OL12 9QZ
PostcodeA postcode in Rochdale 004E, Smallbridge & Firgrove ward, Rochdale.
This report describes the area around OL12 9QZ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around OL12 9QZ
- No street-level crime hereGreater 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
- Smithy Bridge, 790 mAbout 10 minutes on footExact point
- 3 schools within 800 mNearest is 310 m awayExact point
- No property in OL12 9QZ listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s most deprived 10%This neighbourhood, Rochdale 004ENeighbourhood
- £209,389 average priceFor the whole of Rochdale, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.5 km awayPostcode
- 1 supermarket within 1 kmNearest is 200 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL12 9QZSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Loud road and rail noise at OL12 9QZRoad 68 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- Not in a radon Affected AreaUnder 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 12.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near OL12 9QZ
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 310 m 4 minutes on foot | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Wardle Academy Secondary. Attainment 8 of 44.6 (2025/26, provisional) | 610 m 8 minutes on foot | School remains Good, October 2022 |
| Meadows School Special | 760 m 9 minutes on foot | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School Primary. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 940 m 12 minutes on foot | Good (overall), October 2023 |
| Great Howarth School Special | 1 km 13 minutes on foot | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Kentmere Primary Academy Primary. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 |
| Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | Good (overall), March 2024 |
| Hamer Community Primary School Primary. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.3 km 17 minutes on foot | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024 |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near OL12 9QZ
Latest sale at each postcode- £208,000Halifax Road, OL12 9QZFebruary 2026, terraced, established, leasehold10 m
- £150,000William Street, OL16 2SFJuly 2025, terraced, established, leasehold70 m
- £133,000Mary Street, OL16 2SEAugust 2024, terraced, established, leasehold80 m
- £157,500Birch Road, OL12 9QQJune 2026, terraced, established, freehold80 m
- £160,000Halifax Road, OL16 2RZNovember 2024, terraced, established, leasehold100 m
- £390,000Holland Street, OL16 2SDMarch 2025, detached, established, leasehold120 m
- £135,000Frances Street, OL16 2SAOctober 2025, terraced, established, leasehold130 m
- £360,000Brooklyn Avenue, OL16 2SGApril 2026, detached, established, leasehold130 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
Within 1 km of OL12 9QZ
In a straight lineStations
- Smithy Bridge10 minutes on foot790 m
Pharmacies
- COHENS CHEMIST940 m
Supermarkets
- Spar - Halifax RoadSpar200 m
The neighbourhood: Rochdale 004E
Everything about Rochdale 004EThe postcode district: OL12
Everything about OL12Your MP
- Paul WaughLabour (Co-op)MP for Rochdale
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.