Estate agents in Heywood
Heywood is a North West town where HM Land Registry records 330 homes sold between August 2025 and July 2026 at a median price paid of £194,000. 5 estate agent branches have an office in the town.
How estate agents in Heywood compare
Heywood at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 324 sales in Heywood from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £194,000.
40.1% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.9 years and sold for a median of 47.0% more than they paid.
The median price was £115,000 in 2016 and £185,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Heywood
Median sale price in Heywood: £194,000
| All homes | 324 sales, median £194,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 55 sales, median £347,500 |
| Semi-detached | 100 sales, median £224,000 |
| Terraced | 156 sales, median £163,500 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 13 sales, median £117,500 |
Across Rochdale the average price was £210,733 in June 2026, up 5.0% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £115,000 (394 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £116,000 (412 sales) |
| 2018 | £110,000 (405 sales) |
| 2019 | £129,950 (393 sales) |
| 2020 | £133,500 (316 sales) |
| 2021 | £155,000 (442 sales) |
| 2022 | £169,950 (410 sales) |
| 2023 | £160,000 (321 sales) |
| 2024 | £175,000 (307 sales) |
| 2025 | £185,000 (373 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
Heywood has no railway station of its own. The nearest are Castleton at about 2 miles, Mills Hill at about 3 miles, Rochdale at about 3 miles and Moston at about 5 miles. The town sits close to the motorway network, with M62 junction 19 (Heywood Interchange) about 1 mile away and M66 junction 3 (Pilsworth Interchange) about 2 miles away. The A6184, A58, A6046, A6045 and A664 pass through or beside the area. Manchester Airport is about 16 miles away and Leeds Bradford Airport is about 30 miles away. Central London is about 169 miles to the south east in a straight line.
Schools in and near Heywood
Heywood has 10 primary schools within about 1.6 miles of the centre. The nearest are St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Roman Catholic academy, Woodland Community Primary School at about 0.4 miles and Harwood Park Primary School at about 0.5 miles. For secondary education, Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College sits in the centre, with Newhouse Academy about 0.4 miles away. St Anne's Church of England Academy and Edgar Wood Academy, a free school, are each about 1.6 miles away. Independent options include Elizabeth House School, which is boys only, at about 2.6 miles. Newlands School is a special school about 2.2 miles away. Hopwood Hall College is about 1.9 miles away and the University of Salford is about 7.3 miles away.
Living in Heywood
Heywood is an urban town in the Rochdale area, with around 29,700 residents and a medium-sized built-up area. Terraced houses make up 44% of households and semi-detached houses 30%, with about 57% of homes owner occupied. Within about 1.4 miles of the centre there are at least 30 mapped shops, including at least 10 convenience stores and 2 supermarkets: Morrisons about 0.6 miles away and Aldi about 0.8 miles. There are at least 9 pubs, 9 cafés and 9 restaurants, with The Heywood about 0.4 miles from the centre. For health, Birtle View Medical Practice is about 0.6 miles away, with Bury Pharmacy and Cohens Chemist at a similar distance and a dental centre about 0.7 miles away. Fairfield General Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 1.6 miles away. Heywood Library is about 0.5 miles from the centre, alongside at least 3 post offices. Five named parks include Heywood Memeorial Gardens at about 0.5 miles and Hollins Vale nature reserve is about 2.4 miles away.
A short history of Heywood
Flints show that people were active around Heywood in the Mesolithic period and a Bronze Age cairn was found there in the 1960s. The name is believed to come from the Old English haga, meaning a hedge or animal enclosure. A family called Heywood can be traced to the 11th century and by the 12th century the place appears in records as a hamlet belonging to Heap township. Adam de Bury granted the land to Peter of Heywood in 1286 and Heywood Hall was built in the 13th century. A later Peter Heywood of the hall arrested Guy Fawkes in 1605. Farming and hand-loom weaving gave way to cotton after Sir Robert Peel converted Makin Mill and the town had 27 cotton mills by 1833. The Church of St Luke, built in the 1860s, is Grade II* listed. Heywood became a municipal borough in 1881. Plum Tickle Mill began work in 1905 as the biggest mule-spinning mill anywhere beneath a single roof.
Sport and leisure
Heywood Sports Village is a sports centre in the area and Heywood Cricket Club is mapped as a cricket sports centre. Castle Hawk Golf Club is the golf course. Bowls is played at Hopwood Unionist Crown Green Bowls Club, Bullough Moor Crown Green Bowls Club and Hopwood Recreation Crown Green Bowls Club. Queen's Park BMX Track caters for BMX. Several pitches and courts are mapped for football, tennis and other sports. The parks and open spaces include Fairfield View Play Park, Hopwood Park, Queen's Park, Boisko and Heywood Memeorial Gardens. A number of children's playgrounds are also mapped.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Heywood?
- The median price paid in Heywood over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £194,000. By property type it was £347,500 for detached houses (55 sales) and £227,100 for semi-detached houses (101 sales). It was £164,000 for terraced houses (161 sales) and £125,000 for flats (13 sales).
- How many homes were sold in Heywood recently?
- There were 330 homes sold in Heywood in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. This count covers standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry.
- What are the transport links in Heywood?
- The nearest railway stations are Castleton at about 2.0 miles and Mills Hill at about 3.3 miles. Rochdale station is about 3.4 miles away. M62 junction 19 (Heywood Interchange) is about 1 mile from the centre and Manchester Airport is about 16 miles away.
- What schools are there near Heywood?
- There are 10 primary schools within about 1.6 miles of the centre. The nearest secondary schools include Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College and Newhouse Academy at about 0.4 miles. St Anne's Church of England Academy and Edgar Wood Academy are each about 1.6 miles away.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Heywood?
- There are 5 estate agent sales branches with an office in Heywood.
Areas near Heywood
Heywood is in Rochdale.
Estate agents near Heywood
- Hill EstatesHeywood OL10 1LA0.5 miles
- Choice EstatesHeywood OL10 1HZ0.5 miles
- Mark Boulton & CoHeywood OL10 4NL0.6 miles
- MovunoHeywood OL10 4NL0.6 miles
- Pearson FerrierMiddleton M24 6UQ2.6 miles
- Hunters Estate Agents North ManchesterMiddleton M24 6UQ2.6 miles
- Hopkins-HenstockMiddleton M24 6TE2.7 miles
- Barton Kendal MiddletonMiddleton M24 6TE2.7 miles
- Henstock Property ServicesMiddleton M24 1AF2.8 miles
- Ryder & DuttonMiddleton M24 1AB2.8 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Heywood.