RICHARD STREET, OL11 1DU House Prices & Local Information

OL11 1DU is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Richard Street, 0.1km from Sparth in Rochdale. Administratively it sits within Central Rochdale ward and the Rochdale constituency.

For renters and young professionals, OL11 1DU offers a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. By day, the area transitions to a healthcare and public administration character: major hospitals and public administration with diverse workforces. An average age of 37 puts this squarely in mixed-family territory — professional couples, school-age children households, and established residents all sharing the streets. 51% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. The area has a notably diverse population — 54% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Rochdale.

Property: With prices averaging £145k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 41.7% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for OL11 1DU are sourced from Output Area E00027755 (shared with 177 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.