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Thorn Close

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25 recorded sales · median £76,500 · Rochdale

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Rochdale Council · Labour-controlled 31/60 seats · 52% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

61/100

Mixed

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£77k

median price

£77k

median sold price

6.1 yrs

of local pay to buy

8 min

Manchester — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

105

schools total

Violence — most

12.6

NO₂ · WHO 10

in a flood zone

593

green spaces

7.1

PM2.5 · WHO 5

209

eat & drink

shops

79.1%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£35,250 in 2001 → £100,000 in 2017

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Rochdale, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £76,500. That's about 6.1× local earnings — around the 6.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2017 · 3 sales

Median sold price · median of all 25 sales£76,500

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.1× · five-year average 6.2×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership60%

Owned outright

30%

With a mortgage

30%

Private rented

18%

Social rented

21%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,601

Your band:

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

Neighbourhood prices in Rochdale how Thorn Close 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
Stanycliffe	£180,000	+61.8%	260
Shawfield	£265,000	+61%	98
Marland	£200,000	+60.9%	78
Siddal Moor	£330,995	+55.9%	122
Sudden	£155,000	+55%	112
Hopwood	£177,750	+53%	184
Syke	£185,000	+51.5%	58
Hurstead	£170,000	+45%	78
Smithy Bridge	£245,000	+44.5%	90
Bottom o' th' Brow	£205,000	+44.3%	78
Lower Place	£168,500	+43.5%	124
Wood Side	£178,000	+42.6%	80
Heywood	£147,500	+42.2%	140
Spotland Bridge	£147,500	+40.5%	160
Shawclough	£198,000	+40.3%	140
Middleton Junction	£167,000	+39.3%	146
Alkrington	£297,500	+38.1%	204
Kirkholt	£165,000	+37.5%	82
Rhodes	£195,000	+35.8%	76
Norden	£262,000	+34.4%	166
Caldermoor	£230,000	+28.9%	78
Smallbridge	£120,500	+26.3%	46
Broadfield	£160,000	+26.2%	116
Middleton	£155,000	+25.5%	132
Top of Hebers	£225,000	+23.8%	154
Milnrow	£199,950	+21.9%	210
Cutgate	£215,000	+15.1%	172
Broadhalgh	£331,250	+13.7%	68
Rochdale	£108,106	+13.7%	36
Langley	£215,250	+10.5%	170
Littleborough	£187,500	+0.5%	96

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 Thorn Close — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
10, Thorn Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£197,500	Sep 2022
13 Thorn Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£94,000	Mar 2021
13 Thorn Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£93,000	Aug 2018
11 Thorn Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£91,100	May 2017
8, Thorn Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£119,000	Apr 2017
5 Thorn Close HEYWOOD	Semi-detached	—	—	£100,000	Jan 2017
20, Thorn Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£150,000	Sep 2016
4 THORN CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£66,000	Aug 2011
23 THORN CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£120,000	Apr 2011
13 Thorn Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£60,000	Aug 2008
11 Thorn Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£120,000	Jul 2007
4 THORN CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£89,995	Apr 2007
20, Thorn Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£105,000	Mar 2006
10, Thorn Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£83,000	Sep 2005
4 THORN CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£80,000	Apr 2005
16 THORN CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£59,995	Dec 2003
10, Thorn Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£73,000	Oct 2003
23 THORN CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£59,950	Feb 2002
17 Thorn Close	Terraced	—	—	£37,500	Nov 2001
16 THORN CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£29,000	Nov 2001
17 Thorn Close	Terraced	—	—	£37,500	Oct 2001
17 Thorn Close	Terraced	—	—	£33,000	Aug 2001
20, Thorn Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£37,500	Jan 1999
14 THORN CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£39,600	Apr 1997

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24 recent sales — 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

How safe is it? from Rochdale

Street-level crime isn't published for Thorn Close — Greater Manchester Police stopped supplying it to police.uk. We show the Home Office annual recorded-crime figure where held, and never a fabricated zero.

Street-level crime

The local police force is not currently publishing street-level crime records to police.uk, so a comparable crime rate is not available for this area. Any records shown are British Transport Police (railway) only.

Declared honestly — a force data gap, not shown as zero · police.uk / Home Office

Recorded crime from Rochdale

Per 1,000 residents / year111

Total recorded (year ending December 2025)24,843

Violence against the person

10,299

Theft offences

5,719

Public order offences

2,804

Criminal damage and arson

2,091

Drug offences

1,441

Sexual offences

1,027

Home Office recorded crime across the whole Rochdale district — the force's annual return, a real figure from a different feed · Home Office police recorded crime (CSP open data)

Who lives here? from Rochdale

Population223,773

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 3/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 25% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 3/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 3/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 25% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

3.4/10

Employment

3.1/10

Education & skills

3.5/10

Health & disability

2.7/10

Crime

2.7/10

Housing & services

5.1/10

Living environment

4.4/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Rochdale — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+54%

Unemployment · economically active residents6.5%

Degree-level (Level 4+)26%

Good or very good health80%

Own their home60%

Median age38.4

Born outside the UK16%

See the full Rochdale report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

83% of the 6 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

5 of 6 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 6 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Little Oaks Heywood	Nursery	—	0.6 km
Fisherfield Childcare	Nursery	Good ('21)	0.6 km
Beehive Daycare	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.8 km
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford	Primary	Outstanding ('24)	0.8 km
St Luke's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.8 km
Wendy's Private Nursery & Pre-School Group	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.9 km
Tiddlywinks Nursery School (Heywood) Ltd	Nursery	—	1.0 km
Woodland Community Primary School	Primary	—	1.0 km
Kids Planet Woodlands	Nursery	—	1.0 km
St Josephs Pre School Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.1 km
Kids Planet Heywood	Nursery	—	1.2 km
Crimble Croft Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.3 km
Harwood Park Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	1.3 km
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	1.3 km
Cabbage Patch Preschool	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.3 km
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College	Secondary	—	1.5 km
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy	Primary	—	1.5 km
All Souls Church of England Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('23)	1.5 km
Spring Willows Playgroup	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.6 km
Fairfields Private Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.7 km
Building Blocks Day Nursery (NW) LTD	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.9 km
Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Good ('23)	1.9 km
Bamford Pre-School CIC	Nursery	Good ('22)	2.0 km
Newhouse Academy	Secondary	Requires improvement ('23)	2.1 km
Hopwood House Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('21)	2.1 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.5 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.8 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.8 km
NHS ODS

13 of 13 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Birtle View Medical Practice	GP	Good ('18)	0.5 km
Fletcher Fosbrook Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.8 km
Online Pharmacy Health Hub & Clinic	Pharmacy	—	0.8 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	0.8 km
Cohens Chemist	Pharmacy	—	0.9 km
Longford Street Medical Centre	GP	Good ('18)	0.9 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Heady Hill Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	1.1 km
Internet Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
The Phoenix Centre	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Tailor & Co Dental	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Heywood Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Heywood Health	GP	—	1.5 km
Cohens Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Internet Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Hopwood Medical Centre	GP	Good ('19)	1.8 km
Manchester Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	2.2 km
Bamford Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.3 km
518 Dental	Dentist	—	3.1 km
Castleton Health Centre	GP	—	3.1 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	3.1 km
Huntley Mount Medical Centre	GP	Good ('17)	3.3 km
Huntley Mount Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.3 km
Manor Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.3 km
1 -5 Parsonage Street	Dentist	—	3.5 km
Newtons Chemist	Pharmacy	—	3.6 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	3.6 km
Pimhole Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.6 km
Edenfield Road Surgery	GP	—	3.7 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	3.7 km
23 Roch Valley Way (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Rock Healthcare Limited	GP	—	3.9 km
Dental Department	Dentist	—	3.9 km
Moorgate Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.9 km
Walmersley Road Medical Practice	GP	—	4.0 km
S Patel& Associates	Dentist	—	4.0 km
Bury Healthcare Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.0 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.0 km
Strachan'S Chemist	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.1 km
Bury Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Medi Home Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
Iq Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
Postbox Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
Blackford House Medical Centre	GP	Good ('24)	4.6 km
Windermere Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	4.7 km
Peel Gps	GP	Good ('17)	4.7 km
Ribblesdale Medical Practice	GP	—	4.7 km
Townside Surgery	GP	—	4.7 km
Ashworth Street Surgery	GP	—	4.7 km
The Dawes Family Practice	GP	Good ('18)	4.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.8 km
163 Drake Street	Dentist	—	4.8 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.8 km
Kirkholt Medical Practice	GP	—	4.9 km
The Strand Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.9 km
Knowsley Medical Centre	GP	—	4.9 km
Knowsley Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.9 km
Woodside Medical Centre	GP	—	4.9 km
Drake Dental Practice	Dentist	—	5.0 km
Drake Street Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.0 km
Family Practice	GP	—	5.1 km
Dr A Hamid	GP	Good ('18)	5.1 km
Dr Gwd Bhima	GP	Good ('23)	5.1 km
Dr Mb Ghafoor & Partners	GP	Good ('17)	5.1 km
The Dale Medical Practice	GP	Good ('18)	5.1 km
Ahmad And Saleem Partners Ltd	Dentist	—	5.1 km
Bridgewater Community Healthcare Dental	Dentist	—	5.1 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Rochdale

5 nearest stations; the fastest to Manchester is 8 min from Moston Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To Manchester	Fastest
Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station	2.2 mi	Manchester Victoria	12 min
Rochdale Rail Station	3.2 mi	Manchester Victoria	13 min
Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station	4.1 mi	Manchester Victoria	12 min
Smithy Bridge Rail Station	5.3 mi	Manchester Victoria	18 min
Moston Rail Station	5.8 mi	Manchester Victoria	8 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest Manchester time in bold — from Moston Rail Station (8 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

61%

Work from home

21%

Walk or cycle

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging10 points

Per 10,000 residents0.4

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Rochdale

Air quality

NO₂

12.6

— WHO guide

PM2.5

7.1

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1000.3%

Flood zone4% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 10–30%)

Coal miningin/near a coalfield (100%)

Historic landfill169 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings364

Conservation areas30

Green belt59.6%

Green spaces593

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Rochdale

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	209	87% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	72	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	19	—
Green spaces & parks	593	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

79.1%

Superfast

97.2%

Ultrafast

81.6%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Rochdale

Figures for the wider Rochdale — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate6.5%

In work (employment rate)54%

Companies registered here14,563

New incorporations (12m)2,436

Property companies (SPVs)1,871

See the full Rochdale report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district