Fallowfield Drive Rochdale
78 addresses across 3 postcodes (OL12), about 580 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 32000796.
- Sales: 108 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £312,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 51 homes have an energy certificate (C: 14, D: 32, E: 5).
- Flood: 2 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 D; Band D in Rochdale costs £2,601 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 88% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rochdale, about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 640 m (0.4 miles) away, and Falinge Park (9.0 hectares) is about 680 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 157 to 166 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 78 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Healey Surgery, about 910 m (0.6 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 850 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £312,500 | £312,500 | £312,500 |
| 2025 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2024 | 4 | £275,000 | £210,500 | £290,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £205,000 | £175,000 | £235,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £185,000 | £160,000 | £185,000 |
| 2021 | 5 | £270,000 | £157,500 | £325,000 |
| 2020 | 6 | £255,500 | £160,000 | £300,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £197,750 | £165,000 | £230,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £171,125 | £168,000 | £174,250 |
| 2015 | 3 | £130,000 | £129,950 | £177,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2026 | 65 OL12 6NA | Detached | £312,500 | |
| 11 Jun 2025 | 21 OL12 6NA | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2024 | 38 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £210,500 | |
| 13 Nov 2024 | 35 OL12 6NA | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 2 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 2 Feb 2024 | 52 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2023 | 2C OL12 6LZ | Terraced | £175,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Nov 2023 | 20 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2022 | 2B OL12 6LZ | Terraced | £185,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 May 2022 | 19 OL12 6NA | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 11 Mar 2022 | 9 OL12 6NA | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2021 | 22 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2021 | 20 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £157,500 | |
| 7 May 2021 | 39 OL12 6NA | Detached | £322,500 | |
| 29 Apr 2021 | 25 OL12 6NA | Detached | £172,500 | |
| 24 Feb 2021 | 64 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £325,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Dec 2020 | 12 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 9 Nov 2020 | 54 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £315,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Nov 2020 | 54 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £292,900 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Oct 2020 | 62 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £300,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Sep 2020 | 2A OL12 6LZ | Terraced | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Mar 2020 | 28 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £266,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2020 | 28 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £250,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Jan 2020 | 33 OL12 6NA | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 10 Jan 2020 | 84 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £226,000 | |
| 30 May 2019 | 78 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2019 | 41 OL12 6NA | Detached | £230,500 | |
| 22 Feb 2019 | 41 OL12 6NA | Detached | £210,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Aug 2018 | 35 OL12 6NA | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 25 May 2018 | 16 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £155,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Dec 2017 | 26 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2016 | 34 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £168,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2016 | 45 OL12 6NA | Detached | £174,250 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Dec 2015 | 44 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £177,500 | |
| 23 Nov 2015 | 2A OL12 6LZ | Terraced | £129,950 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Aug 2015 | 24 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £140,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Jan 2015 | 2D OL12 6LZ | Terraced | £130,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Dec 2014 | 2D OL12 6LZ | Terraced | £135,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Apr 2014 | 22 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £143,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2014 | 41 OL12 6NA | Detached | £187,500 | |
| 21 Mar 2014 | 18 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £167,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2014 | 2C OL12 6LZ | Terraced | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Dec 2012 | 67 OL12 6NA | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2012 | 61 OL12 6NA | Detached | £188,500 | |
| 7 Sep 2012 | 39 OL12 6NA | Detached | £142,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2012 | 80 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £185,500 | |
| 29 Mar 2012 | 2C OL12 6LZ | Terraced | £138,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Oct 2011 | 48 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2010 | 42 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £224,950 | |
| 6 Oct 2009 | 82 OL12 6LZ | Detached | £164,000 |
Energy performance certificates
51 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: House, detached (28); Bungalow, detached (19); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1983-1990 (26); 1976-1982 (10); 1991-1995 (8). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (38); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (33 addresses)
- 2b, Fallowfield Drive
- 4, Fallowfield Drive
- 5, Fallowfield Drive
- 6, Fallowfield Drive
- 7, Fallowfield Drive
- 13, Fallowfield Drive
- 15, Fallowfield Drive
- 16, Fallowfield Drive
- 18, Fallowfield Drive
- 22, Fallowfield Drive
- 25, Fallowfield Drive
- 26, Fallowfield Drive
- 28, Fallowfield Drive
- 34, Fallowfield Drive
- 35, Fallowfield Drive
- 39, Fallowfield Drive
- 41, Fallowfield Drive
- 42, Fallowfield Drive
- 43, Fallowfield Drive
- 45, Fallowfield Drive
- 46, Fallowfield Drive
- 48, Fallowfield Drive
- 50, Fallowfield Drive
- 52, Fallowfield Drive
- 55, Fallowfield Drive
- 61, Fallowfield Drive
- 62, Fallowfield Drive
- 67, Fallowfield Drive
- 68, Fallowfield Drive
- 78, Fallowfield Drive
- 80, Fallowfield Drive
- 82, Fallowfield Drive
- 84, Fallowfield Drive
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 D (30% of about 770 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)
- Site Of Former Sunbank, Shawclough Road, Rochdale: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- New Street Works, New Street, Rochdale: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Spotland Bridge, New Mill, Mellor Street, Rochdale: up to 84 homes, not permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
- Land At Bridgefold Road, Rochdale: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 8 October 2026 to 13 October 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 27 August 2026 to 1 September 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 11 August 2026 to 13 August 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 11 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 6LZ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| OL12 6NA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 7 | unlikely |
| OL12 6LW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 78 addresses are between 157 m and 166 m above sea level (161 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL12 6LW | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| OL12 6LZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL12 6NA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rochdale 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Smithy Bridge 191,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Castleton (Manchester) 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Rochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 48 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fallowfield Drive Shawclough | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rochdale Interchange | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Union Street Carpark | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 31.9 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Healey Surgery | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Healey Pharmacy | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Rochdale Infirmary Opd | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Rochdale Police Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,050 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Falinge Park 9.0 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,380 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Falinge Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 860 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Falinge Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Rochdale Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hollows Wood | Wood | 280 m south-east |
| Foot Wood | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Mean Wood | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Healey Dell | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| White Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Hamer Pasture Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 70 | 78 |
8 of the street's 78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falinge Park High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Shawclough Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Spotland Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Inadequate (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Healey Foundation Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Howard Street Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Greenbank Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Requires improvement (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Caldershaw Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rochdale Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oulder Hill Leadership Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Healey Hotel OL12 6LW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 270 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Burbros @ Rack Break snooker club OL12 6ND | Mobile caterer | 280 m | 5 Very good | 15 Dec 2023 |
| Nisa Shawclough Stores OL12 6LN | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Shauns Fish and Chips Shawclough OL12 6LN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2025 |
| Bellas Sandwich Bar OL12 6LN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2024 |
| Golden Star Chinese OL12 7EG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Dec 2025 |
| Little Steps (Rochdale) Ltd OL12 7ES | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 May 2025 |
| The Talbot Head OL12 6LG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Sabeel Date Water OL12 7AZ | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2024 |
| Premier Convenience Store OL12 7DQ | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Golden Gate OL12 7DQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Dec 2025 |
| Munchies OL12 7EA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 23 Mar 2024 |
| The Cooperative OL12 7EA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Oct 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (devon-and-cornwall).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: United Utilities Water Ltd: Utility repair and maintenance works, 8 October 2026 to 13 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- OL12 6LZ: 45 addresses of 49 in the postcode
- OL12 6NA: 32 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- OL12 6LW: 1 address of 20 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Sunbank Close · Forest View · Dell Side Way · Hallows Farm Avenue · Mabel Street · Broadlea Grove · Worrall Street · Joseph Street · Turnpike Close · Woodbridge Gardens · Sun Bank Rise · Garden Row
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.