OL15 8QJ
PostcodeA postcode in Rochdale 003D, Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough ward, Rochdale.
This report describes the area around OL15 8QJ, 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 OL15 8QJ
- 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, 230 mAbout 3 minutes on footExact point
- 2 schools within 800 mNearest is 280 m awayExact point
- No property in OL15 8QJ listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s most deprived 50%This neighbourhood, Rochdale 003DNeighbourhood
- £209,389 average priceFor the whole of Rochdale, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.1 km awayPostcode
- 1 supermarket within 1 kmNearest is 570 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL15 8QJSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at OL15 8QJRoad 51 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 61% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 11.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near OL15 8QJ
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School Primary. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 280 m 4 minutes on foot | Good (overall), October 2023 |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 600 m 7 minutes on foot | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Wardle Academy Secondary. Attainment 8 of 44.6 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | School remains Good, October 2022 |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary | 1.3 km 17 minutes on foot | School remains Good, November 2021 |
| Meadows School Special | 1.4 km 18 minutes on foot | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.6 km 20 minutes on foot | School remains Good, March 2024 |
| Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.6 km 20 minutes on foot | Good (overall), March 2024 |
| Kentmere Primary Academy Primary. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.7 km 22 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, July 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 OL15 8QJ
Latest sale at each postcode- £260,000Rose Avenue, OL15 8QJFebruary 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
- £243,000Blyth Avenue, OL15 8RBJuly 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold60 m
- £245,000Chichester Close, OL15 8QLJuly 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold90 m
- £195,000Fairfax Drive, OL15 8RAJuly 2024, semi-detached, established, leasehold130 m
- £92,500Smithy Bridge Road, OL15 8QFJuly 2024, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold160 m
- £315,620Bridgenorth Drive, OL15 0ESSeptember 2025, detached, established, leasehold210 m
- £91,000Stubley Mill Road, OL15 8RFAugust 2023, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold240 m
- £227,000Barke Street, OL15 8QNOctober 2025, terraced, established, freehold260 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 OL15 8QJ
In a straight lineStations
- Smithy Bridge3 minutes on foot230 m
Pharmacies
- UNICARE PHARMACY360 m
- UNICARE PHARMACY360 m
Dental practices
- FEATHERSTALL ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY)850 m
- LITTLEBOROUGH DENTAL PRACTICE850 m
Supermarkets
- Spar - Halifax RoadSpar570 m
The neighbourhood: Rochdale 003D
Everything about Rochdale 003DThe postcode district: OL15
Everything about OL15Your 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.