Estate agents in Littleborough
Littleborough is a town in the North West with about 12,164 residents. HM Land Registry records 174 homes sold there in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 at a median price paid of £227,350.
How estate agents in Littleborough compare
Littleborough at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 174 sales in Littleborough from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £227,350.
43.7% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.3 years and sold for a median of 36.4% more than they paid.
The median price was £134,500 in 2016 and £229,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Littleborough
Median sale price in Littleborough: £227,350
| All homes | 174 sales, median £227,350 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 26 sales, median £366,000 |
| Semi-detached | 66 sales, median £257,500 |
| Terraced | 68 sales, median £180,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 14 sales, median £139,250 |
Across Rochdale the average price was £210,733 in June 2026, up 5.0% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £134,500 (197 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £130,000 (224 sales) |
| 2018 | £150,000 (243 sales) |
| 2019 | £152,000 (223 sales) |
| 2020 | £172,000 (194 sales) |
| 2021 | £185,000 (282 sales) |
| 2022 | £211,250 (244 sales) |
| 2023 | £210,000 (182 sales) |
| 2024 | £222,500 (200 sales) |
| 2025 | £229,000 (222 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Littleborough station is about 0.3 miles from the centre, with Smithy Bridge station about 0.9 miles away. Rochdale is about 3 miles away and Walsden about 4 miles. The A58 and A6033 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway access is M62 junction 21 (Milnrow Interchange) at about 3 miles, while A627(M) junction 4 is about 4 miles away. Manchester Airport is about 22 miles from Littleborough and Leeds Bradford Airport about 24 miles. Central London is about 169 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Littleborough
Littleborough has five primary schools within about 1 mile of the centre. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, is the nearest at about 0.1 miles, followed by Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School at about 0.3 miles and Littleborough Community Primary School at about 0.4 miles. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery and Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School are both about 0.8 miles away. For secondary education, Wardle Academy is about 1.1 miles away and Hollingworth Academy about 2.4 miles. Independent options include Rochdale Islamic Academy, with separate girls and boys schools, about 2.5 miles away. Meadows School and Great Howarth School, both special schools, are about 1.5 and 1.6 miles away. Rochdale Sixth Form College is about 3.2 miles away and the University of Salford about 13.1 miles.
Living in Littleborough
Littleborough is a small urban town in the Rochdale area, home to around 12,000 residents. Terraced and semi-detached houses each make up a little over a third of households and about three quarters of homes are owner occupied. There are at least 8 shops, including two supermarkets, Lidl at about 0.1 miles and The Co-operative Food at about 0.2 miles, plus two convenience stores. Pubs number around 10, with The Queens, Wheatsheaf and Falcon Inn each about 0.2 miles away. There is at least one restaurant and several takeaways. There are no doctors' surgeries or dentists in the area; the nearest surgery is Stonefield Surgery at about 2.9 miles and the nearest dentist is about 1.3 miles away. One pharmacy sits about 0.8 miles out, as does the library. Littleborough Post Office is about 0.2 miles away. Smithy Bridge park is about 0.8 miles away and Hamer Pasture Reservoir nature reserve is about 2.4 miles away.
A short history of Littleborough
Flint tools and arrowheads show people were active around Littleborough from at least the Neolithic period. A late Celtic torc was found in the Mawrode area in 1832 and the name Calderbrook comes from an ancient Celtic language. Coins, pottery and part of a silver statue of Victory indicate Roman occupation, with a small station supposed on the nearby Roman road. Place names reflect Anglo-Saxon settlement and Littleborough itself derives from Old English words meaning either a small fortified place or a small watercourse. In the Middle Ages it was a hamlet within Hundersfield manor and by 1472 it held a chapel, some cottages and an inn. By 1848 the town had flannel mills, cotton factories, bleachworks, coal pits, a quarry and brickmaking. The Littleborough Urban District was created in 1894. Of 18 listed buildings near the centre Stubley Old Hall is Grade II* and the rest Grade II.
Sport and leisure
Littleborough has several football pitches, a number of bowls facilities and a rugby league pitch, with some of these lying just outside the town centre area. There are also several children's playgrounds.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Littleborough?
- The median price paid in Littleborough over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 was £227,350. By property type it was £366,000 for detached houses, £257,500 for semi-detached houses, £180,000 for terraced houses and £139,250 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Littleborough in the last year?
- HM Land Registry recorded 174 standard sales in Littleborough in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026. Of these, 68 were terraced houses, 66 were semi-detached houses, 26 were detached houses and 14 were flats.
- What are the transport links in Littleborough?
- Littleborough station is about 0.3 miles from the centre and Smithy Bridge station is about 0.9 miles away. M62 junction 21 (Milnrow Interchange) is about 3 miles away and the A58 and A6033 pass through or beside the area.
- What schools are near the centre of Littleborough?
- There are 5 primary schools within about 1.0 miles of the centre, the nearest being St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School at about 0.1 miles. The nearest secondary school is Wardle Academy at about 1.1 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Littleborough?
- There are 3 estate agent sales branches with an office in Littleborough.
Areas near Littleborough
Littleborough is in Rochdale.
Estate agents near Littleborough
- HuntersLittleborough OL15 8AB0.1 miles
- Andrew Kelly & Associates - Estate Agents In LittleboroughLittleborough OL15 9AD0.2 miles
- Face to Face Estate AgentsLittleborough OL15 8AB0.2 miles
- Barton Kendal ResidentialMilnrow OL16 3NJ2.4 miles
- Cowell Norford Estate Agents MilnrowMilnrow OL16 4HX2.4 miles
- Andrew Kelly & AssociatesRochdale OL16 1HX2.5 miles
- Prestige Sales and LettingsRochdale OL12 0RD2.6 miles
- Ryder & DuttonRochdale OL16 1LD2.7 miles
- Adamsons Barton Kendal Property Estate Agents RochdaleRochdale OL16 1LA2.8 miles
- Rochdale EstatesRochdale OL16 1DY2.8 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Littleborough.