Elm Grove, Wardle, Rochdale

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

Average price (last 12 months)

£203,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2017)

£151,103

15 sales

Price range

£87k – £210k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

5 May 2026

OL12 9LF

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At a glance

House prices£151k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station23 min walkSmithy Bridge station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 16 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

15 property sales on Elm Grove, Wardle, Rochdale have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £203,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £151,103. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 4 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Elm Grove range from £87,000 to £210,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Elm Grove compared

OL12 postcode area£222,185

Rochdale£234,812

England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 16 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	15	£151,103	5 May 2026

Sold prices on Elm Grove

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
41, Elm Grove OL12 9LF	5 May 2026	£203,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
23, Elm Grove OL12 9LF	10 Jun 2025	£185,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
17, Elm Grove OL12 9LF	14 Jan 2025	£178,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
16, Elm Grove OL12 9LF	16 Aug 2024	£150,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
5, Elm Grove OL12 9LF	27 Oct 2023	£170,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
33, Elm Grove OL12 9LF	6 Apr 2023	£135,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
18, Elm Grove OL12 9LF	20 Mar 2023	£145,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
4, Elm Grove OL12 9LF	19 Jan 2023	£210,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
21, Elm Grove OL12 9LF	16 Dec 2022	£183,550	Semi-detached	Freehold
39, Elm Grove OL12 9LF	14 Apr 2022	£148,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
14, Elm Grove OL12 9LF	16 Nov 2021	£173,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
41, Elm Grove OL12 9LF	13 Jul 2021	£100,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
39, Elm Grove OL12 9LF	28 Aug 2020	£97,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
5, Elm Grove OL12 9LF	9 May 2017	£102,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, Elm Grove OL12 9LF	10 Feb 2017	£87,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
14, Elm Grove OL12 9LF	14 Nov 2016	£108,000	Semi-detached	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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
41, Elm Grove	£100,000 (Jul 2021) → £203,000 (May 2026)	+103% over 5 yrs
5, Elm Grove	£102,000 (May 2017) → £170,000 (Oct 2023)	+67% over 6 yrs
39, Elm Grove	£97,000 (Aug 2020) → £148,000 (Apr 2022)	+53% over 2 yrs
14, Elm Grove	£108,000 (Nov 2016) → £173,000 (Nov 2021)	+60% over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Elm Grove

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Elm Grove 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.

Schools near Elm Grove

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St James' Church of England Primary School 210 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Wardle Academy 1,366 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.3 mi
Great Howarth School 35 pupils	Other independent special school	7–18	Report	0.5 mi
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 444 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Meadows School 10 pupils	Other independent special school	11–16	Report	0.7 mi
Kentmere Primary Academy 353 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.9 mi
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 117 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	5–11	Good Report	1.0 mi
Springside 152 pupils	Community special school	3–11	Report	1.1 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 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
Littleborough station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
Rochdale station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk
Rochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink) 2.1 mi · 42 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Lawflat (nr, Ramsden Road) 1 min walk
Lawflat (opp, Ramsden Road) 1 min walk
Elm Grove (nr, Ramsden Road) 1 min walk
Waterhouse Close (nr, Birch Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Littleborough Group Practice
Littleborough Health Centre, Featherstall Road, Littleborough · 1.3 mi
Pennine Surgery
Littleborough Health Centre, Featherstall Road, Littleborough · 1.3 mi
Trinity Medical Centre
22 Winton Street, Littleborough · 1.4 mi
Healey Surgery
Whitworth Road, Rochdale · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar - Halifax Road · 0.7 mi
Lidl Lidl Stockton Street, Littleborough · 1.3 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Rochdale Whitworth Rd Express · 1.5 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Littleborough Local · 1.5 mi

Pharmacies

Cohens Chemist · 0.8 mi
Unicare Pharmacy · 1.3 mi
Unicare Pharmacy · 1.3 mi

Dentists

Dentistry@442 Ltd · 0.1 mi
Time For Teeth Hmp Buckley Hall · 0.9 mi
Featherstall Road (dental Surgery) · 1.1 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 Elm Grove

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Who lives around Elm Grove

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.

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