17,615
Households
White Brit. · 56%
Ethnicity
Christian · 36%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
£197,917
Median property price
1,125
Postcodes
Sold prices in OL16
England & WalesProperty sales · OL16
HM Land Registry · OL16
Average price
£204,704
YoY: -0.2%
Median price: £187,278
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Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 11 sales · avg £194,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£235k£204k£172k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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Overview of OL16
Coordinates53.6124, -2.1312
Postcodes
1,125
Population (Census)
46,891
Households (Census)
17,615
Demographics in OL16
Ethnicity
White Brit.56.3%
Pakistani21.0%
Bangladeshi8.1%
Other Asian3.0%
African2.4%
+ 2 other groups · 9.2%
Religion
Christian36.3%
Muslim34.0%
No religion24.5%
Not answered4.4%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
35–4919.9%
50–6417.1%
25–3414.1%
10–159.3%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.6%
Households
Other18.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.0%
Any member 66+10.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.4%
+ 7 other households · 35.4%
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for OL16
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.62 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.62 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Wards in OL16
Shaw
IMD 8.001 postcodes
Littleborough Lakeside
IMD 7.001 postcodes
Balderstone & Kirkholt
IMD 6.1250 postcodes
Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough
IMD 4.8222 postcodes
Milnrow & Newhey
IMD 4.26306 postcodes
Smallbridge & Firgrove
IMD 2.28152 postcodes
Bamford
IMD 2.001 postcodes
Kingsway
IMD 1.94287 postcodes
Central Rochdale
IMD 1.00302 postcodes
Milkstone & Deeplish
IMD 1.003 postcodes
Postcodes in OL16
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