Postcode

OL12 8EA

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Property report — OL12 8EA

Open-data due diligence for OL12 8EA and the area around it.

OL12 8EA in brief: 21 recorded sales (£90,996–£219,995) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for OL12 8EA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the OL12 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£190,415

sector OL12 8 · 160 sales

Population

9,233

sector OL12 8

Crimes recorded

sector OL12 8 · Apr 26

Schools

sector OL12 8

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

90%

sector OL12 8 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

Annual average (mean) sold price in OL12 8, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (27 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

Date	Price	Address	Type
2023-11-01	£126,000	20 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Terraced
2023-02-22	£145,000	12 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Semi-detached
2021-02-25	£115,500	12 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Semi-detached
2019-09-13	£126,000	22 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Terraced
2017-12-18	£97,000	6 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Semi-detached
2017-12-15	£119,000	10 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Semi-detached
2017-07-27	£156,000	16 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Semi-detached
2016-07-04	£95,000	4 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Semi-detached
2016-06-10	£207,000	2 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Detached
2014-03-21	£219,995	2 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Detached
2013-08-30	£114,995	22 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Terraced
2013-06-14	£90,996	20 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Terraced
2013-06-14	£104,296	10 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Semi-detached
2013-04-26	£90,996	24 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Terraced
2013-03-22	£104,296	12 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Semi-detached
2012-12-14	£148,995	16 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Semi-detached
2012-12-12	£104,296	18 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Semi-detached
2012-11-30	£148,995	14 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Semi-detached
2012-10-24	£148,995	8 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Semi-detached
2012-10-15	£90,996	4 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Semi-detached
2012-08-31	£90,996	6 DYEHOUSE CLOSE	Semi-detached

21 recorded sales on OL12 8EA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

School	Distance	Phase	Ofsted
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School	0.1 mi	Primary	Report card →
Whitworth Community High School	0.2 mi	Secondary	Report card →
Tonacliffe Primary School	0.5 mi	Primary	Good (2024)
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth	0.6 mi	Primary	Good (2024)
Shawclough Community Primary School	1.6 mi	Primary	Report card →
Healey Foundation Primary School	1.6 mi	Primary	Report card →

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.

What's nearby

Nearest GP surgeries: WHITWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE (0.4 mi) · HEALEY SURGERY (1.7 mi) · EDENFIELD ROAD SURGERY (2.4 mi)

Nearest hospitals: BIRCH HILL HOSPITAL (2.6 mi) · BIRCH HILL HOSPITAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (2.6 mi) · WATERGROVE DAY HOSPITAL (2.6 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: METHODIST CHURCH (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · BARN C2 METRES WEST OF NO 15 (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · ORCHARD COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.2 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: WHITWORTH PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · A J NUTTALL LTD (0.4 mi) · HEALEY PHARMACY (1.7 mi)

Nearest stations: Rochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink) (2.9 mi) · Smithy Bridge (3.1 mi) · Rochdale Railway Station (Manchester Metrolink) (3.3 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (2.1 mi) · Co-op Food (2.4 mi) · Co-op Food (2.4 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age: 44
One-person households: 31%
Households with children: 28%
Households: 4,072

Owned 70% · Social rent 14% · Private rent 16%

Census 2021 (ONS), for OL12 8.

Recorded crime trend

Recorded crimes per month in OL12 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 52/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for OL12 8EA in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →

Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.

How granular is this?

Measure	DistrictOL12	SectorOL12 8	PostcodeOL12 8EA
Average sold price	£211,386	£190,415	£125,969
Population	66,489	9,233	—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)	4/10	4/10	—
Crimes recorded	31	25	—
Schools	32	5	—
Flood risk	High	High	Low
Gigabit broadband	85%	90%	100%
Superfast broadband	98%	98%	100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (OL12 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.

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Report generated 29 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.