OL15 9QX Rochdale
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Littleborough Lakeside. Region: North West.
Streets
- Todmorden Road, Summit: 74 addresses
- Chapel Street, Summit: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Todmorden Road, Summit: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Todmorden Road, Stubley: 2 addresses
- Roberts Passage, Summit: 1 address
- Summit, Summit: 1 address
- Pennine View, Summit: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Todmorden Road, Summit: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Todmorden Road, Summit: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Todmorden Road, Summit: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Todmorden Road, Summit: 1 address
- Rock Nook, Timbercliffe: 1 address
- Holt Street, Summit: 1 address
- Oak Terrace, Summit: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Todmorden Road, Summit: 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 (46% 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: 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 92 addresses are between 178 m and 236 m above sea level (184 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 97%, ultrafast 74%, gigabit 74% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Littleborough 378,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Walsden 80,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Smithy Bridge 191,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Holme House Street Summit | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Todmorden Bus Station | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | School Lane Car Park GeniePoint | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 35.7 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Village Medical Ctr. | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Cohens Chemist | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 58-62 Church Street (Dental Practice) | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Birch Hill Hospital | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Rochdale Police Station | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Littleborough, Littleborough Cashzone | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,250 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Chelburn Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 360 m east |
| Pike Hill | Hill | 530 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Snoddle Hill | Hill | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Higher Chelburn Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Owler Clough | Valley | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Warland Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 42 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 92 |
62 of the postcode's 92 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Rochdale: see them on the Rochdale page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Todmorden Road.