Postcode OL12 9PX (Rochdale)

Map showing OL12 9PX and nearby postcodes

The postcode OL12 9PX is located in Rochdale, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. OL12 9PX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

OL12 9PX is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.2 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 OL12 9PX as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Hampered aspiration.

The closest road name to OL12 9PX is Greengate Close which is centered 47 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Oakcliffe Road and is 81 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.59 km away at Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) The closest railway station is Smithy Bridge Rail Station, 1.04 km away.

The closest primary school to OL12 9PX (for ages 11 and under) is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 14, 2022.

The local pub for residents of OL12 9PX is Greengate Inn and is 87 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on August 26, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Chop Suey House and is 141 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 27, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 55.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 7.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 78.1% 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 1.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for OL12 9PX 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 OL12 9PX and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to OL12 9PX, and the approximate distance away.

Greengate Close 47 m
Tithe Barn Close 89 m
Oakcliffe Road 95 m
Greencroft Way 136 m
Ash Close 140 m
The Thimbles 142 m
Springfield Lane 169 m
Greenfield View 172 m
Holmes Street 174 m
George Street 181 m
Laycock Street 191 m
Hollowspell 193 m
Church Street 203 m
Mitchell Street 228 m
Greenfield Lane 230 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode OL12 9PX

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 OL12 9PX - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Meadows School Good
(March 28, 2019)
433 m
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Good
(January 14, 2022)
635 m
Wardle Academy Good
(December 13, 2017)
645 m
Great Howarth School Good
(July 5, 2018)
752 m
Kentmere Primary Academy Outstanding
(January 31, 2018)
813 m
Alice Ingham Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 880 m
Hamer Community Primary School Good
(May 10, 2018)
1.06 km
Springside Good
(September 14, 2016)
1.06 km
Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School Outstanding
(February 4, 2009)
1.21 km
St James' Church of England Primary School Good
(February 9, 2022)
1.36 km
All Saints Church of England Primary School Good
(February 21, 2020)
1.7 km
Heybrook Primary School Good
(March 7, 2018)
1.7 km
Belfield Community School Good
(February 12, 2020)
1.73 km
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School 1.88 km
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough Good
(November 25, 2021)
1.98 km
Greenbank Primary School Good
(January 24, 2017)
2.1 km
Rochdale Islamic Academy Good
(July 1, 2021)
2.1 km
Rochdale Islamic Academy Good
(June 22, 2017)
2.13 km
Healey Foundation Primary School Good
(November 13, 2019)
2.18 km
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Good
(December 12, 2018)
2.4 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from OL12 9PX - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Greengate Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
August 26, 2021
87 m
Greengate Mini-Market Retailers - other 4
Good
September 3, 2018
95 m
Chop Suey House Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 27, 2021
141 m
Coulmans Retailers - other Exempt
January 27, 2021
141 m
KC's Sandwich Post Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
September 28, 2021
141 m
Hurstead House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
August 24, 2021
151 m
Premier Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
May 11, 2021
332 m
The Old Library Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 17, 2021
433 m
The Bulls Head Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
August 10, 2021
461 m
Label It WIth Love Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 23, 2021
466 m
GEM Rochdale Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 31, 2020
494 m
Belvoir Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 3
Satisfactory
February 3, 2022
593 m
Cohens Chemist Retailers - other Exempt
April 26, 2021
625 m
Our Local Pantry Smallbridge Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 5, 2019
625 m
Premier Store Retailers - other 4
Good
July 15, 2019
625 m
Smallbridge Fish and Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
May 11, 2021
625 m
Zoha's Pizza Plus Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
July 29, 2021
625 m
Cambridge Nutrascience Limited Distributors/Transporters Exempt
November 21, 2021
635 m
St. Andrews C of E School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 4, 2021
635 m
Birch Hill Hospital Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 14, 2022
640 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to OL12 9PX - Data from Apr 2022

Oakcliffe Road Bus Stop/Station 81 m
Oakcliffe Road Bus Stop/Station 123 m
Braddocks Close Bus Stop/Station 222 m
Ashbrook Hey Lane Bus Stop/Station 238 m
Ashbrook Hey Lane Bus Stop/Station 313 m
Rochdale - Yorkshire Street Taxi Rank 2.62 km
Rochdale - Smith Street Taxi Rank 2.75 km
Rochdale - The Butts Taxi Rank 2.86 km
Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 2.59 km
Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 2.59 km
Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 2.59 km
Smithy Bridge Rail Station Rail 1.04 km
Smithy Bridge Rail Station Rail 1.06 km
Littleborough Rail Station Rail 2.33 km
Terminal Two Access Air 31.52 km
Terminal Two Access Air 31.55 km
Terminal One Access Air 31.9 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to OL12 9PX - Data from Dec 2021

Buckley Wood Woodland Or Forest 1 km
Starring Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.04 km
Birch Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.14 km
Rydings Dam Inland Water 1.21 km
Starring Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.24 km
Owl Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.38 km
Brown Brow Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.62 km
Belfield Community Woodland Woodland Or Forest 1.88 km
Lousy Hillock Hill Or Mountain 1.94 km
Higher Shore Wood Woodland Or Forest 2 km
Lythe Slack Valley 2.03 km
East Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.12 km
Brownhouse Wham Reservoir Inland Water 2.14 km
Far Higher Town House Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.16 km
Hey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.2 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for OL12 9PX - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 38.1 Mbps 55.7 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 6.6 Mbps 7.3 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5.3 0.8
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 22.6 5.4
30-300 Mbps 21.9% 43.6 7.6
300+ Mbps 78.1% 593 39

Gas Consumption

30 meters consuming 314,148 kWh - mean 10,472 kWh : median 9,780 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for OL12 9PX - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.63632000
Longitude -2.12843800
OS Easting 391605
OS Northing 0415541
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
855
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Greater Manchester

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Rochdale
Electoral Ward Smallbridge and Firgrove
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: Constrained city dwellers
Group: Challenged diversity
Subgroup: Hampered aspiration
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater Manchester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Rochdale BUASD
Workplace Zone E33005276
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Rochdale 004
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Rochdale 004E
Output Area / Small Area 7A2