OL16 4GG
The median sold price for the postcode OL16 4GG 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 4GG 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 4GG, 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 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 15% 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.
- Income10of 10
- Employment9of 10
- Crime6of 10
- Living environment6of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band D (33%). 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 850 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A6%
- Band B7%
- Band C25%
- Band D33%
- Band E20%
- Band F7%
- Band G2%
- 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
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone0.6 miles (910 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.6 miles (990 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Lowerplace Primary School0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, July 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Lowerplace Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy0.2 miles (380 m)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) ↗
- Kingsway Park High School0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, February 2025: Some aspects not as strongOfsted reports for Kingsway Park High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- The Crompton House Church of England Academy1.5 miles (2.4 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, May 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for The Crompton House Church of England Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to OL16 4GG is Rochdale Rail Station, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) away in a straight line. There are 12 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.3 miles (2.1 km)Rochdale Rail Station
- 1.3 miles (2.2 km)Kingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)
- 1.4 miles (2.2 km)Newbold (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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