Buying a home in OL16, Rochdale. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£205kmost £172k–£255k
Houses per m²£2,681flats £2,384
Sold last year2431,581 in five years
Prices in Rochdale+4.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in OL16 sold for £205,385 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £172,017 and £254,931, for about 87 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Rochdale (£210,000).

243 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £91k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in OL16 1 (£1,318) and the most in OL16 4 (£2,954).

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 £937 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 OL16 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£107,923£95k–£117k47 m²19
2£162,702£134k–£196k66 m²573
3£205,385£172k–£255k87 m²641
4£298,223£235k–£366k108 m²195
5+£381,379£298k–£485k130 m²116

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£108k£163k£205k£298k£381k
Detached—£255k£310k£368k£445k
Semi-detached—£184k£217k£254k£289k
Terraced£111k£142k£180k£216k£272k
Flats£91k£125k———

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

Price per m² across OL16

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
OL16 1£1,318—
OL16 2£2,333£2,490
OL16 3£2,760£2,447
OL16 4£2,954£2,314
OL16 5£2,022—

Schools near OL16

Best state primary within 2 kmHeybrook Primary School73% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%14 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmHollingworth Academy60.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%10 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about OL16

Is OL16 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 (73% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (60.3% against 43.8%); 243 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 OL16?

A typical 3-bedroom house in OL16 sold for £205,385 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £172,017 and £254,931.

Is OL16 expensive for Rochdale?

A 3-bedroom house in OL16 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Rochdale (£210,000).

How many homes sell in OL16 each year?

243 homes sold in the last year and 1,581 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near OL16?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Heybrook Primary School, where 73% 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.