OL16 3TF

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 3TE 153 m
OL16 3TD 284 m
OL16 3TQ 365 m
OL16 3TG 390 m
OL16 3TA 435 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL16 3TF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2009
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL16
Postcode sector
OL16 3
Latitude
53.605121
Longitude
-2.074722
British National Grid easting
395,153
British National Grid northing
412,063

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
E00028127
Lower layer super output area
Rochdale 014D · E01005561
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
38
Primary
30
Secondary
5
  1. St Thomas' Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Hollingworth Academy

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Newhey Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

  • OAK GABLES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SHAW CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE, WESTWAY, SHAW, OLDHAM, OL2 8BF

    ODS code P85017

    2.5 km

  • VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SHAW CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE, WESTWAY, SHAW, OLDHAM, OL2 8BF

    ODS code P85614

    2.5 km

  • THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE

    285A KINGSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4AT

    ODS code Y02720

    4.1 km

  • WINTER PRESSURES

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

    ODS code Y05250

    4.1 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P86608

    4.5 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 WINTON STREET, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 8AR

    ODS code P86624

    4.5 km

  • LITTLEBOROUGH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86018

    4.6 km

  • PENNINE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P86021

    4.6 km

  • INSPIRE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P86017

    4.6 km

  • CROFT SHIFA HEALTH CENTRE

    BELFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 2UP

    ODS code P86014

    4.7 km

  • WELLFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    116 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1AD

    ODS code P86007

    4.8 km

  • MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MOORSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE, 681 RIPPONDEN ROAD, MOORSIDE, OLDHAM, OL1 4JU

    ODS code P85606

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Peppermint Bridge Terminus

    BCT · Peppermint Bridge

    0.5 miles
  • Haugh Lane

    BCT · Newhey

    0.7 miles
  • Bird in the Hand

    BCT · Newhey

    0.7 miles
  • Bird in the Hand

    BCT · Newhey

    0.7 miles
  • Two Bridges Road

    BCT · Newhey

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochdale 014D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,144 of 33,755

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

38 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Thomas' Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 1 events.

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