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

OL12 8RL 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 8RL 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

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Rossendale 009C: 53 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1783,53.6475,OL128RL
- **Rochdale Town Centre, 3.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1783,53.6475,OL128RL
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1783,53.6475,OL128RL
- **No property in OL12 8RL 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=-2.1783,53.6475,OL128RL
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Rossendale 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1783,53.6475,OL128RL
- **£199,759 average price**: For the whole of Rossendale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1783,53.6475,OL128RL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1783,53.6475,OL128RL
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1783,53.6475,OL128RL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL12 8RL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1783,53.6475,OL128RL
- **Low road and rail noise at OL12 8RL**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1783,53.6475,OL128RL
- **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=-2.1783,53.6475,OL128RL
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1783,53.6475,OL128RL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tonacliffe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tonacliffe-primary-school-e119271) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomews-church-of-england-primary-school-e119374) | Primary | 980 m (12 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Shawclough Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shawclough-community-primary-school-e105766) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Healey Foundation Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/healey-foundation-primary-school-e105850) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 73% 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 | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £355,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £380,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2023 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £313,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2025 | £530,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2025 | £224,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (830 m)

## 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 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.0** (2025). Rossendale 009C has a deprivation score of 16.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,465th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £199,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rossendale 009C was £199,950 in 2025. Joint 6,507th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,600** (2021). Rossendale 009C had 1,600 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,116th 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: 86.8%** (January 2026). In Rossendale 009C, 86.8% 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: 53.6475, -2.1783

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=-2.1783,53.6475,OL128RL

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