OL12Rochdale, England

House prices in OL12, Rochdale

Homes in OL12 sold for a median of £200,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 944 standard sales.

That makes it the eighth cheapest of the 16 OL postcode districts with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£200,000944 standard sales
Middle half of prices£150,000 to £260,000
Against the Rochdale council area5% belowRochdale median £210,500

Prices by property type

Standard sales in OL12, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached228£315,000£263,000 to £390,000Too few
Semi-detached297£210,000£180,000 to £240,000Too few
Terraced373£155,000£130,000 to £195,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes46£109,000£96,000 to £128,000Too few

Only 30 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Terraced houses were the most common type sold here, at 40% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 32%.

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Where prices are higher in OL12

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in OL12 7, around Rochdale, with a median of £245,000, and lowest in OL12 0, around Rochdale, at £150,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in OL12 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 113 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in OL12, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
OL12 7TS£495,0003
OL12 7SX£485,0003
OL12 7RS£430,0003
OL12 7SD£385,0005
OL12 7HJ£346,5003
OL12 7SS£325,0003
OL12 7PF£320,0009
OL12 7RW£320,0003
OL12 8BH£320,0004
OL12 7NR£300,0003
OL12 7RH£295,0004
OL12 6PB£290,0003
OL12 7GA£290,0005
OL12 7RL£285,0006
OL12 8QB£285,0003
OL12 9PT£282,0005
OL12 9RN£281,0004
OL12 9UA£280,0003
OL12 7HN£278,0003
OL12 7PQ£270,0003
OL12 7NT£268,5004
OL12 8ED£268,5004
OL12 6NA£265,0004
OL12 7JT£255,0003
OL12 7NH£254,0004
OL12 8US£254,00014
OL12 7GL£251,5004
OL12 7GD£250,0005
OL12 7LW£250,0003
OL12 6DU£245,0003
OL12 6DY£243,0003
OL12 9BB£237,5004
OL12 7BA£235,0003
OL12 7NA£235,0003
OL12 9EQ£235,0003
OL12 8PP£230,0003
OL12 9EJ£230,0003
OL12 7QU£228,0003
OL12 8EU£228,0005
OL12 8WA£226,00013
OL12 6DT£225,0006
OL12 6JH£225,0003
OL12 9DY£221,0006
OL12 9FG£220,0003
OL12 9LT£220,0003
OL12 9DF£218,5004
OL12 7GG£217,5004
OL12 7JQ£217,5005
OL12 7GE£215,0005
OL12 8HA£215,0003
OL12 9LR£215,0005
OL12 8UZ£214,00010
OL12 7RQ£211,0006
OL12 8LW£210,0004
OL12 7NF£207,0004
OL12 8BT£206,0003
OL12 7GF£205,0007
OL12 8JL£203,0003
OL12 6EJ£200,0003
OL12 6JT£200,0003
OL12 0EG£197,5003
OL12 8AE£195,0004
OL12 9NU£195,0003
OL12 6NT£185,0003
OL12 6SG£185,0003
OL12 9LF£185,0003
OL12 9QP£185,0003
OL12 8HR£184,0007
OL12 9LH£184,0003
OL12 7LD£183,0003
OL12 7EH£180,0003
OL12 7DL£178,5004
OL12 8SJ£178,0007
OL12 8TP£178,0005
OL12 7NU£177,5004
OL12 9QJ£176,5005
OL12 8PT£175,0003
OL12 8RF£175,0003
OL12 8BA£170,0003
OL12 9TB£170,0003
OL12 0SJ£168,0004
OL12 8QL£167,5003
OL12 0ES£166,0005
OL12 0AU£161,0004
OL12 7ND£161,0004
OL12 7JE£160,0003
OL12 8HD£160,0003
OL12 7BY£153,0003
OL12 9EU£153,0006
OL12 7NL£152,0003
OL12 7ET£150,0004
OL12 8PJ£148,0004
OL12 9BJ£143,0003
OL12 9QQ£140,0003
OL12 6XU£138,5006
OL12 6NS£138,0005
OL12 7DQ£137,5003
OL12 0EN£135,0005
OL12 7EB£135,0003
OL12 0SN£134,5003
OL12 9EA£133,0003
OL12 8QN£130,0005
OL12 8SE£130,0003
OL12 8JW£125,0003
OL12 9HE£125,0003
OL12 9RP£122,5003
OL12 6AZ£121,5004
OL12 6JF£117,0006
OL12 9EB£110,0003
OL12 8RH£100,0003
OL12 8RW£98,0005
OL12 0JE£90,0003
OL12 9FF£73,5003

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £125,000
  2. 2017: £130,000
  3. 2018: £132,500
  4. 2019: £135,000
  5. 2020: £138,500
  6. 2021: £165,000
  7. 2022: £170,000
  8. 2023: £175,000
  9. 2024: £190,000
  10. 2025: £200,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £200,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 60%, from £125,000 in 2016 to £200,000 in 2025, more than the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.

Coal mining

All 1,185 live postcodes in OL12 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).

Postcode districts in the Rochdale council area

Median sale price of the 6 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. OL12 is the second cheapest.

  1. M24 Manchester£232,000
  2. OL15 Littleborough£225,500
  3. OL11 Rochdale£205,000
  4. OL10 Heywood£200,000
  5. OL12 Rochdale, this district£200,000
  6. OL16 Rochdale£197,500

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of OL12, from the sales in OL12, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Norden 164 sales£285,000
  2. Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough 116 sales£224,500
  3. Healey 208 sales£200,000
  4. Whitworth 257 sales£192,000
  5. Spotland & Falinge 120 sales£164,000
  6. Smallbridge & Firgrove 64 sales£139,500
  7. Central Rochdale 53 sales£130,000

Leasehold homes

50% of sales in OL12 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Only 5% were flats, so some houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold, what the ground rent is and whether you could buy the freehold.

Flats here sold for a median of £109,000, 16% less than the £129,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £110,000 for a terraced house on Oakcliffe Road to £260,000 for a semi-detached house on Stocksgate.

The latest standard sales recorded in OL12. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 2 Blackthorn MewsSold for £215,000OL12 6XRSold on 28 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  2. 42 StocksgateSold for £260,000OL12 7LWSold on 17 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  3. 12 Birch Hill CrescentSold for £235,000OL12 9QFSold on 10 Sep 2026Detached
  4. 663 Halifax RoadSold for £157,500OL12 9QZSold on 4 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  5. 34 HollowspellSold for £235,000OL12 9AWSold on 1 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  6. 35 Oakcliffe RoadSold for £110,000OL12 9ALSold on 27 Aug 2026Terraced
  7. 5 Mabel StreetSold for £155,000OL12 6LTSold on 27 Aug 2026Terraced
  8. 56 Oakley WaySold for £220,000OL12 9DYSold on 21 Aug 2026Terraced
  9. 9 Cutgate RoadSold for £150,000OL12 7NLSold on 21 Aug 2026Terraced
  10. 53 WestgateSold for £147,000OL12 8UPSold on 19 Aug 2026Terraced

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Market Street, Whitworth£130,00029 sales
  • Edenfield Road, Rochdale£238,50018 sales
  • Spring Mill Avenue, Whitworth£254,00014 sales
  • Skein Street, Whitworth£226,00013 sales
  • Whitworth Road, Rochdale£181,50013 sales

Living in OL12

Crime

No rate for OL12

Part of OL12 is in Greater Manchester, whose police have not sent street-level crime data to police.uk since July 2019.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 90% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

93% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Higher than 71 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,601 a year in Rochdale for 2026 to 2027

Higher than 89 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in OL12, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A20.2%, England and Wales 0.4%
B181.6%, England and Wales 4.8%
C64658.7%, England and Wales 46.9%
D39636.0%, England and Wales 38.1%
E322.9%, England and Wales 7.3%
F40.4%, England and Wales 1.9%
G20.2%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in OL12, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 190013512.3%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192920818.9%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 1949837.5%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196622320.3%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198221619.6%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 199512411.3%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 2011827.5%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later292.6%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 944 standard sales in OL12, the latest on 27 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.