Lower Wheat End, Rochdale

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House prices, sold prices and local information for OL16 2YL.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£109,375

4 sales

Price range

£79k – £165k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

26 Sep 2025

OL16 2YL

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At a glance

House prices£109k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station8 min walkNewbold (Manchester Metrolink) SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 4 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

4 property sales on Lower Wheat End, Rochdale have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 26 Sep 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £109,375. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Lower Wheat End range from £79,000 to £165,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on Lower Wheat End compared

OL16 postcode area£219,552

Rochdale£234,812

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Lower Wheat End has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL16 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 4 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	4	£109,375	26 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Lower Wheat End

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
24, Lower Wheat End OL16 2YL	26 Sep 2025	£165,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
10, Lower Wheat End OL16 2YL	29 May 2020	£103,500	Semi-detached	Leasehold
8, Lower Wheat End OL16 2YL	8 Dec 2017	£90,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
10, Lower Wheat End OL16 2YL	18 Mar 2016	£79,000	Semi-detached	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
10, Lower Wheat End	£79,000 (Mar 2016) → £103,500 (May 2020)	+31% over 4 yrs

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Schools near Lower Wheat End

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Belfield Community School 429 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service 136 pupils	Pupil referral unit	5–16	Requires improvement Report	0.3 mi
Heybrook Primary School 688 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.5 mi
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 219 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
Hamer Community Primary School 323 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Springside 152 pupils	Community special school	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd 11 pupils	Other independent school	5–6	Report	0.7 mi
Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd	Other independent school	11–12	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

Rochdale station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
Smithy Bridge station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
Littleborough station 2.5 mi · 49 min walk
Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
Rochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink) 0.7 mi · 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Ramsay Street (opp, Entwisle Road) 4 min walk
Ramsay Street (nr, Entwisle Road) 5 min walk
Beswicke Royds Street (opp, Belfield Road) 5 min walk
Entwistle Road (opp, Belfield Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Croft Shifa Health Centre
Belfield Road, Rochdale · 0.3 mi
Inspire Medical Centre
2Nd Flr Croft Shifa Hc, Belfield Road, Rochdale · 0.3 mi
Mark Street Surgery
2 Mark Street, Rochdale · 0.4 mi
Winter Pressures
The Kingsway Practice, 285A Kingsway, Rochdale · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar Rochdale · 0.3 mi
Spar PFS SPAR Ceylon Service Station · 0.5 mi
Aldi Aldi Entwisle Road Rochdale · 0.5 mi
Morrisons Morrisons Belfield Rochdale · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

Ace Chemist Direct · 0.2 mi
Belfield Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Croft Shifa Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

Klm Orthodontics · 0.3 mi
Kml Orthodontics · 0.3 mi
Urgent Dental Care Ltd · 0.6 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.

Income	1 of 10
Employment	2 of 10
Education and skills	2 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	3 of 10
Living environment	3 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	57.2%	62.5%
Private rented	33.2%	20.3%
Social rented	9.6%	17.1%
Households	500

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	25.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	66.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	7.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,566

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 Lower Wheat End

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Who lives around Lower Wheat End

Ethnic group

	Here	Rochdale
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	61.9%	18.5%
White	28.7%	73.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	3.6%	3.5%
Other ethnic group	3.3%	1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.4%	2.4%

Religion

	Here	Rochdale
Muslim	64.7%	18.8%
Christian	18.5%	46.9%
No religion	12.5%	28.8%
Not answered	3.5%	4.6%
Hindu	0.5%	0.3%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.2%
Other religion	0.2%	0.3%
Jewish	0%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	Rochdale
Born in the UK	68.8%	84.5%
Born outside the UK	31.2%	15.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Rochdale
No qualifications	26.2%	23.2%
Level 4 qualifications and above	24.1%	26.4%
Level 3 qualifications	16.2%	16.8%
Level 2 qualifications	14.1%	14%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	11.8%	10.5%
Apprenticeship	4.3%	6%
Other qualifications	3.2%	2.9%

General health

	Here	Rochdale
Very good health	47.8%	46.9%
Good health	34.5%	32.9%
Fair health	11.6%	13.7%
Bad health	5.1%	5%
Very bad health	1%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Rochdale
1 car or van in household	47.3%	42.4%
2 cars or vans in household	26.7%	24.4%
No cars or vans in household	21.4%	26.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household	4.6%	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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