Postcode OL10 3SW (Rochdale)

Map showing OL10 3SW and nearby postcodes

The postcode OL10 3SW is located in Rochdale, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. OL10 3SW is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

OL10 3SW is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.5 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of OL10 3SW as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to OL10 3SW is Weaver Close which is centered 104 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Balmoral Drive and is 107 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 1.97 km away at Heywood (East Lancashire Railway) The closest railway station is Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station, 3.89 km away.

The closest primary school to OL10 3SW (for ages 11 and under) is St Margaret's Church of England Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on September 19, 2018.

The local pub for residents of OL10 3SW is Pig & Whistle and is 429 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on August 17, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Darnhill Fish & Chip Shop and is 298 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Improvement on September 8, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 96.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.9 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for OL10 3SW is covered by the Greater Manchester police force association and Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to OL10 3SW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to OL10 3SW, and the approximate distance away.

Weaver Close 104 m
Angus Avenue 128 m
North Light Way 133 m
Atholl Drive 135 m
Shuttle Drive 149 m
Braemar Grove 162 m
Ayr Grove 168 m
Birnam Grove 197 m
Ballater Close 219 m
Fustian Avenue 220 m
Unity Crescent 241 m
Trippear Way 260 m
Argyle Street 264 m
Banff Grove 293 m
Balmoral Drive 303 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode OL10 3SW

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from OL10 3SW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Good
(September 19, 2018)
339 m
Woodland Community Primary School Good
(October 16, 2019)
526 m
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale Good
(February 19, 2020)
797 m
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College Good
(January 26, 2022)
797 m
Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.01 km
Newhouse Academy 1.41 km
Harwood Park Primary School Requires improvement
(November 27, 2019)
1.46 km
Heap Bridge Village Primary School Good
(January 9, 2018)
1.75 km
St Luke's Church of England Primary School Good
(January 16, 2020)
1.78 km
Hopwood Community Primary School Outstanding
(October 9, 2008)
1.87 km
Pennine House Hospital School Good
(July 5, 2018)
1.93 km
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford Outstanding
(February 26, 2009)
2.2 km
Fairfield Community Primary School Good
(February 13, 2018)
2.24 km
All Souls Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(April 12, 2011)
2.3 km
Hazel Wood High School 2.64 km
East Ward Community Primary School Good
(November 24, 2021)
2.72 km
St Thomas Church of England Primary School 3 km
Cambian Chesham House School Good
(October 21, 2021)
3.04 km
St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury Requires improvement
(May 9, 2019)
3.23 km
St Anne's Church of England Academy Requires improvement
(December 1, 2021)
3.27 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from OL10 3SW - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Aisha News and Groceries Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 25, 2019
298 m
Darnhill Fish & Chip Shop Takeaway/sandwich shop 2
Needs Improvement
September 8, 2021
298 m
Lloyds Chemist Retailers - other Exempt
January 25, 2022
298 m
Parade News Retailers - other Exempt
May 3, 2021
298 m
Raf 's Mini Mart Retailers - other Exempt
May 25, 2019
298 m
Royal Bengal Indian Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
298 m
Super Booze Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 25, 2022
298 m
Superpound Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
July 31, 2019
298 m
Superpound (storage ) Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
July 31, 2019
298 m
Monkey Town Ice Cream Manufacturers/packers 1
Needs Major Improvement
April 29, 2021
316 m
Cabbage Patch Pre School @ St Margarets School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 30, 2019
339 m
St Margarets CE Primary School School/college/university Exempt
September 14, 2021
339 m
Top Best One Off licence Retailers - other Exempt
May 25, 2019
361 m
Treetastic Creations Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 23, 2019
393 m
Pig & Whistle Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
August 17, 2021
429 m
McCormick Foods Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
December 8, 2020
472 m
MW Fulfilment Services Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
February 4, 2022
472 m
Park Cakes Ltd Distributors/Transporters Awaiting Inspection
472 m
Woodland Community School School/college/university 4
Good
September 14, 2021
526 m
Woodlands Childrens Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 28, 2021
526 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to OL10 3SW - Data from Apr 2022

Balmoral Drive Bus Stop/Station 107 m
Balmoral Drive Bus Stop/Station 201 m
Birnham Grove Bus Stop/Station 217 m
Argyle Street Bus Stop/Station 225 m
Birnham Grove Bus Stop/Station 255 m
Bury - Spring Street Taxi Rank 3.68 km
Bury - Clerke Street Taxi Rank 3.83 km
Bury - The Rock Taxi Rank 3.84 km
Heywood (East Lancashire Railway) Metro/Tram 1.97 km
Bury Interchange (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 3.95 km
Bury Interchange (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 3.99 km
Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station Rail 3.89 km
Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station Rail 3.91 km
Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station Rail 3.91 km
Terminal Two Access Air 24.59 km
Terminal Two Access Air 24.62 km
Terminal One Access Air 25.07 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to OL10 3SW - Data from Dec 2021

Lomax Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.37 km
Elbut Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Smethurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.62 km
Broad Oak Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.67 km
Tack Lee Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.77 km
Gristlehurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.87 km
Plumpton Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.29 km
Cobb Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.44 km
Bamford Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.46 km
Gallows Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.53 km
Windy Cliff Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.58 km
Gelder Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.65 km
Ashworth Valley Valley 2.77 km
Carr Wood Woodland Or Forest 3 km
Jowkin Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.04 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for OL10 3SW - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.1 Mbps 96.6 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 14.3 Mbps 21 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 18.3 2.7
30-300 Mbps 0% 109.7 16.2
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

25 meters consuming 310,834 kWh - mean 12,433 kWh : median 11,067 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for OL10 3SW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.58720400
Longitude -2.23672000
OS Easting 384427
OS Northing 0410095
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
1932
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Greater Manchester

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Heywood and Middleton
Electoral Ward West Heywood
Local Authority District Rochdale
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Greater Manchester
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Manchester

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000005
Travel To Work Area Manchester

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale
Cancer Alliance Greater Manchester
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Young hard-pressed families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater Manchester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Heywood BUASD
Workplace Zone E33005357
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Rochdale 019
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Rochdale 019F
Output Area / Small Area 8D1