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OL12 7AG

Spotland & Falinge · Rochdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Rochdale
Ward
Spotland & Falinge
Local authority
Rochdale
Constituency
Heywood and Middleton North
Postcode district
OL12
Postcode sector
OL12 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL12 7BE 68 m
OL12 6QD 74 m
OL11 5BT 93 m
OL12 6QB 108 m
OL12 7BD 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL12 7AG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL12
Postcode sector
OL12 7
Latitude
53.620451
Longitude
-2.173273
British National Grid easting
388,636
British National Grid northing
413,780

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
E00028292
Lower layer super output area
Rochdale 009B · E01005589
Middle layer super output area
Rochdale 009 · E02001140

Postcode source versions

Explore OL12

Property

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
276, Spotland Road, Rochdale, OL12 7AG 18 December 2020 £150,000
225, Spotland Road, Rochdale, OL12 7AG 25 July 2020 £285,000
270, Spotland Road, Rochdale, OL12 7AG 19 February 2020 £175,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
47
Secondary
8

  1. Spotland Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    292 m

  2. Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School

    Community school

    494 m

  3. Falinge Park High School

    Academy converter

    580 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Other theft 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

16 female, 16 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
6.4
OL12 7 residents
10,770

Age bands in OL12 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

1,908 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

990 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

2,506 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

2,852 residents

Age 65 and over
19.2%

1,961 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OL12 7 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+
96.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.5%
Gigabit-capable
93%
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

  • ASHWORTH STREET SURGERY

    85 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RT

    ODS code P86006

    514 m

  • THE DAWES FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RX

    ODS code P86026

    531 m

  • EDENFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    CUTGATE SHOPPING PRECINCT, ROCHDALE, OL11 5AQ

    ODS code P86003

    1.0 km

  • YORKSHIRE ST SURGERY

    188 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2DN

    ODS code P86005

    1.4 km

  • HEALEY SURGERY

    WHITWORTH ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 0SN

    ODS code P86013

    1.6 km

  • DR A HAMID

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

    ODS code P86614

    1.6 km

  • DR GWD BHIMA

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

    ODS code P86002

    1.6 km

  • DR MB GHAFOOR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P86619

    1.6 km

  • THE DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86609

    1.6 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

  • WELLFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    116 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1AD

    ODS code P86007

    2.3 km

  • INSPIRE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P86017

    2.3 km

  • THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE

    285A KINGSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4AT

    ODS code Y02720

    2.7 km

  • WINTER PRESSURES

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

    ODS code Y05250

    2.7 km

  • CASTLETON HEALTH CENTRE

    2 ELIZABETH STREET, CASTLETON, ROCHDALE, OL11 3HY

    ODS code P86009

    2.7 km

  • KIRKHOLT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STRAND, KIRKHOLT, ROCHDALE, OL11 2JG

    ODS code Y02721

    3.2 km

  • LONGFORD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONGFORD STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 4NH

    ODS code P86011

    4.2 km

  • HOPWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P86023

    4.5 km

  • WHITWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, WHITWORTH, ROCHDALE, OL12 8QS

    ODS code P81088

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 23 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

  • Spotland Bridge

    BCT · Spotland

    0.0 miles

  • Spotland Road

    BCT · Spotland

    0.0 miles

  • Primrose Street

    BCT · Spotland

    0.1 miles

  • Longfield Road

    BCT · Spotland

    0.1 miles

  • Spotland Bridge

    BCT · Spotland

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochdale 009B, 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

7,546 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 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
2
Low risk addresses
6
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

73 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 8 secondary schools. Spotland Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 292 m.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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