Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · Apr '25
£147,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for OL12 6EA
Postcode
OL12 6EA
Coordinates
53.6372, -2.1742
Grid reference
SD885156
Easting
388,577
Northing
415,642
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VJRPG+V8
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Rochdale
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Rochdale
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
23148
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23148 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · OL12 6EA
HM Land Registry · Rochdale
Average price
£157,625
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £147,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £155,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£196k£168k£140k
May '24Nov '24Mar '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near OL12 6EA
England & WalesCrime trends · near OL12 6EA
Counts are for Healey electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '23 – Apr '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
110
May '23Nov '23May '24Nov '24Apr '25
ASB
0
YoY —
000
May '23Nov '23May '24Nov '24Apr '25
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
May '23Nov '23May '24Nov '24Apr '25
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
May '23Nov '23May '24Nov '24Apr '25
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
May '23Nov '23May '24Nov '24Apr '25
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.75.1%
Pakistani14.7%
Other Asian1.7%
Other White1.7%
Indian1.2%
+ 3 other groups · 5.7%
Religion
Christian49.4%
No religion27.4%
Muslim17.7%
Not answered4.3%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6422.5%
35–4917.8%
65–7414.9%
25–349.2%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.7%
All members 66+15.2%
Any member 66+12.0%
Other8.5%
+ 7 other households · 31.6%
Administrative Information
Rochdale
Local Authority
Council AreaRochdale E14001446
Constituency
E14001446Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Healey
Constituency code
E14001446
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Rochdale, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Rochdale
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandGreater Manchester
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale
Sub ICB Location
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 01D
Cancer Alliance
Greater Manchester
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Rochdale 006B E01005492
E01005492MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Rochdale 006 E02001137
E02001137LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Rochdale 006B E01005492
E01005492MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Rochdale 006 E02001137
E02001137Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 24 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 24 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode OL12 6EA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 23148
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005492 and MSOA E02001137 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OL12 6EA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near OL12 6EA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
73%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
61%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 41%
Attainment 8
40.5
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 46%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
39%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
66%
SecondaryIndependentGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
48.3
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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