OL12 6BF

Healey · Rochdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rochdale
Ward
Healey
Local authority
Rochdale
Constituency
Rochdale
Postcode district
OL12
Postcode sector
OL12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL12 6BY 44 m
OL12 6BB 62 m
OL12 6BX 78 m
OL12 6EU 117 m
OL12 6EY 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL12 6BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL12
Postcode sector
OL12 6
Latitude
53.629680
Longitude
-2.162167
British National Grid easting
389,373
British National Grid northing
414,805

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rochdale · E08000005
Electoral ward
Healey · E05014038
Parish or community
E43000159
Westminster constituency
Rochdale · E14001446
Output area
E00027815
Lower layer super output area
Rochdale 005E · E01005494
Middle layer super output area
Rochdale 005 · E02001136

Postcode source versions

Explore OL12

22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Fletton Close, Rochdale, OL12 6BF 15 September 2022 £339,000
20, Fletton Close, Rochdale, OL12 6BF 17 May 2022 £287,000
14, Fletton Close, Rochdale, OL12 6BF 24 August 2020 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
46
Secondary
8
  1. Healey Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    416 m
  2. Rochdale Islamic Academy

    Other independent school

    572 m
  3. Shawclough Community Primary School

    Community school

    577 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Other theft 3
  • Drugs 2
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
59

33 female, 26 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
3.5
OL12 6 residents
10,236

Age bands in OL12 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

2,160 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.9%

1,456 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.9%

2,914 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

2,838 residents

Age 65 and over
16.8%

1,897 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OL12 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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
100%
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

24

within 5 km

  • HEALEY SURGERY

    WHITWORTH ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 0SN

    ODS code P86013

    383 m

  • ASHWORTH STREET SURGERY

    85 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RT

    ODS code P86006

    1.1 km

  • THE DAWES FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RX

    ODS code P86026

    1.2 km

  • YORKSHIRE ST SURGERY

    188 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2DN

    ODS code P86005

    1.2 km

  • MARK STREET SURGERY

    2 MARK STREET, ROCHDALE, OL12 9BE

    ODS code P86008

    1.3 km

  • CROFT SHIFA HEALTH CENTRE

    BELFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 2UP

    ODS code P86014

    1.7 km

  • INSPIRE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P86017

    1.8 km

  • EDENFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    CUTGATE SHOPPING PRECINCT, ROCHDALE, OL11 5AQ

    ODS code P86003

    1.9 km

  • DR A HAMID

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

    ODS code P86614

    2.1 km

  • DR GWD BHIMA

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

    ODS code P86002

    2.1 km

  • DR MB GHAFOOR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P86619

    2.1 km

  • THE DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86609

    2.1 km

  • THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE

    285A KINGSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4AT

    ODS code Y02720

    2.6 km

  • WINTER PRESSURES

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

    ODS code Y05250

    2.6 km

  • WELLFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    116 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1AD

    ODS code P86007

    2.7 km

  • WHITWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, WHITWORTH, ROCHDALE, OL12 8QS

    ODS code P81088

    3.6 km

  • CASTLETON HEALTH CENTRE

    2 ELIZABETH STREET, CASTLETON, ROCHDALE, OL11 3HY

    ODS code P86009

    3.9 km

  • KIRKHOLT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STRAND, KIRKHOLT, ROCHDALE, OL11 2JG

    ODS code Y02721

    4.0 km

  • LITTLEBOROUGH GROUP PRACTICE

    LITTLEBOROUGH HEALTH CENTRE, FEATHERSTALL ROAD, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 8HF

    ODS code P86018

    4.2 km

  • PENNINE SURGERY

    LITTLEBOROUGH HEALTH CENTRE, FEATHERSTALL ROAD, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 8HF

    ODS code P86021

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 24 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fletton Close

    BCT · Shawclough

    0.1 miles
  • Fletton Close

    BCT · Shawclough

    0.1 miles
  • Kiln Walk

    BCT · Shawclough

    0.1 miles
  • Bentley Street

    BCT · Lower Healey

    0.1 miles
  • Bentley Street

    BCT · Lower Healey

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochdale 005E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,669 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £313,000 from 2 recorded sales in OL12 6BF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Rochdale is £210,083 in June 2026, up 4.6% year on year.

Schools

71 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 8 secondary schools. Healey Learning Centre is the nearest published school at 416 m.

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

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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