OL16 3FU

Milnrow & Newhey · Rochdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Rochdale
Constituency
Rochdale
Postcode district
OL16
Postcode sector
OL16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL16 3FW 78 m
OL16 3TW 146 m
OL16 3UU 208 m
OL16 3DG 217 m
OL16 3AS 352 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL16 3FU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL16
Postcode sector
OL16 3
Latitude
53.620373
Longitude
-2.110186
British National Grid easting
392,809
British National Grid northing
413,763

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rochdale · E08000005
Parish or community
E43000159
Westminster constituency
Rochdale · E14001446
Output area
E00028147
Lower layer super output area
Rochdale 014A · E01005555
Middle layer super output area
Rochdale 014 · E02001145

Postcode source versions

Explore OL16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
45
Secondary
6
  1. Crossgates Primary School

    Foundation school

    632 m
  2. Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    992 m
  3. Moorhouse Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OL16 3 residents
8,690

Age bands in OL16 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,530 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

870 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

2,097 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,294 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

1,655 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

23

within 5 km

  • INSPIRE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P86017

    1.9 km

  • THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE

    285A KINGSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4AT

    ODS code Y02720

    1.9 km

  • WINTER PRESSURES

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

    ODS code Y05250

    1.9 km

  • MILNROW VILLAGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86001

    1.9 km

  • STONEFIELD STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P86022

    1.9 km

  • CROFT SHIFA HEALTH CENTRE

    BELFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 2UP

    ODS code P86014

    2.0 km

  • MARK STREET SURGERY

    2 MARK STREET, ROCHDALE, OL12 9BE

    ODS code P86008

    2.3 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 WINTON STREET, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 8AR

    ODS code P86624

    2.6 km

  • LITTLEBOROUGH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86018

    2.6 km

  • PENNINE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P86021

    2.6 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P86608

    2.6 km

  • YORKSHIRE ST SURGERY

    188 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2DN

    ODS code P86005

    2.8 km

  • WELLFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    116 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1AD

    ODS code P86007

    2.9 km

  • DR A HAMID

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

    ODS code P86614

    3.1 km

  • DR GWD BHIMA

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

    ODS code P86002

    3.1 km

  • DR MB GHAFOOR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P86619

    3.1 km

  • THE DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86609

    3.1 km

  • THE DAWES FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RX

    ODS code P86026

    3.7 km

  • ASHWORTH STREET SURGERY

    85 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RT

    ODS code P86006

    3.7 km

  • HEALEY SURGERY

    WHITWORTH ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 0SN

    ODS code P86013

    3.8 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

  • Birchinley Hall

    BCT · Holt Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Birchinley Hall

    BCT · Holt Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Croft Head Drive

    BCT · Holt Estate

    0.4 miles
  • Croft Head Drive

    BCT · Holt Estate

    0.4 miles
  • Kiln Lane

    BCT · Holt Estate

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochdale 014A, 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

21,468 of 33,755

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

67 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 6 secondary schools. Crossgates Primary School is the nearest published school at 632 m.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other crime with 1 events.

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