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Birch Road, Rochdale

MyStreetCheck free street report: Birch Road, Rochdale · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/rochdale-greater-manchester/birch-road-rochdale/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL12 9QQ, OL12 9QJ, OL12 9QN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£173,125
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£158,535
50 sales
Price range
£47k – £318k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Jul 2026
OL12 9QJ

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At a glance

House prices£173k average26% below the Rochdale average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station12 min walkSmithy Bridge station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold76% freeholdAcross 55 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

50 property sales on Birch Road, Rochdale have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £173,125. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £150,144. Average sale prices rose from £164,000 in 2016 to £173,125 in 2026 (+6%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 26% below the Rochdale average of £234,812 over the same period. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 10 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 66% semi-detached, 20% terraced, 14% detached. Recorded sale prices on Birch Road range from £47,000 to £318,000. 76% of homes sold here were freehold and 24% leasehold. Of 211 streets in Rochdale with at least two sales in the last year, Birch Road ranks 149th for average price.

House prices on Birch Road compared

Birch Road£173,125
OL12 postcode area£222,185
Rochdale£234,812
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all OL12 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £164,000 (6 sales)2016£164k2017: £163,161 (9 sales)2017£163k2018: £124,250 (6 sales)2018£124k2019: £94,500 (2 sales)2019£95k2020: £167,500 (3 sales)2020£168k2021: £145,500 (2 sales)2021£146k2022: £166,850 (8 sales)2022£167k2023: £203,333 (3 sales)2023£203k2024: £158,875 (4 sales)2024£159k2025: £157,833 (3 sales)2025£158k2026: £173,125 (4 sales)2026£173k

Tenure: 76% freehold and 24% leasehold across 55 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached33£150,14417 Jul 2026
Terraced10£101,50012 Jun 2026
Detached7£279,57120 Oct 2023

Sold prices on Birch Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
43, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 17 Jul 2026£165,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
26, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 12 Jun 2026£157,500 TerracedFreehold
43, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 20 Mar 2026£125,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
39, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 13 Mar 2026£200,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
37, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 28 Jan 2026£170,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
15, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 20 Oct 2025£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 30 May 2025£176,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
85, Birch Road OL12 9QN 16 May 2025£157,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 2 Oct 2024£118,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
64, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 6 Sep 2024£192,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 17 May 2024£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 12 Jan 2024£170,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 20 Oct 2023£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
98, Birch Road OL12 9QN 20 Oct 2023£305,000 DetachedLeasehold
48, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 15 Sep 2023£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 8 Aug 2023£118,750 Semi-detachedLeasehold
36, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 13 Dec 2022£201,800 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 18 Nov 2022£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 18 Nov 2022£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 15 Jun 2022£135,000 TerracedFreehold
103, Birch Road OL12 9QN 12 Apr 2022£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 9 Mar 2022£108,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 4 Mar 2022£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 20 Jan 2022£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 5 Nov 2021£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Birch Road OL12 9QN 27 Aug 2021£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 19 May 2021£110,000 TerracedLeasehold
41, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 18 Mar 2021£156,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
88, Birch Road OL12 9QN 26 Oct 2020£318,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 28 Feb 2020£91,500 TerracedFreehold
70, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 22 Jan 2020£93,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 19 Dec 2019£84,000 TerracedFreehold
83, Birch Road OL12 9QN 13 Sep 2019£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 19 Oct 2018£132,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 12 Oct 2018£92,000 TerracedLeasehold
13, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 9 Aug 2018£216,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
107, Birch Road OL12 9QN 20 Jul 2018£124,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 12 Jun 2018£103,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 2 Feb 2018£77,500 TerracedFreehold
39, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 24 Nov 2017£122,950 Semi-detachedLeasehold
109, Birch Road OL12 9QN 29 Sep 2017£118,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Birch Road OL12 9QJ 22 Sep 2017£70,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 15 Sep 2017£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Birch Road OL12 9QN 8 Sep 2017£259,000 DetachedFreehold
88, Birch Road OL12 9QN 25 Aug 2017£259,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 11 Aug 2017£52,500 TerracedLeasehold
84, Birch Road OL12 9QN 12 Jul 2017£258,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 7 Jul 2017£159,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
113, Birch Road OL12 9QN 22 Jun 2017£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Birch Road OL12 9QQ 13 Dec 2016£132,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
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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

AddressSalesChange
43, Birch Road £125,000 (Mar 2026) → £165,000 (Jul 2026) +32%
over under a year
39, Birch Road £122,950 (Nov 2017) → £200,000 (Mar 2026) +63%
over 8 yrs
15, Birch Road £190,000 (Mar 2022) → £140,000 (Oct 2025) -26%
over 4 yrs
36, Birch Road £132,000 (Dec 2016) → £201,800 (Dec 2022) +53%
over 6 yrs
35, Birch Road £103,000 (Jun 2018) → £185,000 (Nov 2022) +80%
over 4 yrs
14, Birch Road £84,000 (Dec 2019) → £135,000 (Jun 2022) +61%
over 2 yrs
28, Birch Road £91,500 (Feb 2020) → £108,000 (Mar 2022) +18%
over 2 yrs
11, Birch Road £147,000 (Aug 2016) → £160,000 (Jan 2022) +9%
over 5 yrs
6, Birch Road £47,000 (Oct 2016) → £52,500 (Aug 2017) → £92,000 (Oct 2018) → £110,000 (May 2021) +134%
over 5 yrs
88, Birch Road £259,000 (Aug 2017) → £318,000 (Oct 2020) +23%
over 3 yrs
72, Birch Road £70,500 (Sep 2017) → £132,500 (Oct 2018) +88%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Birch Road

Crime

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

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

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Higher crime than about 90% 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 Road 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 Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 444 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Wardle Academy 1,366 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Meadows School 10 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Great Howarth School 35 pupils Other independent special school 7–18 Report 0.6 mi
Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School 402 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
St James' Church of England Primary School 210 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Kentmere Primary Academy 353 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 117 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Good Report 0.8 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 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Littleborough station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • Rochdale station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
  • Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Kingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink) 1.9 mi · 39 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Birch Avenue (nr, Birch Road) 1 min walk
  • Birch Avenue (opp, Birch Road) 1 min walk
  • Gloucester Avenue (opp, Birch Road) 2 min walk
  • Gloucester Avenue (nr, Birch Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Littleborough Group Practice
    Littleborough Health Centre, Featherstall Road, Littleborough · 0.9 mi
  • Pennine Surgery
    Littleborough Health Centre, Featherstall Road, Littleborough · 0.9 mi
  • Trinity Medical Centre
    22 Winton Street, Littleborough · 1.1 mi
  • The Village Medical Ctr.
    Village Medical Centre, Peel Street, Littleborough · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Halifax Road · 0.2 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Stockton Street, Littleborough · 1.0 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Littleborough · 1.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Littleborough Local · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.6 mi
  • Unicare Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Unicare Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Dentistry@442 Ltd · 0.6 mi
  • Littleborough Dental Practice · 0.8 mi
  • Featherstall Road (dental Surgery) · 0.8 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 2 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned63.1%62.5%
Private rented11.6%20.3%
Social rented25.2%17.1%
Households753

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1525.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.5%64.1%
Aged 65+11.8%18.6%
Residents2,055

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks95%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%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.

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Who lives around Birch Road

Ethnic group

HereRochdale
White83.9%73.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.5%18.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%2.4%
Other ethnic group0.8%1.6%

Religion

HereRochdale
Christian47.5%46.9%
No religion39%28.8%
Muslim8.7%18.8%
Not answered3.7%4.6%
Other religion0.5%0.3%
Sikh0.3%–
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Hindu0%0.3%

Country of birth

HereRochdale
Born in the UK90.1%84.5%
Born outside the UK9.9%15.5%

Highest qualification

HereRochdale
Level 4 qualifications and above26.5%26.4%
No qualifications19.5%23.2%
Level 3 qualifications17.6%16.8%
Level 2 qualifications15.3%14%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%10.5%
Apprenticeship6.8%6%
Other qualifications3.1%2.9%

General health

HereRochdale
Very good health51.7%46.9%
Good health30.9%32.9%
Fair health12.6%13.7%
Bad health3.6%5%
Very bad health1.3%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereRochdale
1 car or van in household43.6%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household30.3%24.4%
No cars or vans in household19.1%26.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household7%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.

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