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OL16 2SN

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
OL16
Postcode sector
OL16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL16 2SJ 29 m
OL12 9QD 56 m
OL16 2SL 58 m
OL16 2SQ 77 m
OL12 9QE 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL16 2SN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2008
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL16
Postcode sector
OL16 2
Latitude
53.637413
Longitude
-2.120757
British National Grid easting
392,113
British National Grid northing
415,660

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
E00028300
Lower layer super output area
Rochdale 003D · E01005596
Middle layer super output area
Rochdale 003 · E02001134

Postcode source versions

Explore OL16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
36
Secondary
6

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

    Academy converter

    171 m

  2. Wardle Academy

    Academy converter

    688 m

  3. Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School

    Foundation school

    800 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 7
  • Drugs 1
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OL16 2 residents
11,590

Age bands in OL16 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
26.6%

2,863 residents

Age 15 to 24
16%

1,722 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.7%

3,298 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.2%

1,955 residents

Age 65 and over
8.6%

920 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

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • LITTLEBOROUGH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86018

    1.3 km

  • PENNINE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P86021

    1.3 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 WINTON STREET, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 8AR

    ODS code P86624

    1.5 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P86608

    1.6 km

  • INSPIRE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P86017

    2.0 km

  • CROFT SHIFA HEALTH CENTRE

    BELFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 2UP

    ODS code P86014

    2.1 km

  • MARK STREET SURGERY

    2 MARK STREET, ROCHDALE, OL12 9BE

    ODS code P86008

    2.2 km

  • YORKSHIRE ST SURGERY

    188 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2DN

    ODS code P86005

    2.8 km

  • HEALEY SURGERY

    WHITWORTH ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 0SN

    ODS code P86013

    2.8 km

  • THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE

    285A KINGSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4AT

    ODS code Y02720

    3.0 km

  • WINTER PRESSURES

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

    ODS code Y05250

    3.0 km

  • THE DAWES FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RX

    ODS code P86026

    3.6 km

  • ASHWORTH STREET SURGERY

    85 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RT

    ODS code P86006

    3.6 km

  • DR A HAMID

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

    ODS code P86614

    3.6 km

  • DR GWD BHIMA

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

    ODS code P86002

    3.6 km

  • DR MB GHAFOOR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P86619

    3.6 km

  • THE DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86609

    3.6 km

  • WELLFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    116 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1AD

    ODS code P86007

    3.8 km

  • MILNROW VILLAGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86001

    4.0 km

  • STONEFIELD STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P86022

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Mount Avenue

    BCT · Wuerdle

    0.0 miles

  • Mount Avenue

    BCT · Wuerdle

    0.0 miles

  • Halifax Road

    BCT · Wuerdle

    0.1 miles

  • Halifax Road

    BCT · Wuerdle

    0.1 miles

  • Braddocks Close

    BCT · Hurstead

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochdale 003D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,238 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

58 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 171 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 7 events.

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