Railway Street, Heywood

MyStreetCheck free street report: Railway Street, Heywood · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/heywood-greater-manchester/railway-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL10 1NJ, OL10 1NH.

Average price (last 12 months)

£100,000

2 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£112,470

28 sales

Price range

£65k – £200k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

20 Feb 2026

OL10 1NH

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At a glance

House prices£100k average57% below the Heywood average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station2 min walkHeywood (East Lancashire Railway) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold94% leaseholdAcross 36 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

28 property sales on Railway Street, Heywood have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £100,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £111,698. That is 57% below the Heywood average of £230,276 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 93% terraced, 7% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Railway Street range from £65,000 to £200,000. 6% of homes sold here were freehold and 94% leasehold. Of 64 streets in Heywood with at least two sales in the last year, Railway Street ranks 63rd for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Railway Street compared

Railway Street£100,000

OL10 postcode area£230,276

Heywood£230,276

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all OL10 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 6% freehold and 94% leasehold across 36 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	26	£111,698	20 Feb 2026
Semi-detached	2	£122,500	3 Apr 2023

Sold prices on Railway Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
18, Railway Street OL10 1NH	3 Aug 2026	£71,239	Terraced	Leasehold
16, Railway Street OL10 1NH	20 Feb 2026	£100,000	Terraced	Leasehold
8, Railway Street OL10 1NH	5 Dec 2025	£100,000	Terraced	Leasehold
50, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	20 Oct 2025	£142,000	Terraced	Leasehold
139, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	15 May 2025	£200,000	Terraced	Leasehold
105, Railway Street OL10 1NH	28 Mar 2025	£105,000	Terraced	Leasehold
143, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	18 Dec 2024	£175,000	Terraced	Leasehold
20, Railway Street OL10 1NH	6 Dec 2024	£110,000	Terraced	Leasehold
20, Railway Street OL10 1NH	13 Nov 2024	£60,000	Terraced	Leasehold
20, Railway Street OL10 1NH	13 Nov 2024	£90,000	Terraced	Leasehold
117, Railway Street OL10 1NH	1 Nov 2024	£105,000	Terraced	Leasehold
74, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	19 Jun 2024	£153,000	Terraced	Leasehold
18, Railway Street OL10 1NH	17 May 2024	£117,000	Terraced	Leasehold
64, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	14 Aug 2023	£147,500	Terraced	Leasehold
129, Railway Street OL10 1NH	3 Apr 2023	£145,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
42, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	2 Dec 2022	£125,000	Terraced	Leasehold
107, Railway Street OL10 1NH	30 Nov 2022	£127,650	Terraced	Leasehold
123, Railway Street OL10 1NH	14 Nov 2022	£125,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
165, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	24 Jan 2022	£110,000	Other	Freehold
165, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	24 Jan 2022	£110,000	Terraced	Leasehold
147, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	17 Jan 2022	£138,000	Terraced	Leasehold
66, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	22 Oct 2021	£115,000	Terraced	Leasehold
111, Railway Street OL10 1NH	30 Sep 2021	£65,000	Terraced	Leasehold
74, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	16 Apr 2021	£100,000	Terraced	Leasehold
42, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	5 Mar 2021	£85,000	Terraced	Leasehold
107, Railway Street OL10 1NH	3 Jul 2020	£71,500	Terraced	Leasehold
64, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	31 Jul 2019	£94,000	Terraced	Leasehold
127, Railway Street OL10 1NH	20 Mar 2019	£100,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
149, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	26 Oct 2018	£395	Other	Freehold
50, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	25 May 2018	£82,000	Terraced	Leasehold
56, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	24 May 2018	£87,500	Terraced	Leasehold
139, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	5 Jan 2018	£90,000	Terraced	Leasehold
137, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	18 Aug 2017	£122,000	Terraced	Leasehold
135, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	3 Feb 2017	£71,500	Semi-detached	Leasehold
22, Railway Street OL10 1NH	15 Jul 2016	£70,000	Terraced	Leasehold
58, Railway Street OL10 1NJ	15 Mar 2016	£77,000	Terraced	Leasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
18, Railway Street	£117,000 (May 2024) → £71,239 (Aug 2026)	-39% over 2 yrs
50, Railway Street	£82,000 (May 2018) → £142,000 (Oct 2025)	+73% over 7 yrs
139, Railway Street	£90,000 (Jan 2018) → £200,000 (May 2025)	+122% over 7 yrs
74, Railway Street	£100,000 (Apr 2021) → £153,000 (Jun 2024)	+53% over 3 yrs
64, Railway Street	£94,000 (Jul 2019) → £147,500 (Aug 2023)	+57% over 4 yrs
42, Railway Street	£85,000 (Mar 2021) → £125,000 (Dec 2022)	+47% over 2 yrs
107, Railway Street	£71,500 (Jul 2020) → £127,650 (Nov 2022)	+79% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Railway Street

Crime

1 crime was reported within about a mile of Railway Street in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Railway Street is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

Upper River Irwell catchment with Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Haslingden, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Railway Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Harwood Park Primary School 291 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Hopwood Community Primary School 421 pupils	Primary	4–11	Outstanding Report	0.5 mi
All Souls Church of England Primary School 234 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Outstanding Report	0.5 mi
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy 373 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College 768 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic/Church of England	11–16	Report	0.6 mi
St Luke's Church of England Primary School 446 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Newhouse Academy 974 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Requires improvement Report	0.7 mi
Heywood Academy 21 pupils	Free schools special	11–19	Report	0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

Castleton (Manchester) station 1.2 mi · 25 min walk
Rochdale station 2.6 mi · 53 min walk
Mills Hill (Manchester) station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
Heywood (East Lancashire Railway) 0.1 mi · 2 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Green Lane (N-bound, Green Lane) 2 min walk
Green Lane (S-bound, Green Lane) 2 min walk
Burns Street (opp, Manchester Road) 3 min walk
Cowburn Street (SW-bound, Cowburn Street) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Hopwood Medical Centre
1-6 Walton Street, Hopwood, Heywood · 0.3 mi
Longford Street Medical Centre
Longford Street, Heywood · 0.5 mi
Birtle View Medical Practice
George Street, Heywood · 0.9 mi
Castleton Health Centre
2 Elizabeth Street, Castleton, Rochdale · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

Aldi Aldi Heywood · 0.2 mi
Tesco Express Esso Tesco Heywood York St Esso Express · 0.3 mi
Asda Express Asda Heywood Express Petrol · 0.6 mi
Morrisons Morrisons Heywood · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

Internet Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Cohens Chemist · 0.5 mi
Boots · 0.6 mi

Dentists

Heywood Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
Tailor & Co Dental · 0.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	4 of 10
Employment	4 of 10
Education and skills	5 of 10
Health and disability	4 of 10
Crime	4 of 10
Access to housing and services	8 of 10
Living environment	4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	64.1%	62.5%
Private rented	29.1%	20.3%
Social rented	6.8%	17.1%
Households	983

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	21.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	67.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	11.0%	18.6%
Residents	2,261

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	95%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	98%	92%

Share of homes across Rochdale with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Railway Street

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Who lives around Railway Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Rochdale
White	92.1%	73.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	2.9%	18.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	2.3%	3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.1%	2.4%
Other ethnic group	0.6%	1.6%

Religion

	Here	Rochdale
Christian	52.5%	46.9%
No religion	39.6%	28.8%
Not answered	4.8%	4.6%
Muslim	2.3%	18.8%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.2%
Other religion	0.3%	0.3%
Hindu	0.1%	0.3%
Jewish	0%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	Rochdale
Born in the UK	93.6%	84.5%
Born outside the UK	6.4%	15.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Rochdale
Level 4 qualifications and above	27.8%	26.4%
Level 3 qualifications	20.4%	16.8%
No qualifications	16.7%	23.2%
Level 2 qualifications	15.3%	14%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	11.1%	10.5%
Apprenticeship	6.2%	6%
Other qualifications	2.5%	2.9%

General health

	Here	Rochdale
Very good health	53.5%	46.9%
Good health	32.1%	32.9%
Fair health	11.1%	13.7%
Bad health	2.4%	5%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Rochdale
1 car or van in household	46.2%	42.4%
2 cars or vans in household	27.8%	24.4%
No cars or vans in household	20.4%	26.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household	5.6%	6.9%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Rochdale.

Planning and heritage near Railway Street

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