OL16 3XH

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 3XG 0 m
OL16 3JG 55 m
OL16 3LF 87 m
OL16 3UA 94 m
OL16 3UJ 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL16 3XH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 August 2004
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL16
Postcode sector
OL16 3
Latitude
53.612939
Longitude
-2.111481
British National Grid easting
392,722
British National Grid northing
412,936

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
E00028122
Lower layer super output area
Rochdale 013A · E01005556
Middle layer super output area
Rochdale 013 · E02001144

Postcode source versions

Explore OL16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
47
Secondary
6
  1. Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    204 m
  2. Crossgates Primary School

    Foundation school

    411 m
  3. Moorhouse Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    488 m

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

  • Other crime 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

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • MILNROW VILLAGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86001

    1.2 km

  • STONEFIELD STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P86022

    1.2 km

  • THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE

    285A KINGSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4AT

    ODS code Y02720

    1.6 km

  • WINTER PRESSURES

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

    ODS code Y05250

    1.6 km

  • INSPIRE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P86017

    2.1 km

  • CROFT SHIFA HEALTH CENTRE

    BELFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 2UP

    ODS code P86014

    2.2 km

  • WELLFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    116 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1AD

    ODS code P86007

    2.5 km

  • MARK STREET SURGERY

    2 MARK STREET, ROCHDALE, OL12 9BE

    ODS code P86008

    2.5 km

  • YORKSHIRE ST SURGERY

    188 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2DN

    ODS code P86005

    2.8 km

  • DR A HAMID

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

    ODS code P86614

    2.8 km

  • DR GWD BHIMA

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

    ODS code P86002

    2.8 km

  • DR MB GHAFOOR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P86619

    2.8 km

  • THE DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86609

    2.8 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 WINTON STREET, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 8AR

    ODS code P86624

    3.4 km

  • LITTLEBOROUGH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86018

    3.4 km

  • PENNINE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P86021

    3.4 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P86608

    3.4 km

  • OAK GABLES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85017

    3.5 km

  • VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85614

    3.5 km

  • KIRKHOLT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STRAND, KIRKHOLT, ROCHDALE, OL11 2JG

    ODS code Y02721

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Silver Hill

    BCT · Milnrow

    0.0 miles
  • Silver Hill

    BCT · Milnrow

    0.0 miles
  • Hurstead Road

    BCT · Holt Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Hurstead Road

    BCT · Holt Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Tim Bobbin

    BCT · Milnrow

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochdale 013A, 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

12,562 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

69 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 6 secondary schools. Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 204 m.

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 Other crime with 1 events.

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