OL14 7QA Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced December 1999. Ward: Todmorden West. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Peel Cottage Road, Todmorden: 7 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Calderdale in 2026-27: Band D £2,420 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,613 | £1,882 | £2,151 | £2,420 | £2,958 | £3,496 | £4,034 | £4,840 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (47% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 5 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- HOLLINS MILL, grade II
- INCHFIELD FOLD FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MILLER BARN, grade II
- THE COTTAGE ATTACHED TO THE EAST OF INCHFIELD HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Walsden Methodist Church, Rochdale Road, Todmorden, permissioned (110 m)
- Former Engine Room Hollins Mill, Rochdale Road, Todmorden, permissioned (150 m)
- Alma Mill, Alma Street, Walsden, Todmorden, permissioned (250 m)
- Birks Mill Birks Lane Walsden Todmorden (260 m)
- Site of former Hope MIlls, Alma Road, Walsden, Todmorden., permissioned (330 m)
- Land Opposite 46-48 Hollins Road Walsden Todmorden OL14 8BJ (690 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 173 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 | Walsden 80,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 270 m |
| Todmorden 718,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Littleborough 378,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hollins Mill Walsden | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Todmorden Bus Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | School Lane Car Park GeniePoint | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 34.8 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Todmorden Group Practice | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Blanc Dental Care | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Birch Hill Hospital | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Rochdale Police Station | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Patmos Garden 970 m² | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 790 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,940 m² | 130 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,780 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
41 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Birks Wood | Wood | 320 m east |
| Knowsley Wood | Wood | 330 m west |
| Spring Wood | Wood | 400 m (0.2 miles) north-east |
| Copthurst Dam | Lake or reservoir | 470 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Hollingworth Clough | Valley | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Noon Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Peel Cottage Road.