Overview
Cowell & Norford is an estate and letting agent based at 561 Bury Road, Bamford, Rochdale, OL11 4DQ. The business trades from 3 offices under the same website (cowell-norford.co.uk). It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.
Between 2024 and 2025 home.co.uk recorded Cowell & Norford in 9 local agent league tables on 10 occasions. At its best it ranked 3rd of 20+ agents in OL12 (December 2024), with 22 homes for sale of 200 in the area (12% share). In the most recent capture (October 2025) it was 13th of 20+ in OL1 with 1 homes, a 1% share.
Homes in the OL11 postcode district sold for a median £218,000 across 399 sales in the last 12 months. Across Rochdale the average price is £209,389 (July 2026), +79.7% over ten years and 5.5× its January 1995 level. 16 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in OL11.
Market position and ranking
How Cowell & Norford has ranked against every other agent advertising homes in the same towns, from home.co.uk league tables captured by the Internet Archive between 2024 and 2025.
Homes for sale over time
Homes this branch was advertising, by town league table
Share of local stock
Its homes as a share of all homes for sale in the town
League position
Rank among all agents in the town (1 = most homes)
Ranking by location, latest capture
| Location | Captured | Rank | Homes for sale | Share of local stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL1 | 2025-10 | 13of 20+ | 1of 70 | 1% |
| M24 | 2025-10 | 19of 20+ | 1of 200 | 0% |
| Shaw | 2025-10 | 7of 25 | 6of 170 | 4% |
| OL14 | 2025-01 | 18of 20+ | 1of 83 | 1% |
| OL15 | 2024-12 | 4of 13 | 6of 76 | 8% |
| OL12 | 2024-12 | 3of 20+ | 22of 200 | 12% |
| OL10 | 2024-11 | 12of 20+ | 2of 175 | 1% |
| OL2 | 2024-11 | 12of 20+ | 3of 270 | 1% |
| Oldham | 2024-11 | 20of 64 | 3of 404 | 1% |
The OL1 market it trades in
20+ agents advertising 70 homes, average asking price £267,204, 12 new in the previous 14 days. home.co.uk, 2025-10-07.
All homes for sale in OL1
Total advertised by every agent, each capture
Average asking price in OL1
All agents’ homes for sale
| # | Agent | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The top 20 OL1 Estate Agents are listed below, along with the number of OL1 Properties For Sale in their respective property portfolios followed by their estimated market share (% of total OL1 property market). Buyers and sellers of OL1 property will probably find that these popular leading estate agents can offer above average market insight and property sales service. 1. Ryder & Dutton7 Union Street, Oldham, OL1 1HA | 17 | 24% |
| 2 | Kirkham Property509 Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9SH | 16 | 22% |
| 3 | Alistair Stevens519 Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9SH | 4 | 6% |
| 4 | Cornerstone Estates and Lettings LtdMarket Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8NH | 3 | 4% |
| 5 | HabitatRochdale Road,Royton,OL2 6QJ | 3 | 4% |
| 6 | Hunters832 Hollins Road, Oldham, OL8 4SR | 3 | 4% |
| 7 | Your Move30 Market Street, Shaw, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 8NH | 3 | 4% |
| 8 | Let PropertyMitchell Street, Glasgow, G1 3LN | 2 | 3% |
| 9 | Baxter Estate AgentsSouthgate, Elland HX5 0DQ | 1 | 1% |
| 10 | Belvoir!High Street Lees, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL4 3BN | 1 | 1% |
| 11 | BridgfordsFletcher Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 6BY | 1 | 1% |
| 12 | Cherry Picked PropertiesSouthgate Centre 2, 321 Wilmslow Road, Heald Green, Cheadle, SK8 3PW | 1 | 1% |
| 13 | Cowell & Norford561 Bury Road, Bamford, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL11 4DQ | 1 | 1% |
| 14 | expressestateagencyPeter House, Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 5AN | 1 | 1% |
| 15 | Fine & Country1a-1b Bank Street, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 6QS | 1 | 1% |
| 16 | GetAnOfferLiverpool Terrace, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 1TA | 1 | 1% |
| 17 | Kristian Allan, BuryStoneholme, 42, High Street, Walshaw, Bury, BL8 3AN | 1 | 1% |
| 18 | Martin & Co15b Cheetham Street, Rochdale, OL16 1DG | 1 | 1% |
| 19 | McHugh & CoParkway, London, NW1 7PP | 1 | 1% |
| 20 | Northwood81, High Street, Lees, Oldham, OL4 3BN | 1 | 1% |
Stock on the market
Stock breakdown coming
Homes for sale by price, bedrooms, property type, time on the market and postcode appear here once our crawler has read cowell-norford.co.uk. Agents can speed this up by claiming the profile.
Sales performance
Asking price achieved and time to sell
We match each home an agent lists to its HM Land Registry completion to measure the price achieved against asking and the time from listing to completion. Results appear here once enough of this branch’s listings have completed, usually three to six months after we first read its website.
Reviews
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Online presence
Profiles are found by reading the links on the agent’s own website. Follower counts and posting activity will be added as they are collected.
The local market
Average prices across Rochdale since January 1995, and what has sold in OL11 in the last year. Rochdale averages £209,389 in July 2026, +29.3% over five years and +79.7% over ten.
Average house price, Rochdale
UK House Price Index, monthly
Homes sold each year, Rochdale
Completed sales recorded in the House Price Index
Sales per month in OL11
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in OL11
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, OL11 | £218,000 | Sales, last 12 months | 399 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £350,000 | Semi-detached | £210,000 |
| Terraced | £160,000 | Flat | £110,000 |
Other agents in OL11
| Office | Type and group | Homes for sale |
|---|---|---|
| Nest Estates Rochdale LTD | Letting agentIndependent | 9home.co.uk 2024 |
| Revilo Homes & Mortgages | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 4home.co.uk 2025 |
| Keenans Estate Agents Limited | Estate agentIndependent | 2home.co.uk 2024 |
| A J Properties | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Alan Kirkham Lettings Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Asghar Property Management Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Cowell Norford Lettings & Management Services Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Dennis Milne Will Trust | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Eezylets Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Klic lpm Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| LWC Sales & Lettings Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Properties On Tap Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Sandbrook & Kingston Property Services Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| South east Guardians Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| The Bond Board Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
All agents in Rochdale · Demographics and area data on Property Data
Other Cowell offices
2 other offices share the website cowell-norford.co.uk.
- Cowell & NorfordRochdale OL16 4HX
- Cowell Norford Lettings & Management Services LimitedRochdale OL11 4DQ
Questions and answers
Is Cowell & Norford a leading agent in OL1?
home.co.uk ranked it 13th of 20+ agents in OL1 by homes for sale in October 2025, with 1% of local stock.
Which redress scheme is Cowell & Norford a member of?
The Property Ombudsman.
What do homes sell for near Cowell & Norford?
A median £218,000 in OL11 over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 399 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| home.co.uk agent league tables, via the Internet Archive | 10 snapshots, 2024–2025 |
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | Rochdale, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | OL11, last 12 months |
| The Property Ombudsman and Property Redress Scheme registers | Office details, February 2026 |
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