Braddocks Close Rochdale
180 addresses across 10 postcodes (OL12,OL16), about 170 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 32000312.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 2001 the median was £22,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 155 homes have an energy certificate (B: 10, C: 119, D: 23, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: 13 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Rochdale costs £2,601 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Smithy Bridge, about 840 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 340 m away, and Rutherford Park (1.7 hectares) is about 710 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 156 to 163 m above sea level.
- Noise: 47 of its 180 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Littleborough Group Practice, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 850 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 41% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | £22,000 | £22,000 | £22,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2001 | FLAT 22, GREENACRES COURT OL12 9UY | Flat or maisonette | £22,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
155 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 46 m². Most common: Flat (136); Bungalow, semi-detached (8); Maisonette, mid-terrace (6). Built: 1976-1982 (122); 1983-1990 (29); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (114); rented (private) (29); owner-occupied (9).
Each home's certificates and sales (69 addresses)
- 2, Hurstead Cottages
- Flat 1 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 3 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 4 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 4 Greenacres Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 5 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 6 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 6 Greenacres Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 7 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 8 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 8 Greenacres Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 9 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 9 Greenacres Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 10 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 10 Greenacres Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 11 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 12 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 12 Greenacres Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 12 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 13 Greenacres Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 13 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 14 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 15 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 15 Greenacres Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 15 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 16 Greenacres Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 17 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 17 Greenacres Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 18 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 19 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 19 Greenacres Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 20 Greenacres Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 21 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 21 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 22 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 23 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 23 Greenacres Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 23 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 24 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 24 Greenacres Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 24 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 25 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 25 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 26 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 27 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 29 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 29 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 30 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 31 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 31 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 32 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 33 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 34 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 34 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 35 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 35 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 36 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 37 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 37 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 38 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 38 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 39 Ashcroft, Braddocks Close
- Flat 39 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 40 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 41 Ryefields, Hurstead Green
- Flat 42 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 43 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 44 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
- Flat 45 Crofthill Court, Braddocks Close
Council tax
What each band costs in Rochdale in 2026-27: Band D £2,601 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,734 | £2,023 | £2,312 | £2,601 | £3,179 | £3,757 | £4,335 | £5,202 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (53% of about 1,720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 431 Halifax Road, Wardle: up to 6 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 13 at medium risk and 20 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| OL12 9UX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OL12 9UT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OL12 9QS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| OL12 9UY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 12 / 12 | unlikely |
| OL12 9UZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
| OL12 9QT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| OL12 9RE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OL12 9QU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OL12 9QZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OL16 2RZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 180 addresses are between 156 m and 163 m above sea level (159 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL12 9QS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL12 9QT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL12 9QU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL12 9QZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL12 9RE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL12 9UT | 100% | 18% | 2% | 0% |
| OL12 9UX | 100% | 9% | 0% | 0% |
| OL12 9UY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OL12 9UZ | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| OL16 2RZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Smithy Bridge 191,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Littleborough 378,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Rochdale 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Braddocks Close Hurstead | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rochdale Interchange | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Lake Bank Car Park | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 33.6 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Littleborough Group Practice | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dentistry@442 LTD | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Birch Hill Hospital | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Rochdale Police Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Greengate Mini Market Cashzone | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,690 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Rutherford Park 1.7 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,460 m² | 250 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,340 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 2.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dearnley Old Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dearnley Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Starring Hill | Hill | 890 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Birch Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Starring Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Buckley Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Rydings Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Lythe Slack | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 45 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 133 | 180 |
47 of the street's 180 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Rochdale: see them on the Rochdale page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Wardle Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kentmere Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hamer Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Belfield Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier OL12 9QZ | Retailers - other | 80 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jul 2025 |
| OL1 Grill House OL12 9PY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Chop Suey House OL12 9PY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2024 |
| Coulmans OL12 9PY | Retailers - other | 120 m | Exempt | |
| Belvoir Residential Home OL16 2SQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Hurstead House OL12 9QU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 160 m | 4 Good | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Fat Panda OL12 9QD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2025 |
| Greengate Mini-Market OL16 2RP | Retailers - other | 250 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Spar Rochdale OL16 2SQ | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Greengate Inn OL12 9PU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2025 |
| St. Andrews C of E School OL12 9QA | School/college/university | 380 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (derbyshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- OL12 9UX: 46 addresses of 48 in the postcode
- OL12 9UT: 45 addresses
- OL12 9QS: 42 addresses
- OL12 9UY: 27 addresses
- OL12 9UZ: 7 addresses
- OL12 9QT: 5 addresses
- OL12 9RE: 4 addresses
- OL12 9QU: 2 addresses of 3 in the postcode
- OL12 9QZ: 1 address of 24 in the postcode
- OL16 2RZ: 1 address of 53 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Holland Street · Frances Street · Cooper Street · Hurstead Green · Mary Street · Stott Street · William Street · Greenfield View · Lambs Fold · Brooklyn Avenue · Springfield Lane · Birch Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.