Estate agents in Rochdale
Rochdale is a town in the North West where HM Land Registry records 932 homes sold between August 2025 and July 2026 at a median price paid of £200,000. The town has 18 estate agent sales branches.
How estate agents in Rochdale compare
Rochdale at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 946 sales in Rochdale from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £200,500.
36.3% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.7 years and sold for a median of 40.5% more than they paid.
The median price was £127,497 in 2016 and £195,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Rochdale
Median sale price in Rochdale: £200,500
| All homes | 946 sales, median £200,500 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 245 sales, median £340,000 |
| Semi-detached | 299 sales, median £210,000 |
| Terraced | 344 sales, median £155,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 58 sales, median £122,500 |
Across Rochdale the average price was £210,733 in June 2026, up 5.0% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £127,497 (1,290 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £130,000 (1,265 sales) |
| 2018 | £132,250 (1,306 sales) |
| 2019 | £134,995 (1,255 sales) |
| 2020 | £135,000 (1,046 sales) |
| 2021 | £162,000 (1,389 sales) |
| 2022 | £170,000 (1,210 sales) |
| 2023 | £177,500 (981 sales) |
| 2024 | £195,000 (1,003 sales) |
| 2025 | £195,000 (1,074 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
Rochdale station is about 0.5 miles from the centre, with Castleton about 1.9 miles away, Smithy Bridge about 2.1 miles and Littleborough about 3.1 miles. The A58, A680, A671, A640 and A6060 all pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway access is junction 4 of the A627(M) at about 1 mile, while junction 20 of the M62 (Thornham Interchange) is about 2 miles away. Manchester Airport lies about 19 miles away and Leeds Bradford Airport about 27 miles. Central London is about 169 miles in a straight line.
Schools in and near Rochdale
Rochdale has 46 primary schools within about 2.8 miles of the centre. The nearest are Broadfield Community Primary School at about 0.2 miles and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Roman Catholic academy, at about 0.4 miles, with Spotland Primary Academy, Heybrook Primary School and Greenbank Primary School all within about 0.7 miles. For secondary education, Falinge Park High School is about 0.8 miles away, followed by Kingsway Park High School at about 1.2 miles, Oulder Hill Leadership Academy at about 1.3 miles and Matthew Moss High School at about 1.7 miles, all of them academies. Independent options include Darul Madinah Rochdale, which has a girls only school and Beech House School. Whitehall Academy and Healey Learning Centre provide special education. Rochdale Sixth Form College is about 0.3 miles away and Hopwood Hall College about 3.6 miles. The nearest university is the University of Salford, about 10.3 miles away.
Living in Rochdale
Rochdale is a large urban town, home to more than 111,000 residents, with terraced and semi-detached houses each making up about a third of households and around 58% of homes owner occupied. Within about 2.5 miles of the centre there are at least 170 shops, including around 18 supermarkets such as Lidl and ALDI, both within about 0.3 miles and Rochdale Indoor Markets about 0.2 miles away. Food and drink includes at least 48 pubs, 15 restaurants and 11 cafés. Four doctors' surgeries are mapped, the nearest being Ashworth Street Surgery at about 0.4 miles, alongside 11 pharmacies and 2 dentists. Fairfield General Hospital, the nearest with an emergency department, is about 4.2 miles away. There are several libraries, with Rochdale Central Library about 0.1 miles from the centre and a number of post offices. Memorial Gardens is the nearest of 14 named parks at about 0.2 miles, while Hamer Pasture Reservoir nature reserve is about 1.7 miles away.
A short history of Rochdale
A Saxon thegn named Gamel held the manor at the Norman Conquest. The Domesday survey of 1086 listed the place as Recedham, in Salford hundred and Cheshire, under Roger the Poitevin. It was written Rachetham in 1193 and Roger de Lacy received the manor before 1212. Rachdale was a name for the town by 1242, a market and yearly fair were granted in 1250 and a royal charter followed by 1251. John Byron purchased the manor in 1638. Water-powered mills appeared late in the 18th century and the Rochdale Canal opened in 1804. Lord Byron sold the manor to the Deardens in 1823. In 1844 the Rochdale Pioneers started the first Co-operative shop, on Toad Lane. Four of the 114 listed buildings near the centre are Grade I: the Town Hall, the Church of St Mary-in-the-Baum, the Church of Saint Edmund and the Rochdale Cenotaph.
Sport and leisure
Rochdale Leisure Centre has facilities for swimming, fitness, table tennis, badminton and gymnastics, while Oulder Hill Leisure Complex and Castleton Sports Centre are also within the area. Crown Oil Arena is a soccer stadium. Kingsway Park Athletics Arena is a track for athletics. Cricket is played at Rochdale Cricket and Lacrosse Club and Norden Cricket club, with crown green bowls at Success To The Plough Crown Green Bowls Club and Buersil Crown Green Bowls Club. Climb Rochdale covers climbing and RRUFC is a rugby union venue. Golf courses include Rochdale Golf Course, Castle Hawk Golf Club and Marland Golf Course. Open space includes Broadfield Park, Falinge Park, Springfield Park and Balderstone Park, alongside Balderstone Skate Park and a number of children's playgrounds.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Rochdale?
- The median price paid in Rochdale over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £200,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £330,000 for detached houses, £207,000 for semi-detached houses, £155,000 for terraced houses and £112,500 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Rochdale in the last year?
- HM Land Registry recorded 932 standard sales in Rochdale in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. Of these, 343 were terraced houses, 291 were semi-detached houses, 242 were detached houses and 56 were flats.
- What are the transport links in Rochdale?
- Rochdale railway station is about 0.5 miles from the centre and Castleton station is about 1.6 miles away. The A627(M) junction 4 is about 1 mile away and M62 junction 20 (Thornham Interchange) is about 2 miles away.
- What schools are near the centre of Rochdale?
- There are 46 primary schools within about 2.8 miles of the centre and the nearest is Broadfield Community Primary School at about 0.1 miles. The nearest secondary school is Falinge Park High School at about 0.8 miles and Rochdale Sixth Form College is about 0.2 miles away.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Rochdale?
- There are 18 estate agent sales branches with an office in Rochdale.
Areas near Rochdale
- Milnrow
- Trub
- Wardle
- Whitworth
- Newhey
- Heywood
- Slattocks
- Littleborough
Rochdale is in Rochdale council area.
Estate agents near Rochdale
- Reside Estate AgencyRochdale OL16 1TU0 miles
- Open House Estate AgentsRochdale OL16 1SB0.1 miles
- Halifax Estate AgentsRochdale OL16 1JY0.2 miles
- Keystone Properties LtdRochdale OL16 1DG0.2 miles
- Martin and Co RochdaleRochdale OL16 1DG0.2 miles
- Adamsons Barton Kendal Property Estate Agents RochdaleRochdale OL16 1LA0.2 miles
- Andrew Kelly & AssociatesRochdale OL16 1LA0.2 miles
- Rochdale EstatesRochdale OL16 1DY0.2 miles
- Ryder & DuttonRochdale OL16 1LD0.2 miles
- Simply PropertiesRochdale OL16 1PZ0.3 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Rochdale.