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OL12 7UH

Norden · Rochdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Norden
Local authority
Rochdale
Constituency
Heywood and Middleton North
Postcode district
OL12
Postcode sector
OL12 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL12 7TX 203 m
OL12 7TU 313 m
OL12 7TT 528 m
OL11 5UL 675 m
OL12 7TL 761 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL12 7UH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL12
Postcode sector
OL12 7
Latitude
53.634899
Longitude
-2.238907
British National Grid easting
384,300
British National Grid northing
415,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rochdale · E08000005
Electoral ward
Norden · E05014044
Parish or community
E43000159
Westminster constituency
Heywood and Middleton North · E14001286
Output area
E00028218
Lower layer super output area
Rochdale 006D · E01005571
Middle layer super output area
Rochdale 006 · E02001137

Postcode source versions

Explore OL12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. Whittaker Moss Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km

  2. Norden Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

  3. Caldershaw Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.2 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • EDENFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    CUTGATE SHOPPING PRECINCT, ROCHDALE, OL11 5AQ

    ODS code P86003

    3.6 km

  • BIRTLE VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 4PW

    ODS code Y02718

    4.5 km

  • HEADY HILL SURGERY

    114 BURY NEW ROAD, HEYWOOD, OL10 4RG

    ODS code P86602

    4.6 km

  • HUNTLEY MOUNT MEDICAL CENTRE

    HUNTLEY MOUNT ROAD, BURY, BL9 6JA

    ODS code P83621

    4.7 km

  • LONGFORD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONGFORD STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 4NH

    ODS code P86011

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Over Town Lane

    BCT · Red Lumb

    0.1 miles

  • Edenfield Road

    BCT · Norden

    0.5 miles

  • White Lion

    BCT · Norden

    0.7 miles

  • Norden Close

    BCT · Norden

    0.8 miles

  • Edenfield Road

    BCT · Norden

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochdale 006D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,559 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Whittaker Moss Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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