Watkin Street is in Rochdale and in Rochdale district. OL16 4UL is located in the Kingsway electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Rochdale. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Watkin Street, Rochdale, OL16 4UL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OL16 4TG, OL16 4TF, OL16 4UA, OL16 4UQ, OL11 2EZ, OL11 2HA, OL16 4UB, OL16 4TH, OL11 2EX.

Watkin Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Watkin Street are based on 104 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Rochdale.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for OL16 4UL

Average Price
£86,819
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£86,458
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£97,648

Estimated Average Property Prices for Watkin Street

Average Price
£106,563
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Watkin Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
89 Watkin Street, Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Other, an established residential building 		£100,0002023-04-04 £97,648
100 Watkin Street, Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£92,0002022-11-04 £88,445
104 Watkin Street, Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£78,0002021-05-28 £89,351
106 Watkin Street, Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£73,0002021-04-09 £84,190
96 Watkin Street, Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£56,5002019-07-11 £74,102

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Howard Street Nursery School
Howard Street, OL12 0PP 		2,610 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone
Oldham Road, OL11 2HB 		202 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lowerplace Primary School
Kingsway, OL16 4UU 		390 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Muriel Street, OL16 5JQ 		791 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Deeplish Primary Academy
Derby Street, OL11 1LT 		793 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Sandbrook Community Primary School
Hartley Lane, OL11 2LR 		988 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Kingsway Park High School
Turf Hill Road, OL16 4XA 		639 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Cuthbert's RC High School
Shaw Road, Thornham OL16 4RX 		1,502 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedMatthew Moss High School
Matthew Moss Lane, Marland OL11 3LU 		3,070 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Falinge Park High School
Falinge Road, Shawclough OL12 6LD 		3,250 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hollingworth Academy
Cornfield Street, Milnrow OL16 3DR 		3,289 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedRochdale Sixth Form College
College Road, OL12 6HY 		2,256 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedHopwood Hall College
Middleton Campus, Rochdale Road M24 6XH 		4,993 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBeech House School
184 Manchester Road, OL11 4JQ 		1,614 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rochdale Pupil Referral Service
Saxon Hall Site, Samson Street OL16 2XW 		2,548 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brownhill School
Heights Lane, OL12 0PZ 		2,962 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedRochdale Islamic Academy
Greenbank Rd, Rochdale OL12 0HZ 		3,041 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedRochdale Islamic Academy
36 Taylor Street, OL12 0HX 		3,097 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Roller CityPlattings Lane141 yd
Blue Diamond Restaurant222 Oldham Road178 yd
St Marys ChurchSt Marys Church, Oldham Road180 yd
Million Pavillion CafeKirkholt Million317 yd
La Scala Ristorante370 Oldham Road444 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Plough Inn475 Oldham Road133 yd
The Bay Horse260 Oldham Road178 yd
The Bridge InnBridge Inn, Well I' Th' Lane230 yd
Horse & Jockey1-3 Well I' Th' Lane483 yd
Wellfield Working Mens Club1 Prince Street561 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Di's Cafe479 Oldham Road30 yd
Wok King477 Oldham Road30 yd
The Second Serving503 Oldham Road30 yd
Kebabish Tandoori459 Oldham Road133 yd
The Kitchen Takeaway463 Oldham Road133 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
IcelandQueensway Centre, Well I' Th' Lane458 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Lower Place
KINGSWAY 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches366 yd
Kingsway Park High School (Closed)
Queen Victoria Street 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite405 yd
Balderstone Park (Closed)
Balderstone Road 		grass pitches582 yd
Springhill Playing Fields
SPRINGHILL PLAYING FIELDS SPRINGHILL PLAYING FIELDS CROMPTON AVENUE 		grass pitches647 yd
Kingsway Park Sports Centre & Athletics Arena
KINGSWAY PARK SPORTS CENTRE AND ATHLETICS ARENA KINGSWAY PARK SPORTS CENTRE AND ATHLETICS ARENA TURF HILL ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches712 yd
Deeplish Primary Academy
DERBY STREET 		grass pitches915 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed78.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed68.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Watkin Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2 crimes were reported near Watkin Street . 87% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of OL16 4UL.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2
Violence And Sexual Offences 1
Drugs 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of OL16 4UL.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-03Violence and sexual offencesStatus update unavailableOn or near Hurst Street518 yd
2023-03DrugsLocal resolutionOn or near Platting Lane149 yd

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee92
Retired33
Self-Employed27
Looking after home or family25
Part-Time Employee22
Long-Term Sick or disabled20
Other16
Student (economically inactive)9
Unemployed8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles22
Human health and social work activities22
Manufacturing20
Construction17
Administrative and support service activities14
Accommodation and food service activities11
Education10
Transport and storage9
Other7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Professional, scientific and technical activities6
Information and communication5
Real estate activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Financial and insurance activities2

People

Gender

Female184
Male158

Partnership Status

Single118
Married: Opposite sex83
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated3
Divorced32
Widowed13

Health

Very good health152
Good health123
Fair health48
Bad health17
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications84
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 23
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 26
Apprenticeship15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 45
Degree or Similar 46
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese2
Indian3
Pakistani62
Other Asian2
Black African18
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other4
White236
Roma5
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom284
European Union25
Africa8
Middle East and Asia25

Length of Residence

Born in the UK284
10+ Years27
5-10 Years11
2-5 Years12
Less than 2 years8

Passport Held

United Kingdom248
Ireland3
Italy10
Portugal2
Lithuania1
Poland6
Romania1
Other EU countries7
Central and Western Africa1
Southern Asia11
South-East Asia1
No passport held51

Religion

No religion87
Christian171
Muslim66
Other religion1
Not answered17
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