Buying a home in OL10, Heywood. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£207kmost £167k–£263k
Houses per m²£2,668flats £2,239
Sold last year2201,437 in five years
Prices in Rochdale+4.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in OL10 sold for £207,159 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £166,934 and £262,915, for about 85 m² of space.

220 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £115k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in OL10 4 (£2,465) and the most in OL10 2 (£3,139).

Across Rochdale, prices are up 4.4% on a year ago and up 29.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £960 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £945 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £41,000 for that mortgage: what £45,000 buys.

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House prices in OL10 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£144,348£124k–£169k55 m²9
2£161,780£139k–£198k68 m²574
3£207,159£167k–£263k85 m²598
4£307,225£242k–£370k113 m²131
5+£389,177£318k–£458k136 m²87

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£144k£162k£207k£307k£389k
Detached—£257k£327k£372k£410k
Semi-detached—£201k£243k£297k£329k
Terraced£144k£151k£175k£226k£265k
Flats£115k£128k£161k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across OL10

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
OL10 1£2,585£2,295
OL10 2£3,139£2,341
OL10 3£2,506£1,984
OL10 4£2,465—

Schools near OL10

Best state primary within 2 kmAll Souls Church of England Primary School87% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%9 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmHoly Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College62.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%13 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about OL10

Is OL10 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Rochdale are up 4.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (87% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (62.8% against 43.8%); 220 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in OL10?

A typical 3-bedroom house in OL10 sold for £207,159 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £166,934 and £262,915.

How many homes sell in OL10 each year?

220 homes sold in the last year and 1,437 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near OL10?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is All Souls Church of England Primary School, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.