OL16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Rochdale and Milnrow, 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 OL16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In OL16, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How OL16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of OL16?
OL16 had 41,129 usual residents at the census.
OL16 is the 418th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in OL16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OL16 has no single figure. Of its 26 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 13 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in OL16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochdale 003D | 2,156 | No figure | 5 | 91.2% |
| Rochdale 004A | 1,543 | No figure | 1 | 98.4% |
| Rochdale 004B | 1,861 | No figure | 1 | 98.0% |
| Rochdale 008B | 1,973 | No figure | 1 | 99.2% |
| Rochdale 008D | 1,746 | No figure | 1 | 91.0% |
| Rochdale 008F | 1,567 | No figure | 1 | 98.8% |
| Rochdale 008H | 1,763 | No figure | 1 | 99.2% |
| Rochdale 008I | 1,667 | No figure | 1 | 98.9% |
| Rochdale 010C | 1,661 | No figure | 1 | 60.4% |
| Rochdale 012A | 1,822 | No figure | 3 | 99.7% |
| Rochdale 012B | 2,170 | No figure | 1 | 91.3% |
| Rochdale 012C | 1,571 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Rochdale 012D | 2,344 | No figure | 2 | 93.2% |
| Rochdale 012E | 1,940 | No figure | 1 | 96.0% |
| Rochdale 012F | 1,792 | No figure | 1 | 95.3% |
| Rochdale 013A | 1,528 | No figure | 4 | 99.3% |
| Rochdale 013B | 1,469 | No figure | 1 | 60.2% |
| Rochdale 013C | 1,462 | No figure | 5 | 96.3% |
| Rochdale 013D | 1,879 | No figure | 5 | 91.6% |
| Rochdale 014A | 1,383 | No figure | 7 | 87.5% |
| Rochdale 014B | 1,139 | No figure | 8 | 100.0% |
| Rochdale 014C | 1,594 | No figure | 3 | 97.0% |
| Rochdale 014D | 1,412 | No figure | 4 | 94.2% |
| Rochdale 014E | 1,509 | No figure | 3 | 99.9% |
| Rochdale 016B | 1,810 | No figure | 3 | 97.3% |
| Rochdale 016E | 2,166 | No figure | 9 | 99.5% |
MPs for OL16
- Paul WaughLabour (Co-op)MP for Rochdale100% of OL16’s postcodes
- Mrs Elsie BlundellLabourMP for Heywood and Middleton North0.1% of OL16’s postcodes
- Debbie AbrahamsLabourMP for Oldham East and Saddleworth0.1% of OL16’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 OL164
Postcode sectors in OL166
Council1
Towns in OL162
Postcode districts next to OL166
Nearest rail stations4
More in the OL postcode area2
OL16 in brief
OL16 is a postcode district covering Rochdale and Milnrow, in Rochdale.
About 43,519 people lived in OL16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £190,000 in 2025 across 385 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in OL16 was £190,000 in 2025.
OL16 had 41,129 usual residents at the census.
In OL16, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In OL16, 7.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.