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OL16 5

6,965 people · median £137,500 · 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 postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £137,500, up 70.6% over five years. That's about 6.1× local earnings — around the 6.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 46 sales
£54k£83k£112k£141k£169k2010201720252022 +25%−17%£158,250
Median sold price£137,500
5-year change+70.6%
Price per square metre£1,172 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£10k£51k£92k£133k£174k1995201020252004 +57%−28%£158,250
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Semi-detached
£170k
Terraced
£125k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.1× · five-year average 6.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership42%

Owned outright
20%
With a mortgage
22%
Private rented
23%
Social rented
35%
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

£1,172 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 £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in OL16 5 59 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Milnrow Road£70,000188+52.2%
Prince Street£64,000159+36.1%
Royds Street£55,000122
Crown Street£62,00081
Percy Street£67,95078
Rathbone Street£42,00069
Newbold Street£82,22564
Rosefield Crescent£93,75062+37.3%
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 OL16 5 compares · from Rochdale

Fastest 5-yr growth: Newbold Brow +122.2%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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 OL16 5 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
62 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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