# OL12 8PZ: area report for a postcode in Rossendale

OL12 8PZ is a postcode in Rossendale.

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 Rossendale. Open the map at OL12 8PZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) › [OL12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol12) › [OL12 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol12-8)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 6% on July. Rossendale 009D: 94 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1791,53.6544,OL128PZ
- **Rochdale Town Centre, 4.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1791,53.6544,OL128PZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1791,53.6544,OL128PZ
- **No property in OL12 8PZ 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=-2.1791,53.6544,OL128PZ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Rossendale 009D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1791,53.6544,OL128PZ
- **£199,759 average price**: For the whole of Rossendale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1791,53.6544,OL128PZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1791,53.6544,OL128PZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1791,53.6544,OL128PZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL12 8PZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1791,53.6544,OL128PZ
- **Low road and rail noise at OL12 8PZ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1791,53.6544,OL128PZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.1791,53.6544,OL128PZ
- **8.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1791,53.6544,OL128PZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomews-church-of-england-primary-school-e119374) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitworth Community High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitworth-community-high-school-e119753) | Secondary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Tonacliffe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tonacliffe-primary-school-e119271) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-and-st-anselms-roman-catholic-primary-school-whitworth-e119697) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £178,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| December 2024 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| June 2024 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| June 2025 | £156,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WHITWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE (830 m)
- Pharmacies: WHITWORTH PHARMACY (740 m); A J NUTTALL LTD (830 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (170 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Whitworth Market Express (800 m, Tesco); Co-op Whitworth (890 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £199,759** (July 2026). Rossendale’s average house price was £199,759 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,273** (2025). Full-time workers living in Rossendale earned a median of £35,273 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 76th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.7×** (2025). A home in Rossendale costs 5.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 72nd 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: 26.0** (2025). Rossendale has a deprivation score of 26.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 67th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Rossendale 009D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.9** (2025). Rossendale 009D has a deprivation score of 31.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,399th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £224,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rossendale 009D was £224,995 in 2025. 8,886th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,470** (2021). Rossendale 009D had 2,470 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,125th 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: 94.1%** (January 2026). In Rossendale 009D, 94.1% 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: [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale)
- Centre: 53.6544, -2.1791

Council: [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Rossendale and Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rossendale-and-darwen): Andy MacNae (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=-2.1791,53.6544,OL128PZ

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