Watkin Street, Rochdale

MyStreetCheck free street report: Watkin Street, Rochdale · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/rochdale-greater-manchester/watkin-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL16 4UH, OL16 4UJ, OL16 4UL.

Average price (last 12 months)

£125,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£90,870

23 sales

Price range

£58k – £135k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

24 Jul 2026

OL16 4UJ

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At a glance

House prices£91k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station13 min walkRochdale station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold84% leaseholdAcross 38 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 Watkin Street, Rochdale have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £125,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £88,333. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 91% terraced, 9% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Watkin Street range from £58,000 to £135,000. 16% of homes sold here were freehold and 84% leasehold.

House prices on Watkin Street compared

OL16 postcode area£219,552

Rochdale£234,812

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Watkin Street 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: 16% freehold and 84% leasehold across 38 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	21	£88,333	24 Jul 2026
Semi-detached	2	£117,500	24 Nov 2021

Sold prices on Watkin Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
61, Watkin Street OL16 4UJ	24 Jul 2026	£125,000	Terraced	Freehold
38, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	23 Mar 2026	£120,000	Terraced	Leasehold
3, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	9 May 2025	£110,500	Terraced	Leasehold
25, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	30 Jan 2025	£158,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
16, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	13 Sep 2024	£105,000	Terraced	Freehold
43, Watkin Street OL16 4UJ	4 Jan 2024	£1,250	Other	Freehold
17, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	1 Dec 2023	£120,000	Terraced	Leasehold
15, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	24 Nov 2023	£90,000	Terraced	Leasehold
10, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	8 Sep 2023	£127,000	Terraced	Leasehold
37, Watkin Street OL16 4UJ	22 May 2023	£74,000	Terraced	Leasehold
58, Watkin Street OL16 4UJ	21 Apr 2023	£78,000	Terraced	Leasehold
89, Watkin Street OL16 4UL	4 Apr 2023	£100,000	Other	Leasehold
4, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	28 Mar 2023	£98,750	Terraced	Leasehold
61, Watkin Street OL16 4UJ	13 Jan 2023	£100,000	Terraced	Freehold
100, Watkin Street OL16 4UL	4 Nov 2022	£92,000	Terraced	Leasehold
14, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	30 Sep 2022	£135,000	Terraced	Freehold
6, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	24 Jun 2022	£83,500	Terraced	Leasehold
12, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	20 May 2022	£130,000	Terraced	Leasehold
23, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	24 Nov 2021	£135,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
8, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	19 Nov 2021	£85,000	Terraced	Leasehold
23, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	18 Jun 2021	£100,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
104, Watkin Street OL16 4UL	28 May 2021	£78,000	Terraced	Leasehold
106, Watkin Street OL16 4UL	9 Apr 2021	£73,000	Terraced	Leasehold
56, Watkin Street OL16 4UJ	4 Dec 2020	£85,000	Terraced	Leasehold
43, Watkin Street OL16 4UJ	3 Sep 2020	£68,500	Terraced	Leasehold
36, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	27 Feb 2020	£87,500	Terraced	Leasehold
10, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	9 Aug 2019	£88,000	Terraced	Leasehold
96, Watkin Street OL16 4UL	11 Jul 2019	£56,500	Terraced	Leasehold
14, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	24 May 2019	£107,500	Terraced	Freehold
100, Watkin Street OL16 4UL	29 Nov 2018	£65,000	Terraced	Leasehold
18, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	22 Jun 2018	£80,000	Terraced	Leasehold
98, Watkin Street OL16 4UL	5 Apr 2018	£58,000	Terraced	Leasehold
69, Watkin Street OL16 4UJ	5 Sep 2017	£75,000	Terraced	Leasehold
83, Watkin Street OL16 4UL	17 Jul 2017	£61,000	Terraced	Leasehold
52, Watkin Street OL16 4UJ	4 Jul 2017	£64,000	Terraced	Leasehold
8, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	20 Mar 2017	£67,000	Terraced	Leasehold
58, Watkin Street OL16 4UJ	28 Jul 2016	£59,000	Terraced	Leasehold
6, Watkin Street OL16 4UH	31 Mar 2016	£65,000	Terraced	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
61, Watkin Street	£100,000 (Jan 2023) → £125,000 (Jul 2026)	+25% over 4 yrs
43, Watkin Street	£68,500 (Sep 2020) → £1,250 (Jan 2024)	-98% over 3 yrs
10, Watkin Street	£88,000 (Aug 2019) → £127,000 (Sep 2023)	+44% over 4 yrs
58, Watkin Street	£59,000 (Jul 2016) → £78,000 (Apr 2023)	+32% over 7 yrs
100, Watkin Street	£65,000 (Nov 2018) → £92,000 (Nov 2022)	+42% over 4 yrs
14, Watkin Street	£107,500 (May 2019) → £135,000 (Sep 2022)	+26% over 3 yrs
6, Watkin Street	£65,000 (Mar 2016) → £83,500 (Jun 2022)	+28% over 6 yrs
23, Watkin Street	£100,000 (Jun 2021) → £135,000 (Nov 2021)	+35% over under a year
8, Watkin Street	£67,000 (Mar 2017) → £85,000 (Nov 2021)	+27% over 5 yrs

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Schools near Watkin Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Lowerplace Primary School 533 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.1 mi
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone 208 pupils	Primary Church of England	5–11	Report	0.2 mi
Kingsway Park High School 1,289 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.3 mi
St Peter's Church of England Primary School 455 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Deeplish Primary Academy 452 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Nuqtah Primary School 37 pupils	Other independent school	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 222 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 213 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	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

Rochdale station 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
Castleton (Manchester) station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
Smithy Bridge station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
Rochdale Railway Station (Manchester Metrolink) 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) 0.8 mi · 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Charter Street (Stop E, Oldham Road) 1 min walk
Kingsway (Stop F, Oldham Road) 2 min walk
Lowerplace Primary School (Stop H, Kingsway) 2 min walk
Charlotte Street (opp, Oldham Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Wellfield Health Centre
116 Oldham Road, Rochdale · 0.3 mi
Dr Gwd Bhima
1St Floor, Bevan House, Maclure Road, Rochdale · 0.7 mi
Dr A Hamid
2Nd Floor Nye Bevan House, Maclure Road, Rochdale · 0.7 mi
The Dale Medical Practice
2Nd Floor Nye Bevan House, Maclure Road, Rochdale · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

Iceland Iceland Kirkholt Rochdale · 0.2 mi
Morrisons Morrisons Belfield Rochdale · 0.8 mi
Spar Spar - Euro Garage Manchester New Road · 1.1 mi
Aldi Aldi Entwisle Road Rochdale · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

Oldham Road Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
Imaan Pharmacy (oldham Road) · 0.3 mi
Wellfield Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

Deeplish Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
Ahmad And Saleem Partners Ltd · 0.7 mi
Bridgewater Community Healthcare Dental · 0.7 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 3 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	3 of 10
Employment	4 of 10
Education and skills	3 of 10
Health and disability	4 of 10
Crime	3 of 10
Access to housing and services	7 of 10
Living environment	2 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	74.6%	62.5%
Private rented	22.6%	20.3%
Social rented	2.6%	17.1%
Households	686

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	22.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	61.1%	64.1%
Aged 65+	16.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,824

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 Watkin Street

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Who lives around Watkin Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Rochdale
White	66.3%	73.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	27.1%	18.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.6%	2.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	2.1%	3.5%
Other ethnic group	1.8%	1.6%

Religion

	Here	Rochdale
Christian	43.8%	46.9%
Muslim	28.8%	18.8%
No religion	23%	28.8%
Not answered	4.1%	4.6%
Other religion	0.2%	0.3%
Hindu	0.1%	0.3%
Sikh	0.1%	–
Buddhist	0%	0.2%

Country of birth

	Here	Rochdale
Born in the UK	86.5%	84.5%
Born outside the UK	13.5%	15.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Rochdale
Level 4 qualifications and above	25.9%	26.4%
No qualifications	22.5%	23.2%
Level 3 qualifications	18.4%	16.8%
Level 2 qualifications	13.4%	14%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10.7%	10.5%
Apprenticeship	6.5%	6%
Other qualifications	2.6%	2.9%

General health

	Here	Rochdale
Very good health	45%	46.9%
Good health	37%	32.9%
Fair health	12.8%	13.7%
Bad health	4.3%	5%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Rochdale
1 car or van in household	44.3%	42.4%
2 cars or vans in household	25.5%	24.4%
No cars or vans in household	22.6%	26.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household	7.7%	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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