Dovedale Drive, Wardle, Rochdale

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

Average price (last 12 months)

£250,667

3 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£181,910

14 sales

Price range

£117k – £272k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

5 May 2026

OL12 9LR

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At a glance

House prices£251k average7% above the Rochdale average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station23 min walkSmithy Bridge station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold71% leaseholdAcross 14 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

14 property sales on Dovedale Drive, Wardle, Rochdale have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £250,667. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £167,343. That is 7% above the Rochdale average of £234,812 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 57% terraced, 43% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Dovedale Drive range from £117,000 to £272,000. 29% of homes sold here were freehold and 71% leasehold. Of 211 streets in Rochdale with at least two sales in the last year, Dovedale Drive ranks 72nd for average price.

House prices on Dovedale Drive compared

Dovedale Drive£250,667

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

Tenure: 29% freehold and 71% leasehold across 14 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	8	£167,343	5 May 2026
Semi-detached	6	£201,333	12 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Dovedale Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
44, Dovedale Drive OL12 9LR	5 May 2026	£265,000	Terraced	Freehold
27, Dovedale Drive OL12 9LR	12 Dec 2025	£272,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
34, Dovedale Drive OL12 9LR	5 Dec 2025	£215,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
28, Dovedale Drive OL12 9LR	3 Jul 2025	£210,000	Terraced	Leasehold
7, Dovedale Drive OL12 9LR	30 May 2025	£215,000	Terraced	Leasehold
17, Dovedale Drive OL12 9LR	28 Mar 2024	£210,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
21, Dovedale Drive OL12 9LR	25 Mar 2022	£220,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
28, Dovedale Drive OL12 9LR	14 Dec 2020	£153,000	Terraced	Leasehold
19, Dovedale Drive OL12 9LR	26 May 2020	£144,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
7, Dovedale Drive OL12 9LR	30 Jan 2017	£117,000	Terraced	Leasehold
1, Dovedale Drive OL12 9LR	11 Nov 2016	£147,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
7, Dovedale Drive OL12 9LR	11 Mar 2016	£124,990	Terraced	Leasehold
14, Dovedale Drive OL12 9LR	19 Feb 2016	£135,000	Terraced	Leasehold
20, Dovedale Drive OL12 9LR	29 Jan 2016	£118,750	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
28, Dovedale Drive	£153,000 (Dec 2020) → £210,000 (Jul 2025)	+37% over 5 yrs
7, Dovedale Drive	£124,990 (Mar 2016) → £117,000 (Jan 2017) → £215,000 (May 2025)	+72% over 9 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Dovedale Drive

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Dovedale Drive in the latest month.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% 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

Dovedale Drive 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 Dovedale Drive

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St James' Church of England Primary School 210 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
Wardle Academy 1,366 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.4 mi
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 444 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Great Howarth School 35 pupils	Other independent special school	7–18	Report	0.8 mi
Meadows School 10 pupils	Other independent special school	11–16	Report	0.9 mi
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 200 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	1.1 mi
Kentmere Primary Academy 353 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.1 mi
Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School 402 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	1.2 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 stations

Smithy Bridge station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
Littleborough station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
Rochdale station 2.8 mi · 55 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Waterhouse Close (opp, Birch Road) 3 min walk
Waterhouse Close (nr, Birch Road) 3 min walk
Clough Street (nr, Ramsden Road) 3 min walk
Wardle Conservative Club (o/s, Ramsden Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Pennine Surgery
Littleborough Health Centre, Featherstall Road, Littleborough · 1.1 mi
Littleborough Group Practice
Littleborough Health Centre, Featherstall Road, Littleborough · 1.1 mi
Trinity Medical Centre
22 Winton Street, Littleborough · 1.3 mi
The Village Medical Ctr.
Village Medical Centre, Peel Street, Littleborough · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar - Halifax Road · 0.8 mi
Lidl Lidl Stockton Street, Littleborough · 1.1 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Littleborough Local · 1.3 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Littleborough · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

Cohens Chemist · 1.0 mi
Unicare Pharmacy · 1.3 mi
Unicare Pharmacy · 1.3 mi

Dentists

Dentistry@442 Ltd · 0.2 mi
Littleborough Dental Practice · 1.0 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 7 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	7 of 10
Employment	8 of 10
Education and skills	8 of 10
Health and disability	6 of 10
Crime	3 of 10
Access to housing and services	2 of 10
Living environment	7 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	79.2%	62.5%
Private rented	15.6%	20.3%
Social rented	5.2%	17.1%
Households	827

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	20.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	61.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	18.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,982

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 Dovedale Drive

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Who lives around Dovedale Drive

Ethnic group

	Here	Rochdale
White	96.6%	73.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.8%	18.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.2%	2.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.4%	3.5%
Other ethnic group	0%	1.6%

Religion

	Here	Rochdale
Christian	54.8%	46.9%
No religion	38.3%	28.8%
Not answered	5.3%	4.6%
Muslim	1.1%	18.8%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.2%
Other religion	0.2%	0.3%
Hindu	0.1%	0.3%
Sikh	0.1%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Rochdale
Born in the UK	97.7%	84.5%
Born outside the UK	2.3%	15.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Rochdale
Level 4 qualifications and above	32.3%	26.4%
Level 3 qualifications	19.9%	16.8%
Level 2 qualifications	15.2%	14%
No qualifications	14.9%	23.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	8.3%	10.5%
Apprenticeship	7.2%	6%
Other qualifications	2.3%	2.9%

General health

	Here	Rochdale
Very good health	52.8%	46.9%
Good health	32%	32.9%
Fair health	11.1%	13.7%
Bad health	3.4%	5%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Rochdale
1 car or van in household	46.9%	42.4%
2 cars or vans in household	32.7%	24.4%
No cars or vans in household	11.7%	26.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household	8.7%	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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