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Postcode district

Postcode district covering Heywood, Hopwood and Broadfield, in Rochdale.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an OL10 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In OL10, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£205,000
421st cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
29,603
944th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How OL10 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

OL10Middle
Median sale price16 postcode districts, OL · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in OL16 areas from £160,000 to £331,000. The middle area is £200,000. OL10 is £205,000.
£205,0006th most expensive
Population16 postcode districts, OL · 2021
Population: every postcode district in OL16 areas from 11,566 to 48,318. The middle area is 30,226. OL10 is 29,603.
29,6038th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage16 postcode districts, OL · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in OL16 areas from 79.2% to 98.5%. The middle area is 94.1%. OL10 is 93.2%.
93.2%8th lowest
Claimant rate16 postcode districts, OL · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in OL16 areas from 1.9% to 9.2%. The middle area is 6.0%. OL10 is 5.2%.
5.2%7th lowest

What is the population of OL10?

OL10 had 29,603 usual residents at the census.

OL10 is the 944th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in OL10, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OL10 has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in OL10

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Rochdale 006C1,512No figure473.8%
Rochdale 018A1,891No figure199.8%
Rochdale 018B1,783No figure190.4%
Rochdale 018C1,378No figure292.2%
Rochdale 018D1,642No figure293.8%
Rochdale 018E2,182No figure496.3%
Rochdale 018F1,445No figure189.3%
Rochdale 019A1,094No figure8100.0%
Rochdale 019B1,251No figure599.2%
Rochdale 019C1,440No figure393.2%
Rochdale 019D1,554No figure1100.0%
Rochdale 019E1,844No figure295.0%
Rochdale 019F1,798No figure193.2%
Rochdale 020A1,372No figure399.5%
Rochdale 020B1,592No figure494.6%
Rochdale 020C1,318No figure990.8%
Rochdale 020D1,546No figure395.8%
Rochdale 020E2,261No figure587.9%
Rochdale 020F2,015No figure888.0%

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Middle areas in OL103

Postcode sectors in OL105

Council1

Towns in OL101

Postcode districts next to OL103

Nearest rail stations4

More in the OL postcode area2

OL10 in brief

OL10 is a postcode district covering Heywood, Hopwood and Broadfield, in Rochdale.

About 30,931 people lived in OL10 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £205,000 in 2025 across 437 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in OL10 was £205,000 in 2025.

OL10 had 29,603 usual residents at the census.

In OL10, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In OL10, 5.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.