# OL15

Postcode district covering Littleborough and Stubley, in Rochdale.

OL15 is a postcode district covering Littleborough and Stubley, in Rochdale. Median sale price £225,000 in 2025. About 15,659 people.

Postcode district. Code OL15. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [OL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OL15 was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 561st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol15#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 14,949** (2021). OL15 had 14,949 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,008th least 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol15#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in OL15 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol15#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.0%** (January 2026). In OL15, 86.0% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol15#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=OL15) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in OL15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=OL15) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 253 homes were sold in OL15 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=OL15) (Census 2021, England and Wales): OL15 had 14,949 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=OL15) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Rochdale, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is OL15.

## How OL15 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | OL15 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £225,000 | 2nd most expensive | 16 postcode districts, OL · 2025 |
| Population | 14,949 | 2nd least populated | 16 postcode districts, OL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 16 postcode districts, OL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 86.0% | 3rd lowest | 16 postcode districts, OL · Jan 2026 |

## 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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in OL15

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rochdale 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005518) | 1,592 | – | 3 | 60.2% |
| [Rochdale 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005520) | 1,715 | – | 4 | 86.6% |
| [Rochdale 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005522) | 1,484 | – | 2 | 81.9% |
| [Rochdale 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005523) | 1,831 | – | 6 | 93.1% |
| [Rochdale 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005519) | 1,564 | – | 6 | 97.2% |
| [Rochdale 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005598) | 1,548 | – | 7 | 97.6% |
| [Rochdale 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005516) | 1,281 | – | 6 | 98.7% |
| [Rochdale 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005517) | 1,435 | – | 7 | 95.5% |
| [Rochdale 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005521) | 1,452 | – | 5 | 64.7% |

## Your MP

- [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rochdale): Paul Waugh (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [Calder Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/calder-valley): Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in OL15

[Littleborough North & Calderbook](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/littleborough-north-and-calderbook), [Littleborough South & Smithy Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/littleborough-south-and-smithy-bridge)

## Postcode sectors in OL15

[OL15 0 (136 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol15-0), [OL15 8 (209 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol15-8), [OL15 9 (194 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol15-9)

## Council

[Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

## Towns in OL15

[Littleborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/littleborough)

## Postcode districts next to OL15

[HX6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx6), [OL12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol12), [OL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol14), [OL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol16)

## Nearest rail stations

[Littleborough (1.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0947,53.6430), [Smithy Bridge (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1135,53.6332), [Milnrow (5.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1122,53.6082), [Kingsway Business Park (5.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1237,53.6111)

## More in the OL postcode area

[All OL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 100% of people in OL15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OL15, 86.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: OL15
- Postcode area: [OL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol)
- Constituency: [Rochdale †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rochdale)
- Council: [Rochdale †](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)
- Area: 29.28 km²
- People, mid-2024: 15,659*
- Neighbourhoods: 9
- Output areas: 50

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[OL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol16), [HX6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx6), [OL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol14), [OL12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol12)

## Latest updates for OL15

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/OL15

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol15, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol15#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol15