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

OL12 0JU 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 0JU 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=-2.1548,53.6239,OL120JU
- **Rochdale Town Centre, 730 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1548,53.6239,OL120JU
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 40 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1548,53.6239,OL120JU
- **No property in OL12 0JU 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=-2.1548,53.6239,OL120JU
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Rochdale 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1548,53.6239,OL120JU
- **£209,389 average price**: For the whole of Rochdale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1548,53.6239,OL120JU
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1548,53.6239,OL120JU
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1548,53.6239,OL120JU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL12 0JU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1548,53.6239,OL120JU
- **Low road and rail noise at OL12 0JU**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1548,53.6239,OL120JU
- **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=-2.1548,53.6239,OL120JU
- **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=-2.1548,53.6239,OL120JU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darul-madinah-rochdale-ltd-e151912) | Independent | 40 m (1 minute 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 | 40 m (1 minute on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Whitehall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehall-academy-e151391) | Special | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Rochdale Islamic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rochdale-islamic-academy-e147662) | Independent | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Greenbank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenbank-primary-school-e105768) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rochdale Islamic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rochdale-islamic-academy-e134575) | Independent | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-roman-catholic-primary-school-e144934) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Howard Street Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/howard-street-nursery-school-e105757) | Nursery | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| June 2025 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| March 2023 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| November 2024 | £115,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| June 2023 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| February 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| July 2024 | £132,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| March 2026 | £75,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rochdale Town Centre (730 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: YORKSHIRE ST SURGERY (420 m); MARK STREET SURGERY (670 m); THE DAWES FAMILY PRACTICE (860 m); ASHWORTH STREET SURGERY (860 m)
- Pharmacies: YORKSHIRE STREET PHARMACY (410 m); EVERCARE PHARMACY (430 m); ROCHDALE PHARMACY (560 m); BOOTS (690 m); 4COURT PHARMACY (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Rochdale 2 Food Warehouse (220 m, Iceland); Farmfoods Rochdale (340 m, Farmfoods); SPAR Ceylon Service Station (470 m, Spar); Lidl Central Rochdale Rochdale (610 m, Lidl); M&S Rochdale Riverside (660 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 46.7** (2025). Rochdale 008A has a deprivation score of 46.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,998th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £138,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rochdale 008A was £138,000 in 2025. Joint 1,727th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,647** (2021). Rochdale 008A had 1,647 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,830th 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In Rochdale 008A, 98.1% 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.

## 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: 53.6239, -2.1548

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

## Your MP

- [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rochdale): Paul Waugh (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-2.1548,53.6239,OL120JU

## How to cite

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