Balderstone & Kirkholt
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Balderstone & Kirkholt at a glance
- House prices
- £200,000
- Lower prices20th percentile
- Schools
- 13th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 71st percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- Data not yet available
- Flood risk
- 0.2% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land14th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Balderstone & Kirkholt a good place to live?
Balderstone & Kirkholt may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Rochdale below.
Balderstone & Kirkholt and nearby areas
| Area | Median sale price | Crime per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Balderstone & Kirkholt | £200,000 | Data not yet available |
| East Middleton | £190,000 | Data not yet available |
| Castleton | £187,500 | Data not yet available |
Same sources and periods as the figures above. Each area has its own full guide.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data is unavailable here; check current local evidence before drawing conclusions about safety
Crime rate in Balderstone & Kirkholt
Crime rate
Data not available in this public guide
Greater Manchester Police does not publish its crime records to police.uk, the source we use, so we cannot show a figure here.
About missing dataHouse prices in Balderstone & Kirkholt
House prices
- Median sale price
- £200,000
- Percentile
- 20th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 64 standard sales over the 12 months to August 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Balderstone & Kirkholt
Schools
13th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Balderstone & Kirkholt
Flood risk
0.2% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers under 0.1% of the area. That is the 14th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Balderstone & Kirkholt
Transport
71st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
FAQs
Is Balderstone & Kirkholt a good place to live?
Balderstone & Kirkholt may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Balderstone & Kirkholt safe?
Crime data is not currently available for Balderstone & Kirkholt.
What are house prices like in Balderstone & Kirkholt?
The median sale price was £200,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. House prices are in the 20th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Balderstone & Kirkholt?
Schools rank in the 13th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Balderstone & Kirkholt?
Nearby public profiles include East Middleton in Rochdale and Castleton in Rochdale.
