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OL12 6XQ

Spotland & Falinge · Rochdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Spotland & Falinge
Local authority
Rochdale
Constituency
Heywood and Middleton North
Postcode district
OL12
Postcode sector
OL12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL12 6AA 25 m
OL11 5BW 63 m
OL12 6AQ 112 m
OL12 6AJ 138 m
OL12 6WA 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL12 6XQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2004
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL12
Postcode sector
OL12 6
Latitude
53.617002
Longitude
-2.171309
British National Grid easting
388,765
British National Grid northing
413,396

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 OL12

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

    449 m

  2. Spotland Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    533 m

  3. Broadfield Community Primary School

    Community school

    780 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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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
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

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.

GP practices

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • ASHWORTH STREET SURGERY

    85 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RT

    ODS code P86006

    472 m

  • THE DAWES FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RX

    ODS code P86026

    477 m

  • DR A HAMID

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

    ODS code P86614

    1.3 km

  • DR GWD BHIMA

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

    ODS code P86002

    1.3 km

  • DR MB GHAFOOR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P86619

    1.3 km

  • THE DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86609

    1.3 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

  • HEALEY SURGERY

    WHITWORTH ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 0SN

    ODS code P86013

    1.9 km

  • WELLFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    116 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1AD

    ODS code P86007

    1.9 km

  • MARK STREET SURGERY

    2 MARK STREET, ROCHDALE, OL12 9BE

    ODS code P86008

    1.9 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

    2.4 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

    2.8 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

    4.3 km

  • BIRTLE VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 4PW

    ODS code Y02718

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Mellor Street

    BCT · Rochdale

    0.1 miles

  • Mellor Street

    BCT · Rochdale

    0.1 miles

  • College Road

    BCT · Rochdale

    0.1 miles

  • Mellor Street

    BCT · Rochdale

    0.1 miles

  • Holmes 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.

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 449 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.