OL10 2AJ

North Heywood · Rochdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Heywood
Local authority
Rochdale
Postcode district
OL10
Postcode sector
OL10 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL10 1DP 46 m
OL10 1DD 72 m
OL10 2DF 74 m
OL10 2QP 84 m
OL10 1DW 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL10 2AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL10
Postcode sector
OL10 2
Latitude
53.589036
Longitude
-2.212664
British National Grid easting
386,020
British National Grid northing
410,292

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rochdale · E08000005
Parish or community
E43000159
Output area
E00027850
Lower layer super output area
Rochdale 018B · E01005501
Middle layer super output area
Rochdale 018 · E02001149

Postcode source versions

Explore OL10

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 1-2, Cowburn Street, Heywood, OL10 2AJ 18 November 2015 £3,450

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
44
Secondary
11
  1. Harwood Park Primary School

    Community school

    336 m
  2. Hopwood Community Primary School

    Community school

    661 m
  3. Newhouse Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    808 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OL10 2 residents
6,986

Age bands in OL10 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,271 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

747 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

1,763 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

1,960 residents

Age 65 and over
20.4%

1,472 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
85.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

25

within 5 km

  • HOPWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-6 WALTON STREET, HOPWOOD, HEYWOOD, OL10 2BS

    ODS code P86023

    213 m

  • LONGFORD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONGFORD STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 4NH

    ODS code P86011

    700 m

  • BIRTLE VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 4PW

    ODS code Y02718

    1.2 km

  • HEYWOOD HEALTH

    ARGYLE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE, 141 ARGYLE STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 3SD

    ODS code P86016

    1.8 km

  • HEADY HILL SURGERY

    114 BURY NEW ROAD, HEYWOOD, OL10 4RG

    ODS code P86602

    2.0 km

  • CASTLETON HEALTH CENTRE

    2 ELIZABETH STREET, CASTLETON, ROCHDALE, OL11 3HY

    ODS code P86009

    2.2 km

  • WINDERMERE SURGERY

    109-111 WINDERMERE ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 5WF

    ODS code P86620

    3.3 km

  • WOODSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    247J WOOD STREET, MIDDLETON, LANGLEY, MANCHESTER, M24 5QL

    ODS code P86012

    3.6 km

  • ROCHDALE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    48A ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 2PU

    ODS code P86015

    3.8 km

  • KIRKHOLT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STRAND, KIRKHOLT, ROCHDALE, OL11 2JG

    ODS code Y02721

    3.8 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

    133 BOWNESS ROAD, MIDDLETON, LANGLEY, MANCHESTER, M24 4EN

    ODS code P86606

    3.8 km

  • THE HIVE HEALTH CENTRE

    CLOUGH STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 2YJ

    ODS code Y00726

    3.9 km

  • EDENFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    CUTGATE SHOPPING PRECINCT, ROCHDALE, OL11 5AQ

    ODS code P86003

    4.0 km

  • DURNFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    113 LONG STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 6DL

    ODS code P86019

    4.0 km

  • HUNTLEY MOUNT MEDICAL CENTRE

    HUNTLEY MOUNT ROAD, BURY, BL9 6JA

    ODS code P83621

    4.5 km

  • MIDDLETON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE UNIT F1, MIDDLETON SHOPPING CENTRE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 4EL

    ODS code Y02795

    4.6 km

  • ASHWORTH STREET SURGERY

    85 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RT

    ODS code P86006

    4.6 km

  • THE DAWES FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RX

    ODS code P86026

    4.6 km

  • DR A HAMID

    2ND FLOOR NYE BEVAN HOUSE, MACLURE ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1DN

    ODS code P86614

    4.6 km

  • DR GWD BHIMA

    1ST FLOOR, BEVAN HOUSE, MACLURE ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1DN

    ODS code P86002

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cowburn Street

    BCT · Heywood

    0.0 miles
  • Burns Street

    BCT · Heywood

    0.1 miles
  • Walton Street

    BCT · Heywood

    0.1 miles
  • Burns Street

    BCT · Heywood

    0.1 miles
  • Walton Street

    BCT · Heywood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochdale 018B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,151 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

70 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 11 secondary schools. Harwood Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 336 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.