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Wood Top Avenue

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43 recorded sales · median £250,000 · Rochdale

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Rochdale Council · Labour-controlled 31/60 seats · 52% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

61/100

Mixed

Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£250k

median price

£250k

median sold price

6.1 yrs

of local pay to buy

8 min

Manchester — fastest

rail stations mapped

grammar schools

105

schools total

Violence — most

12.6

NO₂ · WHO 10

in a flood zone

593

green spaces

7.1

PM2.5 · WHO 5

209

eat & drink

shops

79.1%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£109,000 in 1996 → £260,000 in 2012

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Rochdale, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-09-09

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)

Crime2026-07

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £250,000. That's about 6.1× local earnings — around the 6.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2012 YTD · 2 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 43 sales£250,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.1× · five-year average 6.2×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Rochdale18.4%

Of the homes across Rochdale that sold again within five years, 18.4% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than North West (19.3%).

By property type

Semi-detached houses0%

Terraced houses3.2%

Flats21.3%

New-build vs second-hand

Bought new30.9%

Bought second-hand13.9%

Overall

Typical resale gain+23.7% · ~8.8-yr hold

Same home sold twice within five years (304 resale pairs) across Rochdale — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership60%

Owned outright

30%

With a mortgage

30%

Private rented

18%

Social rented

21%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,601

Your band:

Rochdale Borough Council£2,162

Mayoral (incl. fire)£154

Mayoral Police & Crime£285

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,734

Band B£2,023

Band C£2,312

Band D (baseline)£2,601

Band E£3,179

Band F£3,757

Band G£4,335

Band H£5,202

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Rochdale how Wood Top Avenue compares · from Rochdale

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Newbold Brow +122.2%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Newbold Brow	£150,000	+122.2%	34
Deeplish	£135,000	+92.9%	130
Newbold	£135,000	+86.5%	54
Castleton	£164,000	+79.9%	154
Wardleworth	£133,000	+66.2%	114
Stanycliffe	£180,000	+61.8%	260
Shawfield	£265,000	+61%	98
Marland	£200,000	+60.9%	78
Siddal Moor	£330,995	+55.9%	122
Sudden	£155,000	+55%	112
Hopwood	£177,750	+53%	184
Syke	£185,000	+51.5%	58
Hurstead	£170,000	+45%	78
Smithy Bridge	£245,000	+44.5%	90
Bottom o' th' Brow	£205,000	+44.3%	78
Lower Place	£168,500	+43.5%	124
Wood Side	£178,000	+42.6%	80
Heywood	£147,500	+42.2%	140
Spotland Bridge	£147,500	+40.5%	160
Shawclough	£198,000	+40.3%	140
Middleton Junction	£167,000	+39.3%	146
Alkrington	£297,500	+38.1%	204
Kirkholt	£165,000	+37.5%	82
Rhodes	£195,000	+35.8%	76
Norden	£262,000	+34.4%	166
Caldermoor	£230,000	+28.9%	78
Smallbridge	£120,500	+26.3%	46
Broadfield	£160,000	+26.2%	116
Middleton	£155,000	+25.5%	132
Top of Hebers	£225,000	+23.8%	154
Milnrow	£199,950	+21.9%	210
Cutgate	£215,000	+15.1%	172
Broadhalgh	£331,250	+13.7%	68
Rochdale	£108,106	+13.7%	36
Langley	£215,250	+10.5%	170
Littleborough	£187,500	+0.5%	96

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Wood Top Avenue — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
13 WOOD TOP AVENUE	Other	—	—	£635,000	Feb 2024
1 WOOD TOP AVENUE ROCHDALE	Semi-detached	—	—	£475,000	Mar 2021
18 WOOD TOP AVENUE	Semi-detached	—	—	£300,000	Mar 2012
2 WOOD TOP AVENUE	Semi-detached	—	—	£220,000	Jan 2012
7 WOOD TOP AVENUE	Semi-detached	—	—	£172,000	Dec 2010
1 WOOD TOP AVENUE ROCHDALE	Semi-detached	—	—	£190,000	May 2009
4 WOOD TOP AVENUE	Semi-detached	—	—	£273,000	Nov 2007
34 WOOD TOP AVENUE	Detached	—	—	£410,000	Aug 2007
40 WOOD TOP AVENUE	Detached	—	—	£249,950	Aug 2007
3 WOOD TOP AVENUE	Semi-detached	—	—	£250,000	Mar 2007
3 WOOD TOP AVENUE	Semi-detached	—	—	£225,000	May 2006
1 WOOD TOP AVENUE ROCHDALE	Semi-detached	—	—	£225,000	Sep 2005
27 WOOD TOP AVENUE	Detached	—	—	£278,150	May 2005
29 WOOD TOP AVENUE	Detached	—	—	£365,000	Oct 2003
38 WOOD TOP AVENUE	Semi-detached	—	—	£105,000	Apr 2001
29 WOOD TOP AVENUE	Detached	—	—	£132,500	Apr 1997
46 WOOD TOP AVENUE	Detached	—	—	£109,000	Nov 1996
1 WOOD TOP AVENUE ROCHDALE	Semi-detached	—	—	£55,000	Sep 1996
24 WOOD TOP AVENUE	Semi-detached	—	—	£110,000	Jun 1996

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19 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Rochdale

Street-level crime isn't published for Wood Top Avenue — Greater Manchester Police stopped supplying it to police.uk. We show the Home Office annual recorded-crime figure where held, and never a fabricated zero.

Street-level crime

The local police force is not currently publishing street-level crime records to police.uk, so a comparable crime rate is not available for this area. Any records shown are British Transport Police (railway) only.

Declared honestly — a force data gap, not shown as zero · police.uk / Home Office

Recorded crime from Rochdale

Per 1,000 residents / year110.1

Total recorded (year ending March 2026)24,639

Violence against the person

10,404

Theft offences

5,497

Public order offences

2,632

Criminal damage and arson

2,014

Drug offences

1,479

Sexual offences

1,072

Home Office recorded crime across the whole Rochdale district — the force's annual return, a real figure from a different feed · Home Office police recorded crime (CSP open data)

Who lives here? from Rochdale

Population223,773

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 3/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 25% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 3/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 3/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 25% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

3.4/10

Employment

3.1/10

Education & skills

3.5/10

Health & disability

2.7/10

Crime

2.7/10

Housing & services

5.1/10

Living environment

4.4/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Rochdale — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+54%

Unemployment · economically active residents6.5%

Degree-level (Level 4+)26%

Good or very good health80%

Own their home60%

Median age38.4

Born outside the UK16%

See the full Rochdale report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

83% of the 6 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

5 of 6 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 6 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Bamford Pre-School CIC	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.7 km
Bamford Academy	Primary	—	0.8 km
Bamford Academy Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.8 km
Matthew Moss High School	Secondary	—	1.1 km
All Souls Church of England Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('23)	1.2 km
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford	Primary	Outstanding ('24)	1.3 km
Crimble Croft Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.5 km
St Luke's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.5 km
Fisherfield Childcare	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.5 km
Marland Hill Community Primary School	Primary	—	1.6 km
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy	Secondary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.6 km
Little Oaks Heywood	Nursery	—	1.6 km
Spring Willows Playgroup	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.6 km
Caldershaw Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('24)	1.7 km
St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Requires improvement ('23)	1.7 km
St Vincent's de Paul RC Pre-School Group CIC	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.7 km
Wendy's Private Nursery & Pre-School Group	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.9 km
Whittaker Moss Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	1.9 km
Small World Nurseries Ltd	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.9 km
Brimrod Community Primary School	Primary	—	2.0 km
Kids Planet Heywood	Nursery	—	2.0 km
Supertots Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	2.0 km
Harwood Park Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	2.1 km
The Willows Private Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	2.1 km
St Edward's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Inspected '24 — see report	2.1 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

At a glance

	Here
Life expectancy — men	77.5 yrs
Life expectancy — women	81.6 yrs
Smoking	11.8%
Adults overweight or obese	68.1%

OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.7 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.9 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.7 km
NHS ODS

13 of 13 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Bamford Dental Practice	Dentist	—	0.9 km
518 Dental	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Castleton Health Centre	GP	—	1.7 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Edenfield Road Surgery	GP	—	1.8 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
23 Roch Valley Way (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	1.9 km
Longford Street Medical Centre	GP	Good ('18)	1.9 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.9 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.9 km
Tailor & Co Dental	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Cohens Chemist	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Heywood Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.0 km
The Phoenix Centre	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Fletcher Fosbrook Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Online Pharmacy Health Hub & Clinic	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
Manor Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Birtle View Medical Practice	GP	Good ('18)	2.2 km
Internet Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
Hopwood Medical Centre	GP	Good ('19)	2.4 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.5 km
Newtons Chemist	Pharmacy	—	2.5 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	2.5 km
Ashworth Street Surgery	GP	—	2.7 km
The Dawes Family Practice	GP	Good ('18)	2.7 km
Drugmart Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.7 km
Manchester Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	2.8 km
163 Drake Street	Dentist	—	2.8 km
Cohens Chemists	Pharmacy	—	3.0 km
Heady Hill Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	3.1 km
Internet Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.1 km
Drake Dental Practice	Dentist	—	3.1 km
Drake Street Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.1 km
Cohens Chemist	Pharmacy	—	3.1 km
Dr A Hamid	GP	Good ('18)	3.2 km
Dr Gwd Bhima	GP	Good ('23)	3.2 km
Dr Mb Ghafoor & Partners	GP	Good ('17)	3.2 km
The Dale Medical Practice	GP	Good ('18)	3.2 km
Ahmad And Saleem Partners Ltd	Dentist	—	3.2 km
Bridgewater Community Healthcare Dental	Dentist	—	3.2 km
Deeplish Dental Practice	Dentist	—	3.2 km
Rochdale Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.2 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	3.3 km
Heywood Health	GP	—	3.4 km
Kirkholt Medical Practice	GP	—	3.4 km
The Strand Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.4 km
Strand Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.4 km
Cohens Chemist	Pharmacy	—	3.4 km
Urgent Dental Care Ltd	Dentist	—	3.4 km
Yorkshire St Surgery	GP	—	3.6 km
Wellfield Health Centre	GP	—	3.6 km
Wellfield Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.6 km
Yorkshire Street Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.6 km
Imaan Pharmacy (Oldham Road)	Pharmacy	—	3.6 km
Evercare Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.7 km
Oldham Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Healey Surgery	GP	—	3.8 km
Healey Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Ace Chemist Direct	Pharmacy	—	4.2 km
Mark Street Surgery	GP	Good ('19)	4.2 km
The Kingsway Practice	GP	Good ('18)	4.4 km
Winter Pressures	GP	—	4.4 km
Croft Shifa Health Centre	GP	—	4.4 km
Klm Orthodontics	Dentist	—	4.4 km
Inspire Medical Centre	GP	Good ('23)	4.5 km
Kml Orthodontics	Dentist	—	4.5 km
Time For Teeth Hmp Buckley Hall	Dentist	—	4.8 km
Huntley Mount Medical Centre	GP	—	5.1 km
Windermere Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	5.4 km
1 -5 Parsonage Street	Dentist	—	5.4 km
Rochdale Road Medical Centre	GP	—	5.7 km
S Patel& Associates	Dentist	—	5.9 km
Dental Department	Dentist	—	5.9 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Rochdale

5 nearest stations; the fastest to Manchester is 12 min from Castleton (Manchester).

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To Manchester	Fastest
Castleton (Manchester)	1.5 mi	Manchester Victoria	12 min
Rochdale	2.0 mi	Manchester Victoria	13 min
Smithy Bridge	4.0 mi	Manchester Victoria	18 min
Mills Hill (Manchester)	4.1 mi	Manchester Victoria	12 min
Littleborough	5.0 mi	Manchester Victoria	19 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest Manchester time in bold — from Castleton (Manchester) (12 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

61%

Work from home

21%

Walk or cycle

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging10 points

Per 10,000 residents0.4

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Rochdale

Air quality

NO₂

12.6

— WHO guide

PM2.5

7.1

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1000.3%

Flood zone4% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 10–30%)

Coal miningin/near a coalfield (100%)

Historic landfill169 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings364

Conservation areas30

Green belt59.6%

Green spaces593

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Rochdale

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	209	88% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	72	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	19	—
Green spaces & parks	593	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

79.1%

Superfast

97.2%

Ultrafast

81.6%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Rochdale

Figures for the wider Rochdale — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate6.5%

In work (employment rate)54%

Companies registered here29,066

New incorporations (12m)5,099

Property companies (SPVs)3,744

See the full Rochdale report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district