Dearnley Passage Dearnley, Rochdale
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (OL15), about 40 m long. USRN 32007203.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 1997 the median was £58,500 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Rochdale cost £211,022 in August 2026 (+3.3% on a year); private rents averaged £859 a month.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, New Street/Land At Stubley Mill Road, is 190 m away.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 20 times (159 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- 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 97% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Smithy Bridge, about 690 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 310 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 157 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 2 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Littleborough Group Practice, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 370 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 67% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 2 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | £58,500 | £58,500 | £58,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1997 | 1 OL15 8NN | Terraced | £58,500 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Aug 2018 | 3 OL15 8NN | Terraced | £59,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
House prices and rents in Rochdale
A typical home in Rochdale cost £211,022 in August 2026, 3.3% more than a year before. That is 29% more than five years earlier and 81% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £362,263 |
| Semi-detached | £227,084 |
| Terraced | £173,857 |
| Flat or maisonette | £116,590 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £190,694 |
Private renters in Rochdale paid £859 a month on average in September 2026, 8.8% more than a year before. That is 49% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £624 |
| Two bedrooms | £803 |
| Three bedrooms | £965 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,383 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 58 m². Most common: House, enclosed mid-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 15,171 kWh of it on average in 2024, 28% more than the district's 11,869 kWh, and 3,763 kWh of electricity, 18% more than the district's 3,199 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is OL15.
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (23% of about 900 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.
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crook Hill (Calderdale MBC) 1 of 2 Rochdale 08/01281/WDF | Wind 4 turbines | 13.6 MW | Operational Dec 2015 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Crook Hill (Rochdale MBC) 2 of 2 Rochdale 08/D51145 | Wind 7 turbines | 23.8 MW | Operational Dec 2015 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OL15 8NL | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| OL15 8NN | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 20 times, for 159 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Roch.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Bridge Road Cso 35051 United Utilities | River Roch | 20 | 159 | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
2 of the street's 2 postcodes are in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 190 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Street/Land At Stubley Mill Road Off Littleborough, Rochdale, Greater Manchester | 1988 to 1990 | Inert | 190 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 157 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL15 8NL | 100% | 100% | 97% | 0% |
| OL15 8NN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Smithy Bridge 191,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Littleborough 378,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Rochdale 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Arm Road Dearnley | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rochdale Interchange | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Lake Bank Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 33.9 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Littleborough Group Practice Good Aug 2019 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Unicare Pharmacy | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Featherstall Road (Dental Surgery) | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Birch Hill Hospital | 280 m |
| Care homes | 9 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Belvoir Care Home Limited Good Jan 2024 | 170 m |
| Police station | Rochdale Police Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Choudhry Bros News Cashzone | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,610 m² | 310 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 930 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.8 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,340 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dearnley Old Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dearnley Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m west |
| Stubley Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Starring Hill | Hill | 630 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Starring Wood | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Birch Hill | Hill | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Brown Brow Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Rydings Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Hills Clough | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is 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 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
2 of the street's 2 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 130 m | 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 | 76% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 9% at the higher standard (2025; 75% in 2024 and 73% in 2023) |
| Wardle Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 44.6 (44.1 in 2025 and 40.2 in 2024); 37.8% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 59% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 60% in 2024 and 52% in 2023) |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| 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 | 57% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 62% in 2024 and 77% in 2023) |
| Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 55% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 50% in 2024 and 43% in 2023) |
| Kentmere Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 71% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4% at the higher standard (2025; 66% in 2024 and 73% in 2023) |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 71% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 52% in 2024 and 63% in 2023) |
| Littleborough Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 70% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 8% at the higher standard (2025; 69% in 2024 and 64% in 2023) |
| Hamer Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | 55% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 69% in 2024 and 64% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
6 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 890 m (0.6 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jellybeans Out Of School Club OL15 8DW | Out-of-school day care | 45 | Dec 2025: Expected standard in 4 areas | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Tinkerbell Private Nursery OL15 8JP | Full day care | 60 | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| The Ark Nursery Littleborough And Space Out-Of-School Club OL15 8DH | Full day care | 125 | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| The Old Library OL12 9ER | Full day care | 70 | Good (Aug 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Little Sparks Wardle OL12 9LH | Full day care | 45 | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| The Railway House OL15 8AG | Full day care | 30 | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 126 childminders and 33 home childcarers (nannies) in Rochdale. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bake n Butty OL15 8NL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 5 Very good | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Pandora OL15 8NL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Thamin OL15 8PL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2025 |
| St Andrews Church OL15 8NJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 5 May 2025 |
| St. Andrews C of E School OL12 9QA | School/college/university | 130 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2024 |
| One Stop Dearnley OL15 8NL | Retailers - other | 140 m | 4 Good | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Spar Rochdale OL16 2SQ | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Fat Panda OL12 9QD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2025 |
| Belvoir Residential Home OL16 2SQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2025 |
| New Diamond OL15 8LX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 5 Very good | 31 Aug 2023 |
| New Street Farm Shop OL15 8HW | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Premier OL12 9QZ | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (derbyshire).
Road safety
3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight, in which 2 people were seriously hurt. 1 involved a child under 16. 33% happened in the dark. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2025 09:38 | Serious | 2 people: 1 child | A58, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 6 Oct 2021 20:40 | Slight | 1 person | A58, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 2 Jun 2021 16:05 | Serious | 1 person | A58, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
Nearby streets
New Road · Featherstall Road · Oakley Street · New Road · Whitegate · Oakley Street · Kershaws Passage · St Andrews Close · Arm Road · James Street · Underwood Villas · Old Hall Mews
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.