Postcode OL12 9UH (Rochdale)

Map showing OL12 9UH and nearby postcodes

The postcode OL12 9UH is located in Rochdale, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in June 1981 and is an active postcode. OL12 9UH is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

OL12 9UH 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 9UH as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Multi-ethnic hardship.

The closest road name to OL12 9UH is Bower Avenue which is centered 60 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Gloucester Avenue and is 219 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.85 km away at Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) The closest railway station is Smithy Bridge Rail Station, 1.13 km away.

The closest primary school to OL12 9UH (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 9UH is Greengate Inn and is 345 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 300 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 27, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 100 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.3 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 1.3 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Bower Avenue 60 m
Brook Hey Close 60 m
Mill House Close 85 m
Steps Meadow 105 m
Great Bent Close 105 m
Walk Mill Close 119 m
The Thimbles 135 m
Corn Mill Close 135 m
Thimble Close 146 m
Noble Meadow 152 m
Old Clay Drive 159 m
Birch View 170 m
Birch Hey Close 173 m
Little Howarth Way 196 m
Homestead Gardens 197 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode OL12 9UH

Introduction June 1981
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 9UH - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Wardle Academy Good
(December 13, 2017)
389 m
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Good
(January 14, 2022)
531 m
Meadows School Good
(March 28, 2019)
614 m
Great Howarth School Good
(July 5, 2018)
746 m
Kentmere Primary Academy Outstanding
(January 31, 2018)
1 km
Alice Ingham Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.1 km
St James' Church of England Primary School Good
(February 9, 2022)
1.11 km
Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School Outstanding
(February 4, 2009)
1.27 km
Hamer Community Primary School Good
(May 10, 2018)
1.28 km
Springside Good
(September 14, 2016)
1.28 km
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough Good
(November 25, 2021)
1.84 km
All Saints Church of England Primary School Good
(February 21, 2020)
1.87 km
Heybrook Primary School Good
(March 7, 2018)
1.91 km
Belfield Community School Good
(February 12, 2020)
1.98 km
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School 2.06 km
Healey Foundation Primary School Good
(November 13, 2019)
2.25 km
Greenbank Primary School Good
(January 24, 2017)
2.26 km
Rochdale Islamic Academy Good
(July 1, 2021)
2.26 km
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Good
(December 12, 2018)
2.29 km
Littleborough Community Primary School Good
(December 5, 2019)
2.3 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hurstead House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
August 24, 2021
174 m
Chop Suey House Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 27, 2021
300 m
Coulmans Retailers - other Exempt
January 27, 2021
300 m
KC's Sandwich Post Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
September 28, 2021
300 m
Greengate Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
August 26, 2021
345 m
Greengate Mini-Market Retailers - other 4
Good
September 3, 2018
345 m
Premier Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
May 11, 2021
348 m
Wardle Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 4, 2022
389 m
GEM Rochdale Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 31, 2020
456 m
Birch Hill Hospital Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 14, 2022
479 m
Cambridge Nutrascience Limited Distributors/Transporters Exempt
November 21, 2021
531 m
St. Andrews C of E School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 4, 2021
531 m
Belvoir Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 3
Satisfactory
February 3, 2022
554 m
Label It WIth Love Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 23, 2021
586 m
The Old Library Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 17, 2021
614 m
The Bulls Head Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
August 10, 2021
666 m
Horizon Care School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
746 m
Bake n Butty Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
November 26, 2020
749 m
Dearnley Post office Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 1, 2019
749 m
Ox and Plough Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 5, 2021
749 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Gloucester Avenue Bus Stop/Station 219 m
Gloucester Avenue Bus Stop/Station 243 m
Birch Avenue Bus Stop/Station 245 m
Birch Avenue Bus Stop/Station 249 m
Braddocks Close Bus Stop/Station 322 m
Rochdale - Yorkshire Street Taxi Rank 2.83 km
Rochdale - Smith Street Taxi Rank 2.96 km
Rochdale - The Butts Taxi Rank 3.07 km
Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 2.85 km
Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 2.85 km
Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 2.85 km
Smithy Bridge Rail Station Rail 1.13 km
Smithy Bridge Rail Station Rail 1.15 km
Littleborough Rail Station Rail 2.24 km
Terminal Two Access Air 31.77 km
Terminal Two Access Air 31.8 km
Terminal One Access Air 32.15 km

Nearby Nature

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

Starring Hill Hill Or Mountain 821 m
Birch Hill Hill Or Mountain 885 m
Starring Wood Woodland Or Forest 997 m
Buckley Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.05 km
Rydings Dam Inland Water 1.09 km
Owl Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.56 km
Brown Brow Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.63 km
Higher Shore Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.75 km
East Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.86 km
Lousy Hillock Hill Or Mountain 1.89 km
Far Higher Town House Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.95 km
Lythe Slack Valley 1.98 km
Brownhouse Wham Reservoir Inland Water 2.07 km
Near Higher Town House Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.1 km
Belfield Community Woodland Woodland Or Forest 2.14 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 44.5 Mbps 100 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.3 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 4.3 0.7
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 24 9.5
30-300 Mbps 0% 76.1 11
300+ Mbps 100% 461.3 37

Gas Consumption

52 meters consuming 449,342 kWh - mean 8,641 kWh : median 8,121 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

50 meters consuming 127,309 kWh - mean 2,546 kWh : median 2,524 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for OL12 9UH - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.63863000
Longitude -2.12809700
OS Easting 391628
OS Northing 0415798
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: Multi-ethnic hardship
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 7A3