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OL11 5BW

Spotland & Falinge · Rochdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Spotland & Falinge
Local authority
Rochdale
Constituency
Heywood and Middleton North
Postcode district
OL11
Postcode sector
OL11 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL12 6AA 74 m
OL12 6AQ 146 m
OL12 6AF 151 m
OL11 4EE 157 m
OL12 6AJ 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL11 5BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL11
Postcode sector
OL11 5
Latitude
53.616445
Longitude
-2.171156
British National Grid easting
388,775
British National Grid northing
413,334

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rochdale · E08000005
Electoral ward
Spotland & Falinge · E05014049
Parish or community
E43000159
Westminster constituency
Heywood and Middleton North · E14001286
Output area
E00028274
Lower layer super output area
Rochdale 009C · E01005590
Middle layer super output area
Rochdale 009 · E02001140

Postcode source versions

Explore OL11

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
77
Primary
49
Secondary
10

  1. Rochdale Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    445 m

  2. Spotland Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    591 m

  3. Broadfield Community Primary School

    Community school

    750 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other theft 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OL11 5 residents
12,349

Age bands in OL11 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

2,122 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,310 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

2,868 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

3,215 residents

Age 65 and over
22.3%

2,733 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+
20%
Gigabit-capable
20%
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

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • ASHWORTH STREET SURGERY

    85 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RT

    ODS code P86006

    504 m

  • THE DAWES FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RX

    ODS code P86026

    507 m

  • DR A HAMID

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

    ODS code P86614

    1.2 km

  • DR GWD BHIMA

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

    ODS code P86002

    1.2 km

  • DR MB GHAFOOR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P86619

    1.2 km

  • THE DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86609

    1.2 km

  • EDENFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    CUTGATE SHOPPING PRECINCT, ROCHDALE, OL11 5AQ

    ODS code P86003

    1.3 km

  • YORKSHIRE ST SURGERY

    188 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2DN

    ODS code P86005

    1.3 km

  • WELLFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    116 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1AD

    ODS code P86007

    1.9 km

  • HEALEY SURGERY

    WHITWORTH ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 0SN

    ODS code P86013

    1.9 km

  • MARK STREET SURGERY

    2 MARK STREET, ROCHDALE, OL12 9BE

    ODS code P86008

    2.0 km

  • CROFT SHIFA HEALTH CENTRE

    BELFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 2UP

    ODS code P86014

    2.2 km

  • INSPIRE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2ND FLR CROFT SHIFA HC, BELFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 2UY

    ODS code P86017

    2.3 km

  • CASTLETON HEALTH CENTRE

    2 ELIZABETH STREET, CASTLETON, ROCHDALE, OL11 3HY

    ODS code P86009

    2.3 km

  • THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE

    285A KINGSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4AT

    ODS code Y02720

    2.4 km

  • WINTER PRESSURES

    THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE, 285A KINGSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4AT

    ODS code Y05250

    2.4 km

  • KIRKHOLT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STRAND, KIRKHOLT, ROCHDALE, OL11 2JG

    ODS code Y02721

    2.7 km

  • LONGFORD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONGFORD STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 4NH

    ODS code P86011

    4.0 km

  • HOPWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P86023

    4.2 km

  • BIRTLE VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 4PW

    ODS code Y02718

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • College Road

    BCT · Rochdale

    0.1 miles

  • Mellor Street

    BCT · Rochdale

    0.1 miles

  • Mellor Street

    BCT · Rochdale

    0.1 miles

  • Mellor Street

    BCT · Rochdale

    0.1 miles

  • Mellor Street

    BCT · Rochdale

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochdale 009C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,577 of 33,755

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

77 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 10 secondary schools. Rochdale Sixth Form College is the nearest published school at 445 m.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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