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£245,000 median 31st cheapest of 36 neighbourhoods
among 36 neighbourhoods in Rochdale
A typical home here sells for £245,000, up 44.5% over five years. That's about 6.1× local earnings — around the 6.2× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 19 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£245,000
5-year change+44.5%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.1× · five-year average 6.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Rochdale18.4%
Of the homes across Rochdale that sold again within five years, 18.4% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than North West (19.3%).
By property type
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses3.2%
Flats21.3%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new30.9%
Bought second-hand13.9%
Overall
Typical resale gain+23.7% · ~8.8-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (304 resale pairs) across Rochdale — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership84%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,601
Rochdale Borough Council£2,162
Mayoral (incl. fire)£154
Mayoral Police & Crime£285
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,734
Band B£2,023
Band C£2,312
Band D (baseline)£2,601
Band E£3,179
Band F£3,757
Band G£4,335
Band H£5,202
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£2,123 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Smithy Bridge 48 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithy Bridge Road | £105,500 | 136 | +16% |
| Brown Lodge Street | £95,100 | 92 | +23.3% |
| Abbey Drive | £133,000 | 90 | +41.9% |
| Wordsworth Crescent | £138,500 | 75 | +65.1% |
| Little Clegg Road | £123,750 | 70 | — |
| Bridge Bank Road | £116,000 | 67 | — |
| Cleggswood Avenue | £130,000 | 63 | +42.3% |
| Woodbank Road | £144,500 | 46 | — |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Rochdale how Smithy Bridge compares · from Rochdale
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Newbold Brow +122.2%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newbold Brow | £150,000 | +122.2% | 34 |
| Deeplish | £135,000 | +92.9% | 130 |
| Newbold | £135,000 | +86.5% | 54 |
| Castleton | £164,000 | +79.9% | 154 |
| Wardleworth | £133,000 | +66.2% | 114 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Smithy Bridge — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Higher Cleggswood Avenue | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £290,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 43 Wordsworth Crescent | Semi-detached | 3 | A | £290,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 17 Walmsley Avenue | Terraced | 3 | C | £180,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 13 Brown Bank Road | Detached | 4+ | D | £320,000 | May 2026 |
| 2, Roberts Place | Terraced | 2 | F | £112,500 | Apr 2026 |
| 13 WALMSLEY AVENUE | Terraced | 3 | C | £200,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 42 Abbey Drive | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £230,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 34 Derwent Drive | Detached | 4+ | D | £475,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 92 Smithy Bridge Road | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £215,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 11 Leighton Avenue | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £300,000 | Mar 2026 |
90 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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