Ealees Littleborough, Rochdale
22 addresses across 1 postcode (OL15), about 560 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 32007508.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £365,000 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: 12 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 4, D: 1, E: 2, F: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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: Its postcode is in a coal mining high risk area; ask for a coal mining search.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Ealees Mill, is 70 m away.
- 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.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A6033, carries 9,362 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Littleborough, about 540 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hollingworth Lake Country Park, is about 540 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 148 to 163 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Village Medical Ctr., about 750 m (0.5 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 60% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £365,000 | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £420,000 | £420,000 | £420,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £385,000 | £385,000 | £385,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £164,000 | £157,500 | £170,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £148,750 | £148,750 | £148,750 |
| 2009 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2006 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £77,500 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2012 | 2 OL15 0HJ | Terraced | £148,750 | |
| 2 Jul 1999 | 2 OL15 0HJ | Terraced | £77,500 | |
| 5 Dec 2024 | 4 OL15 0HJ | Terraced | £365,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Nov 2014 | 4 OL15 0HJ | Terraced | £220,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Feb 2018 | 5 OL15 0HJ | Terraced | £170,500 | |
| 15 Oct 2018 | 8 OL15 0HJ | Detached | £157,500 | |
| 28 Jun 2019 | OLD MILL COTTAGE OL15 0HJ | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 13 Apr 2006 | OLD MILL COTTAGE OL15 0HJ | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2016 | OWLET HALL FARM OL15 0HJ | Other | £510,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Apr 2023 | OWLETT MEWS OL15 0HJ | Other | £522,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Apr 2021 | OWLETT MEWS OL15 0HJ | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2009 | THE BARN OL15 0HJ | Semi-detached | £249,950 | |
| 10 Aug 2023 | THE LOCKHOUSE OL15 0HJ | Detached | £290,000 |
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
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 145 m². Most common: House, detached (3); House, semi-detached (3); Bungalow, detached (3). Built: before 1900 (8); Pre-1900 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 18,002 kWh of it on average in 2024, 52% more than the district's 11,869 kWh, and 4,031 kWh of electricity, 26% more than the district's 3,199 kWh. There are gas meters for about 83% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the 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 (31% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 1, EALEES, grade II
- HILLVIEW, grade II
- THE OLD DUKE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land Off Durn St, Durn, Littleborough: up to 53 homes, not permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Site Of Former Frankfort Mill, Durn Bridge, Halifax Road, Littleborough: up to 33 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Mechplant, Off Schofield Street, Littleborough: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Ealees Area Of Opportunity, Littleborough: up to 34 homes, not permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- 9-11 Todmorden Road, Littleborough: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Council Depot, Off Schofield Street, Littleborough: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Phoenix Iron Works,Howarth Street,Littleborough: up to 9 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Litho House ,Barehill Street,Littleborough: up to 8 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre 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
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
This postcode is in a coal mining high risk area, where coal mining features at or near the surface, such as shallow workings or old mine shafts, are recorded or likely and could affect the ground.
Ask your conveyancer for a coal mining search (CON29M) on the home: it says what is recorded beneath and near it, and whether there have been claims for subsidence damage.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 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 the square 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 70 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ealees Mill Eales, Littleborough, Lancashire | from 1945 | Industrial | 70 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 22 addresses are between 148 m and 163 m above sea level (153 m on average); the ground rises about 15 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL15 0HJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Littleborough 378,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Smithy Bridge 191,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Rochdale 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ealees Road Littleborough | 370 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rochdale Interchange | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Lake Bank Car Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 35 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Village Medical Ctr. Good Jul 2026 | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 58-62 Church Street (Dental Practice) | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Birch Hill Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Care homes | 4 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Four Seasons Good Sep 2023 | 370 m |
| Police station | Rochdale Police Station | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Littleborough, Littleborough Cashzone | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hollingworth Lake Country Park 62 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 440 m² | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 10 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 64 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Windy Bank, a listed building (Grade II*), 470 m (0.3 miles) north. 28 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Windy Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Old Bent House and Bent House Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ealees Wood | Wood | 120 m east |
| Clegg's Wood | Wood | 370 m south |
| Cleggswood Hill | Hill | 480 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Whittaker Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Lydgate Clough | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 22 | 22 |
None of the street's 22 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | 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) |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| Littleborough Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 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) |
| Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School Church of England/Methodist | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 37% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 25% in 2024 and 36% in 2023) |
| Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 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) |
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
8 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 610 m (0.4 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jellybeans Out of School Club OL15 9DB | Out-of-school day care | 45 | Not inspected yet | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| First Steps Nursery OL15 9DL | Full day care | 34 | Good (Feb 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| The Railway House OL15 8AG | Full day care | 30 | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Happy Jacks Children's Day Nursery Ltd OL15 9EL | Full day care | 37 | Good (Mar 2025, 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) |
| Edstart Rochdale Clubs Ltd OL15 9HW | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Tinkerbell Private Nursery OL15 8JP | Full day care | 60 | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Jellybeans Out Of School Club OL15 8DW | Out-of-school day care | 45 | Dec 2025: Expected standard in 4 areas | 1.3 km (0.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Red Lion OL15 0HB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 350 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 21 Nov 2024 |
| Four Seasons OL15 0HL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 8 Nov 2025 |
| Nouvelle Ltd OL15 0HL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Coffee Hub OL15 0HA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2026 |
| The Rake Tapas Bar OL15 0JX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 30 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (lancashire).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
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
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A6033 between A58 and Carriage Drive, with 9,362 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 420 m (0.3 miles) from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A58 | A6033 to Blackstone Edge Old Rd | 4,132 estimated | 2% | +7% since 2015 | 200 m |
| A6033 | A58 to Carriage Drive | 9,362 estimated | 2% | -2% since 2015 | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
- Food hygiene ratings Nouvelle Ltd (restaurant/cafe/canteen, OL15 0HL) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- OL15 0HJ: 22 addresses of 25 in the postcode
Nearby streets
West View · Oak Street · Durnlaw Close · Sun Drive · Lord Street · Taylor Terrace · Egerton Street · Ealees Road · East Street · Beswicke Street · Rake Terrace · Shore Hill
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.