Birch Hey Close, Rochdale

MyStreetCheck free street report: Birch Hey Close, Rochdale · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/rochdale-greater-manchester/birch-hey-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL12 9UN.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£73,000

2 sales

Price range

£45k – £101k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

2 Aug 2016

OL12 9UN

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At a glance

House prices£73k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station16 min walkSmithy Bridge station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 3 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

2 property sales on Birch Hey Close, Rochdale have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 2 Aug 2016. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £73,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Birch Hey Close compared

OL12 postcode area£222,185

Rochdale£234,812

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birch Hey Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL12 house prices.

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 3 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	2	£73,000	2 Aug 2016

Sold prices on Birch Hey Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Birch Hey Close OL12 9UN	20 Dec 2019	£82,000	Terraced	Freehold
5, Birch Hey Close OL12 9UN	2 Aug 2016	£45,000	Terraced	Freehold
11, Birch Hey Close OL12 9UN	8 Apr 2016	£101,000	Terraced	Freehold

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.

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Crime and flood risk near Birch Hey Close

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Birch Hey Close in the latest month.

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).

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

Flood risk

Birch Hey Close is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

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

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Wardle Academy 1,366 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.3 mi
Meadows School 10 pupils	Other independent special school	11–16	Report	0.3 mi
Great Howarth School 35 pupils	Other independent special school	7–18	Report	0.4 mi
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 444 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Kentmere Primary Academy 353 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 117 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	5–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
St James' Church of England Primary School 210 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
Hamer Community Primary School 323 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 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

Smithy Bridge station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
Littleborough station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
Rochdale station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk
Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) 1.7 mi · 35 min walk
Rochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink) 1.8 mi · 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Great Howarth (opp, Wardle Road) 4 min walk
Great Howarth (nr, Wardle Road) 4 min walk
Princess Avenue (opp, Wardle Road) 4 min walk
Oakcliffe Road (nr, Halifax Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Inspire Medical Centre
2Nd Flr Croft Shifa Hc, Belfield Road, Rochdale · 1.1 mi
Mark Street Surgery
2 Mark Street, Rochdale · 1.1 mi
Croft Shifa Health Centre
Belfield Road, Rochdale · 1.2 mi
Littleborough Group Practice
Littleborough Health Centre, Featherstall Road, Littleborough · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar - Halifax Road · 0.4 mi
Spar Spar Rochdale · 1.2 mi
Lidl Lidl Stockton Street, Littleborough · 1.2 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Rochdale Whitworth Rd Express · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

Cohens Chemist · 0.4 mi
Unicare Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
Ambro Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

Dentistry@442 Ltd · 0.5 mi
Time For Teeth Hmp Buckley Hall · 0.6 mi
Featherstall Road (dental Surgery) · 1.0 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 4 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	3 of 10
Crime	4 of 10
Access to housing and services	2 of 10
Living environment	5 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	75.5%	62.5%
Private rented	10.9%	20.3%
Social rented	13.4%	17.1%
Households	599

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.3%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	18.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,514

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 Birch Hey Close

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Who lives around Birch Hey Close

Ethnic group

	Here	Rochdale
White	86.8%	73.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	8.8%	18.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.9%	2.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.3%	3.5%
Other ethnic group	1.3%	1.6%

Religion

	Here	Rochdale
Christian	48.2%	46.9%
No religion	35.5%	28.8%
Muslim	10.1%	18.8%
Not answered	5.2%	4.6%
Hindu	0.5%	0.3%
Other religion	0.3%	0.3%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%
Jewish	0%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	Rochdale
Born in the UK	94.6%	84.5%
Born outside the UK	5.4%	15.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Rochdale
Level 4 qualifications and above	27.4%	26.4%
No qualifications	19.2%	23.2%
Level 3 qualifications	18.3%	16.8%
Level 2 qualifications	14.2%	14%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.9%	10.5%
Apprenticeship	8%	6%
Other qualifications	3.1%	2.9%

General health

	Here	Rochdale
Very good health	47.7%	46.9%
Good health	35.2%	32.9%
Fair health	11.4%	13.7%
Bad health	4.8%	5%
Very bad health	1%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Rochdale
1 car or van in household	40.7%	42.4%
2 cars or vans in household	34.3%	24.4%
No cars or vans in household	15.1%	26.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household	9.9%	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 Birch Hey Close

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