Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
437
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 437 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.
Police Recorded Crime near OL16 1QU
Crime trends · near OL16 1QU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMar '24 – Feb '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY stable
ASB
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Mar '24Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Feb '26
0 of 5 key categories improving
2
incidents · Feb '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,030
Pakistani35.3%
White Brit.23.2%
African16.2%
Other Asian4.4%
Other White4.2%
+ 8 other groups · 16.7%
Religion
Total residents: 2,031
Muslim48.1%
Christian33.8%
No religion13.9%
Not answered3.5%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,029
35–4922.1%
25–3415.0%
50–6414.6%
10–1510.7%
≤48.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 29.3%
Households
Total households: 772
Other29.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.5%
Any member 66+11.3%
With dependent children6.1%
+ 8 other households · 24.0%
Administrative Information
Rochdale
Local Authority
Council Area
Rochdale E14001446
Constituency
E14001446
Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Central Rochdale
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 Scotland
Greater 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 010E E01005484
E01005484
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Rochdale 010 E02001141
E02001141
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Rochdale 010E E01005484
E01005484
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Rochdale 010 E02001141
E02001141
Urban: 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
4:16 AM
Sunrise
7:53 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:16 AM
Sunset (today)
7:53 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 1990
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> Present
February 1990 — Introduced
Postcode OL16 1QU 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: 437
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005484 and MSOA E02001141 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OL16 1QU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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