Buying a home in OL11, Rochdale. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£215kmost £167k–£290k
Houses per m²£2,706flats £2,082
Sold last year2932,002 in five years
Prices in Rochdale+4.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in OL11 sold for £214,608 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £166,941 and £289,698, for about 87 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Rochdale (£210,000).

293 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £82k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in OL11 1 (£1,798) and the most in OL11 5 (£3,252).

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 £979 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £43,000 for that mortgage: what £45,000 buys.

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House prices in OL11 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£128,942£107k–£156k48 m²16
2£159,760£130k–£204k67 m²632
3£214,608£167k–£290k87 m²781
4£323,000£249k–£413k116 m²220
5+£460,320£348k–£600k156 m²216

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£129k£160k£215k£323k£460k
Detached—£265k£333k£383k£520k
Semi-detached—£195k£219k£282k£335k
Terraced£129k£140k£164k£197k£246k
Flats£82k£118k£138k—£258k

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

Price per m² across OL11

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
OL11 1£1,798£1,546
OL11 2£2,600£1,660
OL11 3£2,378£1,793
OL11 4£2,766£2,026
OL11 5£3,252£2,837

Schools near OL11

Best state primary within 2 kmAshfield Valley Primary School83% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%11 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 OL11

Is OL11 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Rochdale; prices in Rochdale are up 4.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (83% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (62.8% against 43.8%); 293 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 OL11?

A typical 3-bedroom house in OL11 sold for £214,608 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £166,941 and £289,698.

Is OL11 expensive for Rochdale?

A 3-bedroom house in OL11 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Rochdale (£210,000).

How many homes sell in OL11 each year?

293 homes sold in the last year and 2,002 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near OL11?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Ashfield Valley Primary School, where 83% 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.