OL16 4EL
The median sold price for the postcode OL16 4EL is around £255,000, 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.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £137,500 – £311,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across OL16 4, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£210,000(124 sales)
- Terraced£169,000(102 sales)
- Detached£375,000(67 sales)
- Flat£131,225(8 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
OL16 4EL median £255,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £195,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Greater Manchester Police doesn't currently publish street-level crime data, so we can't show crime here.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in OL16 4EL, compared with 88.5% across Rochdale and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 73.1% of premises across Rochdale (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Rochdale | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 73.1% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 88.5% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.8% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 55% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Rochdale: more deprived than 25% of its 135 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income7of 10
- Employment4of 10
- Crime3of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (31%). 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.
Average Band C in Rochdale: £2,311.85 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 740 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A28%
- Band B28%
- Band C31%
- Band D5%
- Band E4%
- Band F1%
- Band G–
- Band H0%
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
- Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School0.4 miles (660 m)Ofsted, March 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Newhey Community Primary School0.5 miles (810 m)Ofsted report card, March 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Moorhouse Academy0.6 miles (1000 m)Ofsted, October 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Moorhouse Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Hollingworth Academy0.4 miles (630 m)Ofsted, December 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Hollingworth Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Kingsway Park High School1.2 miles (1.9 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, February 2025: Some aspects not as strongOfsted reports for Kingsway Park High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy1.6 miles (2.5 km)Ofsted, March 2022: Requires improvement (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to OL16 4EL is Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink), 0.2 miles (320 m) away in a straight line. There are 17 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.2 miles (320 m)Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink)
- 0.7 miles (1.1 km)Kingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)
- 0.7 miles (1.2 km)Newhey (Manchester Metrolink)
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.
Show the full history (18 more months)
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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