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War Office Road, Rochdale

MyStreetCheck free street report: War Office Road, Rochdale · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/rochdale-greater-manchester/war-office-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL11 5HR, OL11 5HX, OL11 5HH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£265,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£260,793
29 sales
Price range
£49k – £730k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Aug 2026
OL11 5HR

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At a glance

House prices£266k average13% above the Rochdale average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station28 min walkHeywood (East Lancashire Railway) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband97% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold61% freeholdAcross 36 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

29 property sales on War Office Road, Rochdale have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £265,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £308,625. Average sale prices rose from £203,250 in 2016 to £265,500 in 2026 (+31%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 13% above the Rochdale average of £234,812 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 69% detached, 17% terraced, 14% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on War Office Road range from £49,000 to £730,000. 61% of homes sold here were freehold and 39% leasehold. Of 211 streets in Rochdale with at least two sales in the last year, War Office Road ranks 61st for average price.

House prices on War Office Road compared

War Office Road£265,500
OL11 postcode area£253,367
Rochdale£234,812
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all OL11 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £203,250 (2 sales)2016£203k2017: £236,667 (3 sales)2017£237k2018: £180,500 (6 sales)2018£181k2019: £195,000 (2 sales)2019£195k2020: £178,500 (1 sales)2020£179k2021: £235,000 (1 sales)2021£235k2022: £280,800 (5 sales)2022£281k2023: £350,000 (1 sales)2023£350k2024: £456,667 (3 sales)2024£457k2025: £301,667 (3 sales)2025£302k2026: £265,500 (2 sales)2026£266k

Tenure: 61% freehold and 39% leasehold across 36 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached20£308,62514 Aug 2026
Terraced5£124,10030 Jul 2025
Semi-detached4£192,50027 Feb 2026

Sold prices on War Office Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
27, War Office Road OL11 5HR 14 Aug 2026£260,000 DetachedFreehold
48, War Office Road OL11 5HR 27 Feb 2026£271,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, War Office Road OL11 5HR 30 Jul 2025£195,000 TerracedFreehold
10, War Office Road OL11 5HR 4 Jul 2025£1,300 OtherFreehold
15, War Office Road OL11 5HR 30 Apr 2025£355,000 DetachedFreehold
100, War Office Road OL11 5HX 28 Mar 2025£355,000 DetachedFreehold
Norwood, War Office Road OL11 5HX 29 Nov 2024£730,000 DetachedLeasehold
6, War Office Road OL11 5HR 30 Oct 2024£1,105,000 OtherFreehold
17, War Office Road OL11 5HR 17 Oct 2024£290,000 DetachedFreehold
34, War Office Road OL11 5HR 15 Jan 2024£350,000 DetachedFreehold
52, War Office Road OL11 5HR 9 Jun 2023£350,000 DetachedFreehold
4, War Office Road OL11 5HR 5 Dec 2022£530,000 DetachedLeasehold
28, War Office Road OL11 5HR 24 Nov 2022£49,000 TerracedFreehold
25, War Office Road OL11 5HR 20 Jul 2022£255,000 DetachedLeasehold
95, War Office Road OL11 5HH 27 May 2022£295,000 DetachedLeasehold
89, War Office Road OL11 5HX 27 Apr 2022£177,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, War Office Road OL11 5HR 16 Mar 2022£275,000 DetachedLeasehold
2, War Office Road OL11 5HR 30 Sep 2021£270,000 DetachedLeasehold
4, War Office Road OL11 5HR 23 Jun 2021£250,000 DetachedFreehold
31, War Office Road OL11 5HR 5 Mar 2021£235,000 DetachedLeasehold
28, War Office Road OL11 5HR 10 Jul 2020£43,000 OtherFreehold
29, War Office Road OL11 5HR 10 Jan 2020£178,500 DetachedLeasehold
50, War Office Road OL11 5HR 1 Jul 2019£215,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
81, War Office Road OL11 5HX 5 Mar 2019£175,000 DetachedLeasehold
83, War Office Road OL11 5HX 30 Nov 2018£134,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, War Office Road OL11 5HR 3 Oct 2018£90,000 TerracedFreehold
93, War Office Road OL11 5HX 22 Jun 2018£152,000 TerracedFreehold
69, War Office Road OL11 5HX 31 May 2018£134,500 TerracedFreehold
Norwood, War Office Road OL11 5HX 2 Mar 2018£365,000 DetachedLeasehold
27, War Office Road OL11 5HR 12 Jan 2018£207,500 DetachedFreehold
29, War Office Road OL11 5HR 12 Dec 2017£152,000 DetachedLeasehold
23, War Office Road OL11 5HR 19 Sep 2017£193,000 DetachedLeasehold
36, War Office Road OL11 5HR 26 Jun 2017£365,000 DetachedFreehold
75, War Office Road OL11 5HX 22 Aug 2016£151,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, War Office Road OL11 5HX 12 May 2016£150,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
100, War Office Road OL11 5HX 31 Mar 2016£256,500 DetachedFreehold

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
27, War Office Road £207,500 (Jan 2018) → £260,000 (Aug 2026) +25%
over 9 yrs
100, War Office Road £256,500 (Mar 2016) → £355,000 (Mar 2025) +38%
over 9 yrs
Norwood, War Office Road £365,000 (Mar 2018) → £730,000 (Nov 2024) +100%
over 7 yrs
4, War Office Road £250,000 (Jun 2021) → £530,000 (Dec 2022) +112%
over 1 yr
28, War Office Road £43,000 (Jul 2020) → £49,000 (Nov 2022) +14%
over 2 yrs
29, War Office Road £152,000 (Dec 2017) → £178,500 (Jan 2020) → £275,000 (Mar 2022) +81%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near War Office Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Bamford Academy 324 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford 228 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
All Souls Church of England Primary School 234 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
St Luke's Church of England Primary School 446 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Matthew Moss High School 1,198 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.0 mi
Redwood 365 pupils Community special school 11–19 Report 1.0 mi
Whittaker Moss Primary School 443 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.1 mi
St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 343 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Requires improvement 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

  • Castleton (Manchester) station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Rochdale station 2.2 mi · 45 min walk
  • Smithy Bridge station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 24 min walk
  • Heywood (East Lancashire Railway) 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bamford Post Office (o/s, War Office Road) 1 min walk
  • Arnside Drive (opp, War Office Road) 1 min walk
  • Bamford Post Office (opp, War Office Road) 2 min walk
  • Sandhole Lane (opp, Bury Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Longford Street Medical Centre
    Longford Street, Heywood · 1.1 mi
  • Edenfield Road Surgery
    Cutgate Shopping Precinct, Rochdale · 1.2 mi
  • Birtle View Medical Practice
    George Street, Heywood · 1.3 mi
  • Castleton Health Centre
    2 Elizabeth Street, Castleton, Rochdale · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Rochdale Bamford Express · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Norden · 1.0 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Heywood · 1.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Heywood York St Esso Express · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 1.2 mi
  • Well · 1.2 mi
  • Manor Pharmacy · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Bamford Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • 518 Dental · 0.8 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.2 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.7%62.5%
Private rented14.9%20.3%
Social rented1.1%17.1%
Households760

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.7%64.1%
Aged 65+30.0%18.6%
Residents1,715

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)97%80%
Gigabit-capable97%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 War Office Road

Ethnic group

HereRochdale
White75%73.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.9%18.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%2.4%
Other ethnic group1.7%1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%3.5%

Religion

HereRochdale
Christian53.9%46.9%
No religion20.6%28.8%
Muslim20.3%18.8%
Not answered3%4.6%
Hindu1.6%0.3%
Jewish0.2%0.1%
Other religion0.2%0.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereRochdale
Born in the UK87%84.5%
Born outside the UK13%15.5%

Highest qualification

HereRochdale
Level 4 qualifications and above40.2%26.4%
Level 3 qualifications16.1%16.8%
No qualifications13.9%23.2%
Level 2 qualifications13.3%14%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%10.5%
Apprenticeship6.1%6%
Other qualifications2.5%2.9%

General health

HereRochdale
Very good health47.3%46.9%
Good health35.7%32.9%
Fair health13.1%13.7%
Bad health2.9%5%
Very bad health1%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereRochdale
1 car or van in household44.9%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household32.2%24.4%
No cars or vans in household11.6%26.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.3%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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