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Michael Faraday Avenue, Rochdale

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House prices, sold prices and local information for OL16 4GN.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£180,559
8 sales
Price range
£155k – £252k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Aug 2025
OL16 4GN

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At a glance

House prices£181k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station8 min walkNewbold (Manchester Metrolink) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 8 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

8 property sales on Michael Faraday Avenue, Rochdale have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 1 Aug 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £189,897. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 63% terraced, 38% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Michael Faraday Avenue range from £154,995 to £251,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Michael Faraday Avenue compared

OL16 postcode area£219,552
Rochdale£234,812
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £160,595 (5 sales)2017£161k2018: £174,995 (1 sales)2018£175k2023: £215,000 (1 sales)2023£215k2025: £251,500 (1 sales)2025£252k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 8 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced5£189,8971 Aug 2025
Semi-detached3£164,99526 Oct 2018

Sold prices on Michael Faraday Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
3, Michael Faraday Avenue OL16 4GN 1 Aug 2025£251,500 TerracedFreehold
7, Michael Faraday Avenue OL16 4GN 25 Aug 2023£215,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Michael Faraday Avenue OL16 4GN 26 Oct 2018£174,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
5, Michael Faraday Avenue OL16 4GN 29 Jun 2017£154,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
7, Michael Faraday Avenue OL16 4GN 29 Jun 2017£159,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
11, Michael Faraday Avenue OL16 4GN 28 Jun 2017£159,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
3, Michael Faraday Avenue OL16 4GN 28 Jun 2017£167,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
9, Michael Faraday Avenue OL16 4GN 28 Jun 2017£159,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold

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
3, Michael Faraday Avenue £167,995 (Jun 2017) → £251,500 (Aug 2025) +50%
over 8 yrs
7, Michael Faraday Avenue £159,995 (Jun 2017) → £215,000 (Aug 2023) +34%
over 6 yrs

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Schools near Michael Faraday Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 219 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Peter's Church of England Primary School 455 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Kingsway Park High School 1,289 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Lowerplace Primary School 533 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Moorhouse Academy 210 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Deeplish Primary Academy 452 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone 208 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.8 mi
Belfield Community School 429 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 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 · 18 min walk
  • Smithy Bridge station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Castleton (Manchester) station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
  • Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Kingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink) 0.4 mi · 8 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • JD Sports Warehouse (opp, Michael Faraday Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Michael Faraday Avenue (cnr, Sir Isaac Newton Way) 2 min walk
  • Waithlands Road (opp, Kingsway) 4 min walk
  • St Peter's Primary School (opp, Kingsway) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Kingsway Practice
    285A Kingsway, Rochdale · 0.3 mi
  • Winter Pressures
    The Kingsway Practice, 285A Kingsway, Rochdale · 0.3 mi
  • Wellfield Health Centre
    116 Oldham Road, Rochdale · 0.6 mi
  • Dr A Hamid
    2Nd Floor Nye Bevan House, Maclure Road, Rochdale · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Morrisons Belfield Rochdale · 0.3 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Rochdale Food Warehouse · 0.5 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Rochdale Kingsway Supermarket · 0.5 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Milnrow · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Morrisons Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Imaan Pharmacy (oldham Road) · 0.6 mi
  • Wellfield Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dale Street Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • Urgent Dental Care Ltd · 0.9 mi
  • Ahmad And Saleem Partners Ltd · 0.9 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 5 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned68.8%62.5%
Private rented15.0%20.3%
Social rented16.1%17.1%
Households808

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.7%64.1%
Aged 65+12.8%18.6%
Residents1,878

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 Michael Faraday Avenue

Ethnic group

HereRochdale
White82.7%73.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.2%18.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%2.4%
Other ethnic group0.5%1.6%

Religion

HereRochdale
Christian44.4%46.9%
No religion36.2%28.8%
Muslim12.6%18.8%
Not answered5.6%4.6%
Buddhist0.6%0.2%
Hindu0.3%0.3%
Other religion0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereRochdale
Born in the UK90.7%84.5%
Born outside the UK9.3%15.5%

Highest qualification

HereRochdale
Level 4 qualifications and above31.6%26.4%
No qualifications18.8%23.2%
Level 3 qualifications17.4%16.8%
Level 2 qualifications14%14%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%10.5%
Apprenticeship6.8%6%
Other qualifications2.5%2.9%

General health

HereRochdale
Very good health48.5%46.9%
Good health33.7%32.9%
Fair health12.7%13.7%
Bad health4%5%
Very bad health1.1%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereRochdale
1 car or van in household44.1%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household28.9%24.4%
No cars or vans in household20.7%26.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%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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