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OL12 8AU

Whitworth · Rossendale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Whitworth
Local authority
Rossendale
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Postcode district
OL12
Postcode sector
OL12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL12 8AH 20 m
OL12 8AX 29 m
OL12 8AT 62 m
OL12 8AQ 90 m
OL12 8AL 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL12 8AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1982
Terminated
1 September 2008
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL12
Postcode sector
OL12 8
Latitude
53.660469
Longitude
-2.177676
British National Grid easting
388,356
British National Grid northing
418,233

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rossendale · E07000125
Electoral ward
Whitworth · E05015826
Parish or community
E04005291
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00128706
Lower layer super output area
Rossendale 009B · E01025360
Middle layer super output area
Rossendale 009 · E02005286

Postcode source versions

Explore OL12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
26
Secondary
4

  1. Whitworth Community High School

    Community school

    411 m

  2. St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    563 m

  3. Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth

    Voluntary aided school

    581 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
474
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 200
  • Anti social behaviour 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Other theft 28
  • Public order 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OL12 8 residents
7,601

Age bands in OL12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,305 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

749 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

1,823 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

2,338 residents

Age 65 and over
20.3%

1,583 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, WHITWORTH, ROCHDALE, OL12 8QS

    ODS code P81088

    258 m

  • HEALEY SURGERY

    WHITWORTH ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 0SN

    ODS code P86013

    3.2 km

  • EDENFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    CUTGATE SHOPPING PRECINCT, ROCHDALE, OL11 5AQ

    ODS code P86003

    4.3 km

  • IRWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    IRWELL MEDICAL CENTRE, IRWELL MILL, ROCHDALE ROAD, BACUP, OL13 9NR

    ODS code P81027

    4.6 km

  • MARK STREET SURGERY

    2 MARK STREET, ROCHDALE, OL12 9BE

    ODS code P86008

    4.6 km

  • ASHWORTH STREET SURGERY

    85 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RT

    ODS code P86006

    4.6 km

  • THE DAWES FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RX

    ODS code P86026

    4.6 km

  • YORKSHIRE ST SURGERY

    188 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2DN

    ODS code P86005

    4.8 km

  • CROFT SHIFA HEALTH CENTRE

    BELFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 2UP

    ODS code P86014

    4.9 km

  • INSPIRE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P86017

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • North Street

    BCT · Whitworth

    0.1 miles

  • Lloyd Street

    BCT · Whitworth

    0.1 miles

  • Lords

    BCT · Whitworth

    0.1 miles

  • Tong Lane

    BCT · Whitworth

    0.2 miles

  • Tong Lane

    BCT · Whitworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rossendale 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

9,044 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. Whitworth Community High School is the nearest published school at 411 m.

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

Recorded crime

474 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 200 events.

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