# OL11 2XL: area report for a postcode in Rochdale

OL11 2XL is a postcode in Rochdale.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Rochdale. Open the map at OL11 2XL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) › [OL11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol11) › [OL11 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol11-2)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1752,53.5831,OL112XL
- **Castleton (Manchester), 990 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1752,53.5831,OL112XL
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1752,53.5831,OL112XL
- **No property in OL11 2XL listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.1752,53.5831,OL112XL
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Rochdale 017D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1752,53.5831,OL112XL
- **£209,389 average price**: For the whole of Rochdale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1752,53.5831,OL112XL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1752,53.5831,OL112XL
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1752,53.5831,OL112XL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL11 2XL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1752,53.5831,OL112XL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at OL11 2XL**: Road 62 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1752,53.5831,OL112XL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.1752,53.5831,OL112XL
- **17.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1752,53.5831,OL112XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gabriels-roman-catholic-primary-school-rochdale-e105825) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castleton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castleton-primary-school-e105765) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-thornham-e150323) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Edward's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edwards-church-of-england-primary-school-e105802) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hopwood Hall College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hopwood-hall-college-e130507) | Sixth form and further education | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151602) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £208,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £510,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2025 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £249,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Castleton (Manchester) (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: WELL (810 m); NEWTONS CHEMIST (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Grosvenor Street (790 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £209,389** (July 2026). Rochdale’s average house price was £209,389 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,660** (2025). Full-time workers living in Rochdale earned a median of £34,660 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 46th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Rochdale costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 34.3** (2025). Rochdale has a deprivation score of 34.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 17th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Rochdale 017D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.7** (2025). Rochdale 017D has a deprivation score of 27.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,447th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £206,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rochdale 017D was £206,250 in 2025. Joint 7,160th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,976** (2021). Rochdale 017D had 1,976 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,703rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Rochdale 017D, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## OL11 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OL11 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 48,318** (2021). OL11 had 48,318 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 244th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 85%** (2022). About 85% of people in OL11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.1%** (January 2026). In OL11, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)
- Centre: 53.5831, -2.1752

Council: [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Heywood and Middleton North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/heywood-and-middleton-north): Mrs Elsie Blundell (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.1752,53.5831,OL112XL

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