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Great Howarth, Rochdale

MyStreetCheck free street report: Great Howarth, Rochdale · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/rochdale-greater-manchester/great-howarth/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL12 9HD, OL12 9HE, OL12 9HQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£75,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£80,674
23 sales
Price range
£32k – £145k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Feb 2026
OL12 9HD

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At a glance

House prices£76k average68% below the Rochdale average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station20 min walkSmithy Bridge station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband50% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold51% freeholdAcross 35 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

23 property sales on Great Howarth, Rochdale have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £75,500. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £59,136. That is 68% below the Rochdale average of £234,812 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 48% flat, 43% terraced, 9% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Great Howarth range from £32,000 to £145,000. 51% of homes sold here were freehold and 49% leasehold. Of 211 streets in Rochdale with at least two sales in the last year, Great Howarth ranks 211th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Great Howarth compared

Great Howarth£75,500
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: £32,000 (1 sales)2016£32k2017: £41,500 (2 sales)2017£42k2018: £40,000 (1 sales)2018£40k2019: £43,500 (1 sales)2019£44k2020: £75,000 (2 sales)2020£75k2022: £72,200 (5 sales)2022£72k2023: £124,000 (3 sales)2023£124k2024: £89,500 (4 sales)2024£90k2025: £132,500 (2 sales)2025£133k2026: £75,500 (2 sales)2026£76k

Tenure: 51% freehold and 49% leasehold across 35 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat11£59,13620 Feb 2026
Terraced10£100,0005 Jan 2026
Semi-detached2£102,50028 Jul 2023

Sold prices on Great Howarth

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Garage 1, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth 1 Jul 2026£85,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 28, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth OL12 9HD 20 Feb 2026£96,000 FlatLeasehold
83, Great Howarth OL12 9HE 5 Jan 2026£55,000 TerracedFreehold
89, Great Howarth OL12 9HE 26 Sep 2025£125,000 TerracedFreehold
65, Great Howarth OL12 9HE 5 Jun 2025£140,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Great Howarth OL12 9HE 4 Apr 2025£90,000 TerracedFreehold
200, Great Howarth OL12 9HQ 29 Oct 2024£75,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Great Howarth OL12 9HE 26 Jul 2024£138,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 39, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth OL12 9HD 18 Apr 2024£70,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 36, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth OL12 9HD 9 Feb 2024£75,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 40, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth OL12 9HD 20 Oct 2023£65,000 FlatLeasehold
68, Great Howarth OL12 9HE 4 Aug 2023£132,000 TerracedFreehold
60, Great Howarth OL12 9HE 28 Jul 2023£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Great Howarth OL12 9HE 10 May 2023£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Great Howarth OL12 9HE 27 Mar 2023£95,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Great Howarth OL12 9HE 27 Feb 2023£90,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 29, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth OL12 9HD 15 Dec 2022£77,500 FlatLeasehold
54, Great Howarth OL12 9HE 30 Nov 2022£93,860 TerracedFreehold
Flat 42, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth OL12 9HD 28 Oct 2022£75,100 FlatLeasehold
Flat 26, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth OL12 9HD 21 Oct 2022£66,500 FlatLeasehold
198, Great Howarth OL12 9HQ 2 Sep 2022£90,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Great Howarth OL12 9HE 2 Sep 2022£60,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 33, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth OL12 9HD 18 Aug 2022£77,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 23, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth OL12 9HD 1 Aug 2022£67,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 21, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth OL12 9HD 14 Oct 2021£46,000 FlatLeasehold
Garage 6, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth 16 Apr 2021£1,000 OtherLeasehold
200, Great Howarth OL12 9HQ 18 Dec 2020£65,000 TerracedFreehold
65, Great Howarth OL12 9HE 3 Apr 2020£85,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 46, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth OL12 9HD 24 May 2019£43,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 49, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth OL12 9HD 6 Mar 2018£40,000 FlatLeasehold
Great Howarth College, Great Howarth OL12 9HJ 21 Aug 2017£600,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 32, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth OL12 9HD 13 Jun 2017£35,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 22, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth OL12 9HD 6 Jan 2017£48,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 33, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth OL12 9HD 24 Jun 2016£32,000 FlatLeasehold
81, Great Howarth OL12 9HE 26 Feb 2016£65,000 TerracedFreehold

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
65, Great Howarth £85,000 (Apr 2020) → £140,000 (Jun 2025) +65%
over 5 yrs
200, Great Howarth £65,000 (Dec 2020) → £75,000 (Oct 2024) +15%
over 4 yrs
62, Great Howarth £95,000 (Mar 2023) → £138,000 (Jul 2024) +45%
over 1 yr
59, Great Howarth £90,500 (Feb 2023) → £130,000 (May 2023) +44%
over under a year
Flat 33, Kingfisher Court, Great Howarth £32,000 (Jun 2016) → £77,500 (Aug 2022) +142%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Great Howarth

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Great Howarth 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

Great Howarth 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 Great Howarth

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Great Howarth School 35 pupils Other independent special school 7–18 Report 0.1 mi
Meadows School 10 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.2 mi
Kentmere Primary Academy 353 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 117 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Wardle Academy 1,366 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Springside 152 pupils Community special school 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Hamer Community Primary School 323 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 444 pupils Primary Church of England 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 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Littleborough station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Rochdale station 2.0 mi · 39 min walk
  • Rochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink) 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
  • Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) 1.6 mi · 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Great Howarth (nr, Wardle Road) 2 min walk
  • Great Howarth (opp, Wardle Road) 2 min walk
  • Princess Avenue (opp, Wardle Road) 3 min walk
  • Low Hill (at, Low Hill) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Mark Street Surgery
    2 Mark Street, Rochdale · 0.9 mi
  • Inspire Medical Centre
    2Nd Flr Croft Shifa Hc, Belfield Road, Rochdale · 1.0 mi
  • Croft Shifa Health Centre
    Belfield Road, Rochdale · 1.0 mi
  • Healey Surgery
    Whitworth Road, Rochdale · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Halifax Road · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Rochdale Whitworth Rd Express · 1.0 mi
  • Spar Spar Rochdale · 1.1 mi
  • Spar PFS SPAR Ceylon Service Station · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Ambro Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • 4court Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Time For Teeth Hmp Buckley Hall · 0.4 mi
  • Dentistry@442 Ltd · 0.6 mi
  • Kml Orthodontics · 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 1 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.

Income1 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned36.6%62.5%
Private rented15.3%20.3%
Social rented47.9%17.1%
Households632

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1526.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.3%64.1%
Aged 65+13.3%18.6%
Residents1,616

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)50%80%
Gigabit-capable50%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 Great Howarth

Ethnic group

HereRochdale
White62.3%73.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh24.6%18.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%2.4%
Other ethnic group3.4%1.6%

Religion

HereRochdale
Christian33.4%46.9%
No religion30.8%28.8%
Muslim29.2%18.8%
Not answered5.8%4.6%
Buddhist0.4%0.2%
Other religion0.4%0.3%
Hindu0.1%0.3%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereRochdale
Born in the UK78.5%84.5%
Born outside the UK21.5%15.5%

Highest qualification

HereRochdale
No qualifications30.5%23.2%
Level 4 qualifications and above20%26.4%
Level 2 qualifications15.6%14%
Level 3 qualifications13.7%16.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%10.5%
Apprenticeship6.2%6%
Other qualifications3%2.9%

General health

HereRochdale
Very good health45.1%46.9%
Good health29.7%32.9%
Fair health16%13.7%
Bad health6.3%5%
Very bad health2.8%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereRochdale
No cars or vans in household44.9%26.3%
1 car or van in household41.4%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household11.5%24.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.2%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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