# OL16 5LX: area report for a postcode in Rochdale

OL16 5LX is a postcode in Rochdale.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Rochdale. Open the map at OL16 5LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) › [OL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol16) › [OL16 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol16-5)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater 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) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1384,53.6084,OL165LX
- **Newbold, 590 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1384,53.6084,OL165LX
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1384,53.6084,OL165LX
- **No property in OL16 5LX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.1384,53.6084,OL165LX
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Rochdale 012B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1384,53.6084,OL165LX
- **£209,389 average price**: For the whole of Rochdale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1384,53.6084,OL165LX
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1384,53.6084,OL165LX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1384,53.6084,OL165LX
- **66.7% can get gigabit broadband at OL16 5LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1384,53.6084,OL165LX
- **Low road and rail noise at OL16 5LX**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1384,53.6084,OL165LX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.1384,53.6084,OL165LX
- **14.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1384,53.6084,OL165LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e105803) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151681) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | – |
| [Kingsway Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsway-park-high-school-e148790) | Secondary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 39.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lowerplace Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lowerplace-primary-school-e105777) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Deeplish Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deeplish-primary-academy-e141365) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-balderstone-e151362) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |
| [St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151819) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2021 | – |
| [Belfield Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belfield-community-school-e105780) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £107,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| April 2025 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| January 2024 | £104,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| June 2025 | £182,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| June 2025 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| June 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| July 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 250 m |
| December 2025 | £224,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Newbold (590 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE (460 m); WINTER PRESSURES (460 m); WELLFIELD HEALTH CENTRE (630 m)
- Pharmacies: MORRISONS PHARMACY (460 m); IMAAN PHARMACY (OLDHAM ROAD) (610 m); WELLFIELD PHARMACY (630 m); OLDHAM ROAD PHARMACY (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Belfield Rochdale (460 m, Morrisons); Iceland Kirkholt Rochdale (850 m, Iceland); Iceland Rochdale Food Warehouse (1 km, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £209,389** (July 2026). Rochdale’s average house price was £209,389 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,660** (2025). Full-time workers living in Rochdale earned a median of £34,660 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 46th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Rochdale costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 34.3** (2025). Rochdale has a deprivation score of 34.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 17th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Rochdale 012B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 48.6** (2025). Rochdale 012B has a deprivation score of 48.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,601st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £167,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rochdale 012B was £167,000 in 2025. Joint 3,634th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,170** (2021). Rochdale 012B had 2,170 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,136th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.3%** (January 2026). In Rochdale 012B, 91.3% 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.

## OL16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OL16 was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 304th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,129** (2021). OL16 had 41,129 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 418th most 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 95%** (2022). About 95% of people in OL16 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.6%** (January 2026). In OL16, 92.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)
- Centre: 53.6084, -2.1384

Council: [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rochdale): Paul Waugh (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.1384,53.6084,OL165LX

## How to cite

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