# OL12 0JP: area report for a postcode in Rochdale

OL12 0JP 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 OL12 0JP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) › [OL12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol12) › [OL12 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol12-0)

## 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=-2.1630,53.6248,OL120JP
- **Rochdale Town Centre, 970 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations#around=-2.1630,53.6248,OL120JP
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools#around=-2.1630,53.6248,OL120JP
- **No property in OL12 0JP 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=-2.1630,53.6248,OL120JP
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Rochdale 010G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england#around=-2.1630,53.6248,OL120JP
- **£211,022 average price**: For the whole of Rochdale, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#around=-2.1630,53.6248,OL120JP
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices#around=-2.1630,53.6248,OL120JP
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets#around=-2.1630,53.6248,OL120JP
- **No gigabit broadband at OL12 0JP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode#around=-2.1630,53.6248,OL120JP
- **Low road and rail noise at OL12 0JP**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode#around=-2.1630,53.6248,OL120JP
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.1630,53.6248,OL120JP
- **12.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide#around=-2.1630,53.6248,OL120JP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Howard Street Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/howard-street-nursery-school-e105757) | Nursery | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [Falinge Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/falinge-park-high-school-e150227) | Secondary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Whitehall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehall-academy-e151391) | Special | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Spotland Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spotland-primary-academy-e151640) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), July 2024, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Rochdale Islamic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rochdale-islamic-academy-e134575) | Independent | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Greenbank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenbank-primary-school-e105768) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darul-madinah-rochdale-ltd-e151912) | Independent | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darul-madinah-rochdale-ltd-e151913) | Independent | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £285,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| October 2024 | £93,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| August 2024 | £87,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| August 2025 | £80,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| September 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| November 2023 | £116,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rochdale Town Centre (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ASHWORTH STREET SURGERY (610 m); THE DAWES FAMILY PRACTICE (620 m); YORKSHIRE ST SURGERY (860 m); HEALEY SURGERY (920 m)
- Pharmacies: DRUGMART PHARMACY (570 m); ROCHDALE PHARMACY (770 m); YORKSHIRE STREET PHARMACY (880 m); HEALEY PHARMACY (920 m); EVERCARE PHARMACY (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Central Rochdale Rochdale (600 m, Lidl); Tesco Rochdale Whitworth Rd Express (660 m, Tesco); Farmfoods Rochdale (660 m, Farmfoods); Iceland Rochdale 2 Food Warehouse (730 m, Iceland); Iceland Market Place Rochdale (810 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £211,022** (August 2026). Rochdale’s average house price was £211,022 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.1×** (2025). A home in Rochdale costs 6.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 101st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 010G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 47.2** (2025). Rochdale 010G has a deprivation score of 47.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,894th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,789** (2021). Rochdale 010G had 1,789 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,214th 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: 96.4%** (January 2026). In Rochdale 010G, 96.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.7%** (August 2026). In Rochdale 010G, 9.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## OL12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OL12 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: 46,612** (2021). OL12 had 46,612 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 274th 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: 95%** (2022). About 95% of people in OL12 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: 90.5%** (January 2026). In OL12, 90.5% 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: 53.6248, -2.1630

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), August 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=-2.1630,53.6248,OL120JP

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol12-0jp