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OL11 · OL11 5 · Rochdale

OL11 5SA

In Rochdale · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices
Flood risk
None identified
Rivers & sea · surface water none identified
Crime
See detail
Police data incomplete for this area
Median price
£285,000
Sold prices · OL11 5SA only · 12 months
Area overview

The median sold price for the postcode OL11 5SA is around £285,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.

Based on official dataUpdated 2026-08

Flood risk

Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.

Rivers & sea
None identified
Surface water
None identified
Flood risk is shown at area level and is indicative only. Always check the Environment Agency's official record and a surveyor before buying.
EA release · 2026-06Full flood detail →

House prices

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.

Sept 21Aug 26

Range £162,500 – £367,500

Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.

Median sale price
£285,000
OL11 5SA only · 12 months
Sales
3
OL11 5SA only · 12 months

By property type

Median sold price by type across OL11 5, last 24 months.

  • Detached£385,000(129 sales)
  • Semi-detached£232,000(112 sales)
  • Terraced£180,000(80 sales)
  • Flat£159,500(22 sales)

OL11 5SA median £285,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £195,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).

Land Registry release · 2026-08

Recorded crime

Greater Manchester Police doesn't currently publish street-level crime data, so we can't show crime here.

Police.uk release · 2026-08

Broadband coverage

Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in OL11 5SA, compared with 88.5% across Rochdale and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 73.1% of premises across Rochdale (England: 77.9%).

Gigabit-capable
100%
Superfast 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Below the USO
0%
Coverage compared: % of premises, July 2025
Type of broadbandThis postcodeRochdaleEnglandUK
Full fibrefibre all the way to the premisesn/a73.1%77.9%77.5%
Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available100%88.5%86.7%85.9%
Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available100%98.8%97.7%97.5%
Below the USOno decent connection available0%0.01%0.1%0.14%
This is coverage — what networks can reach premises — not the speed any one home gets. Postcode figures cover every premises in the postcode. Ofcom does not publish full fibre per postcode, so that figure is for the whole council area. "Below the USO" means a premises cannot get a decent connection (10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload) from a fixed line or fixed wireless network.
Ofcom data · July 2025Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Open Government Licence ↗

Deprivation

This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 18% of neighbourhoods in England.

Compared with Rochdale: more deprived than 5% of its 135 neighbourhoods.

Selected measures

Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.

  • Income9of 10
  • Employment9of 10
  • Crime9of 10
  • Living environment10of 10
A relative ranking of small areas (LSOAs, roughly 1,500 residents each) on income, employment, health, education, crime, housing and environment. It describes the area as a whole, not any household or home. The ranking covers England only; Welsh postcodes use the separate Welsh index.
Neighbourhood E01005573 · published October 2025Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Council tax

Most homes here are Band D (32%). Average Band D in Rochdale is £2,600.83 for 2026/27.

That is 9% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.

Homes by band in this neighbourhood

Share of the 590 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.

  • Band A5%
  • Band B3%
  • Band C25%
  • Band D32%
  • Band E17%
  • Band F12%
  • Band G5%
  • Band H2%
Bands are for the neighbourhood (LSOA, roughly 1,500 residents), not one street or home. The Valuation Office Agency rounds counts to the nearest 10. Charges are council-wide averages including parish and adult social care precepts; a home’s bill depends on its band, its parish and any discounts.
Neighbourhood E01005573Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties 2026; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearest schools

The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.

Nearest primary schools

  1. Whittaker Moss Primary School0.2 miles (300 m)
    Community school · ages 3–11 · 443 pupils
    Ofsted, November 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Whittaker Moss Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
  2. Norden Primary Academy0.5 miles (780 m)
    Academy converter · ages 2–11 · 370 pupils
    Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Norden Primary Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
  3. St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.6 miles (980 m)
    Academy converter · ages 4–11 · Roman Catholic · 343 pupils
    Ofsted, September 2023: Requires improvement (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗

Nearest secondary schools

  1. Oulder Hill Leadership Academy1.0 mile (1.6 km)
    Academy sponsor led · ages 11–16 · 1,152 pupils
    Ofsted, January 2025: no overall grade given
    • Quality of education Good
    • Behaviour and attitudes Good
    • Personal development Good
    • Leadership and management Good
    Ofsted reports for Oulder Hill Leadership Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
  2. Matthew Moss High School1.6 miles (2.7 km)
    Academy converter · ages 11–16 · 1,198 pupils
    Ofsted ungraded inspection, April 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Matthew Moss High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
  3. Falinge Park High School1.7 miles (2.7 km)
    Academy converter · ages 11–16 · 1,344 pupils
    Ofsted ungraded inspection, February 2023: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextOfsted reports for Falinge Park High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, not walking or driving routes. Living near a school does not mean you are in its catchment area, so check admissions with the council. Ofsted stopped giving a single overall grade in September 2024, and inspections from November 2025 give a report card with a grade for each area. We show what Ofsted published for each school's latest inspection.
School list 12 October 2026 · Ofsted data to 31 August 2026Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools, Ofsted management information. Open Government Licence.

Public transport

The nearest station to OL11 5SA is Rochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink), 2.3 miles (3.6 km) away in a straight line. There are 14 bus stops within 500 m.

Nearest station
2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Bus stops within 500 m
14

Nearest stations

  1. Rochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink)
    Tram, metro or Underground · Rochdale
    2.3 miles (3.6 km)
  2. Heywood (East Lancashire Railway)
    Tram, metro or Underground · Heywood
    2.3 miles (3.7 km)
  3. Rochdale Railway Station (Manchester Metrolink)
    Tram, metro or Underground · Rochdale
    2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, so the walk will be longer. This shows where stations and stops are, not how often services run. Bus stops are active on-street stops.
Stop data 12 October 2026Source: DfT NaPTAN, Open Government Licence ↗

How this area has changed

PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.

October 2026saved snapshot
Postcode median recorded at £285,000
August 2026saved snapshot
Sector median recorded at £250,000
July 2026saved snapshot
Sector median recorded at £250,000
June 2026reconstructed
Sector median £250,000
May 2026reconstructed
Sector median £250,000
April 2026reconstructed
Sector median £250,000
Show the full history (18 more months)
March 2026reconstructed
Sector median £250,000
February 2026reconstructed
Sector median £250,000
January 2026reconstructed
Sector median £250,000
December 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000
November 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000
October 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000
September 2025reconstructed
Sector median £244,000
August 2025reconstructed
Sector median £245,000
July 2025reconstructed
Sector median £241,500
June 2025reconstructed
Sector median £244,000
May 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000
April 2025reconstructed
Sector median £253,500
March 2025reconstructed
Sector median £255,000
February 2025reconstructed
Sector median £255,000
January 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000
December 2024reconstructed
Sector median £255,000
November 2024reconstructed
Sector median £250,000
October 2024reconstructed
Sector median £246,000

Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.

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Postcode, council area and neighbourhood lookups: ONS Postcode Directory (May 2026), Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.