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OL15 8HL

Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough · Rochdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough
Local authority
Rochdale
Constituency
Rochdale
Postcode district
OL15
Postcode sector
OL15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL15 8RJ 102 m
OL15 8RH 123 m
OL15 8HN 127 m
OL15 8RW 181 m
OL15 8FH 208 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL15 8HL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 November 2000
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL15
Postcode sector
OL15 8
Latitude
53.645866
Longitude
-2.116440
British National Grid easting
392,400
British National Grid northing
416,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rochdale · E08000005
Electoral ward
Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough · E05014050
Parish or community
E43000159
Westminster constituency
Rochdale · E14001446
Output area
E00181724
Lower layer super output area
Rochdale 002C · E01005597
Middle layer super output area
Rochdale 002 · E02001133

Postcode source versions

Explore OL15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
32
Secondary
5

  1. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    813 m

  2. Wardle Academy

    Academy converter

    862 m

  3. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    891 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OL15 8 residents
5,695

Age bands in OL15 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

946 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

561 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.5%

1,313 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

1,749 residents

Age 65 and over
21.8%

1,277 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

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • LITTLEBOROUGH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86018

    922 m

  • PENNINE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P86021

    922 m

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 WINTON STREET, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 8AR

    ODS code P86624

    1.2 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CTR.

    VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE, PEEL STREET, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 8AQ

    ODS code P86608

    1.3 km

  • INSPIRE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P86017

    2.9 km

  • CROFT SHIFA HEALTH CENTRE

    BELFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 2UP

    ODS code P86014

    3.0 km

  • MARK STREET SURGERY

    2 MARK STREET, ROCHDALE, OL12 9BE

    ODS code P86008

    3.0 km

  • HEALEY SURGERY

    WHITWORTH ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 0SN

    ODS code P86013

    3.4 km

  • YORKSHIRE ST SURGERY

    188 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2DN

    ODS code P86005

    3.7 km

  • THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE

    285A KINGSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4AT

    ODS code Y02720

    4.0 km

  • WINTER PRESSURES

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

    ODS code Y05250

    4.0 km

  • WHITWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    MARKET STREET, WHITWORTH, ROCHDALE, OL12 8QS

    ODS code P81088

    4.2 km

  • THE DAWES FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RX

    ODS code P86026

    4.4 km

  • ASHWORTH STREET SURGERY

    85 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RT

    ODS code P86006

    4.4 km

  • DR A HAMID

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

    ODS code P86614

    4.6 km

  • DR GWD BHIMA

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

    ODS code P86002

    4.6 km

  • DR MB GHAFOOR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P86619

    4.6 km

  • THE DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86609

    4.6 km

  • WELLFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    116 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1AD

    ODS code P86007

    4.8 km

  • MILNROW VILLAGE PRACTICE

    MILNROW & NEWHEY MEDICAL CENTRE, NEWHEY ROAD, NEWHEY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4JF

    ODS code P86001

    4.8 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Starring Way

    BCT · Starring Way

    0.2 miles

  • Laburnum Way

    BCT · Starring Way

    0.2 miles

  • Starring Way

    BCT · Starring Way

    0.2 miles

  • Cote Lane

    BCT · Shore

    0.2 miles

  • Ribble Avenue

    BCT · Shore

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochdale 002C, 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

20,634 of 33,755

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

50 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 813 m.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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