Empire House, College Road, Rochdale, OL12 6AE

Empire House offers bright, high-quality office accommodation from approximately 400 to 2,000 sq. ft., suitable for businesses of varying sizes. Flexible floorplates can be configured in an open-plan or cellular layout, allowing each occupier to create a workspace that supports its team, working style and future growth.

The well-presented suites benefit from excellent natural light, air conditioning with individual temperature control, central heating, suspended ceilings with PIR-controlled lighting, and raised access flooring with movable power and data floor boxes. Glazed office frontages can also be personalised with bespoke manifestations and company branding.

Occupiers have access to an attractive ground-floor breakout and kitchen area, four meeting rooms, and a large training and conference room accommodating up to 40 people. Additional facilities include communal tea points and welfare areas, male, female and accessible WCs, and a dedicated multi-faith prayer room.

The property is set within a secure, gated site and provides allocated parking, CCTV, controlled fob access, a visitor intercom system and lift access to every floor. Offices can be provided furnished or unfurnished, with a Herman Miller desking system available.

Empire House also benefits from an EPC rating of A and solar panels, making it an attractive and energy-efficient setting in which to welcome employees, customers and visitors. A walk-through video tour is available, with viewings by appointment.

Location:
Empire House occupies a self-contained position on College Road, on the edge of Rochdale town centre and close to St Mary’s Gate (A58), Mellor Street and Bury Road. Junction 20 of the M62 is readily accessible, providing convenient connections to Manchester, Leeds and the wider M60 and M66 motorway network.

Staff and visitors benefit from excellent nearby amenities, including Aldi, Subway, Asda and Lidl, together with Hopwood Hall College and Rochdale Sixth Form College. Rochdale Exchange and Rochdale Riverside provide a wider choice of shops, cafés, restaurants, fitness facilities, cinema and leisure attractions.

Local bus stops are close to the building, while Rochdale Interchange, the town-centre Metrolink stop and Rochdale railway station are within easy reach. Neighbouring amenities include PODZ Self Storage and Deuce Padel Centre, adding to the area’s established mixed-use commercial environment.


Immediately nearby
• Deuce Padel Centre, located at Mitchell Hey Mills within OL12 6AE, with nine indoor padel courts and supporting changing, refreshment and equipment-hire facilities.
• PODZ Self Storage, also located at Mitchell Hey Mills, providing personal and business storage facilities.
• Holmes Street bus stop, identified by current route-planning information as approximately one minute on foot from Empire House.

Supermarkets, Food and Everyday Services
• Aldi, Mellor Street
• Subway, Mellor Street
• Asda Rochdale Superstore, Dane Street, including pharmacy and optician services
• Lidl, Spotland Road

Shopping, Fitness and Leisure
• Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre, including businesses such as B&M, Costa Coffee, Greggs, Home Bargains, Iceland, WHSmith and JD Gyms.
• Rochdale Riverside, offering shops, restaurants and leisure facilities including Next, H&M, M&S Foodhall, Nando’s, Reel Cinema and Puttstars.
• JD Gyms Rochdale, a 24-hour gym situated at Rochdale Exchange.

Education and Local Workforce
• Hopwood Hall College and University Centre — Rochdale Campus, St Mary’s Gate
• Rochdale Sixth Form College, College Road
• The nearby Hopwood Hall campus is benefiting from a £39 million redevelopment, including a new four-storey teaching building and expanded higher-education provision.

Public Transport and Road Connections
• Nearby local bus services, with the closest stop at Holmes Street
• Rochdale Interchange for town-centre and regional bus services
• Rochdale Town Centre Metrolink stop
• Rochdale railway station
• Convenient access to M62 Junction 20, with onward access towards Manchester, Leeds, the M60 and M66 networks.


Services:
In this section you can advise what services the property has available currently (e.g. mains electric, water).

Fully maintained, business-ready offices with a comprehensive range of utilities and professional support services available:
• Mains electricity, gas and water
• Air conditioning and central heating
• High-speed fibre internet
• Managed IT support
• Daily cleaning
• Reception and mail handling
• Meeting rooms and a large training/conference room
• Furnished or unfurnished options


Rent:
You can specify here the rental price for the property, whether this is inclusive or exclusive. You can also use this section to advise if there will be different rents over a period of time.

The rental rate is £10 per sq. ft., exclusive of VAT and an apportioned service charge. Flexible and negotiable packages may be tailored to suit the occupier’s space requirements, lease length and budget, with preferential terms considered for larger suites or longer commitments. Full cost details are available on request.


Terms:
You can use this section to detail any terms of the sale/ rent of the property. You can include details of the lease, its expiry etc. here.

Flexible occupation terms are available, from a short-term licence to a short- or long-term lease. Suites may be offered under a new full repairing and insuring lease for a term to be agreed. Packages are negotiable and can be tailored, where possible, to suit the occupier’s space requirements, preferred commitment and budget. A deposit may be required. All terms are subject to contract, satisfactory references and landlord approval.

Legal costs: The tenant will be responsible for the landlord’s reasonable legal costs incurred in preparing the lease documentation.


Business Rates:
If available, you can use this section to include details of the current rateable value of this property and the source from which this information was obtained.

Business rates information will be provided to prospective tenants based on the size of the office space selected. Many smaller suites may qualify for full or partial Small Business Rate Relief, subject to the occupier’s individual circumstances and eligibility. Further details are available on request.