OL15
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Littleborough and Stubley, in Rochdale.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an OL15 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In OL15, 86.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How OL15 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of OL15?
OL15 had 14,949 usual residents at the census.
OL15 is the 1,008th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in OL15, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OL15 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in OL15
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochdale 001A | 1,592 | No figure | 3 | 60.2% |
| Rochdale 001B | 1,715 | No figure | 4 | 86.6% |
| Rochdale 001C | 1,484 | No figure | 2 | 81.9% |
| Rochdale 001D | 1,831 | No figure | 6 | 93.1% |
| Rochdale 002A | 1,564 | No figure | 6 | 97.2% |
| Rochdale 002D | 1,548 | No figure | 7 | 97.6% |
| Rochdale 003A | 1,281 | No figure | 6 | 98.7% |
| Rochdale 003B | 1,435 | No figure | 7 | 95.5% |
| Rochdale 003C | 1,452 | No figure | 5 | 64.7% |
MPs for OL15
- Paul WaughLabour (Co-op)MP for Rochdale100% of OL15’s postcodes
- Josh Fenton-GlynnLabourMP for Calder Valley0.2% of OL15’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in OL152
Postcode sectors in OL153
Council1
Towns in OL151
Postcode districts next to OL154
Nearest rail stations4
More in the OL postcode area2
OL15 in brief
OL15 is a postcode district covering Littleborough and Stubley, in Rochdale.
About 15,659 people lived in OL15 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £225,000 in 2025 across 253 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in OL15 was £225,000 in 2025.
OL15 had 14,949 usual residents at the census.
In OL15, 86.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In OL15, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.