OL11 3BB Rochdale
Live postcode, introduced June 1996. Ward: Castleton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Tudor Hall Street, Rochdale: 8 addresses
- Sackville Street, Rochdale: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Rochdale in 2026-27: Band D £2,601 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,734 | £2,023 | £2,312 | £2,601 | £3,179 | £3,757 | £4,335 | £5,202 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (90% of about 920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Wr Anderton And Co, Maltings Lane, Rochdale: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Conservative Club, Newchurch Street, Rochdale: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Nixon Street,Rochdale: up to 250 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Land At Newchurch Street, Rochdale: up to 116 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- Lomax Transport Services, Trub Farm, Manchester Road, Rochdale: up to 29 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 138 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Castleton (Manchester) 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 200 m |
| Rochdale 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Mills Hill (Manchester) 304,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Milne Street Castleton | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rochdale Interchange | 3.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 27.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castleton Health Centre | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 23 Roch Valley Way (Dental Surgery) | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | The Highfield Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Heywood Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Springfield Park 6.4 ha | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 500 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,160 m² | 160 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is March Barn Bridge, Rochdale Canal, a scheduled monument, 730 m north-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| March Barn Bridge, Rochdale Canal | Scheduled monument | 730 m north-east |
| Queen's Park, Rochdale | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km north-west |
| Rochdale Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Royle Hill | Hill | 930 m south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-east |
| Marland Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Round Hill | Hill | 2.0 km south |
| Glade Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south-west |
| Hopwood Clough | Valley | 2.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 9 |
5 of the postcode's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 56% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Tudor Hall Street.