CheckNear.me

OL16 4GJ

Milnrow & Newhey · Rochdale · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Milnrow & Newhey
Local authority
Rochdale
Constituency
Rochdale
Postcode district
OL16
Postcode sector
OL16 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL16 4BX 74 m
OL16 3LQ 82 m
OL16 4BT 111 m
OL16 4GQ 119 m
OL16 4DF 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL16 4GJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL16
Postcode sector
OL16 4
Latitude
53.609440
Longitude
-2.114404
British National Grid easting
392,528
British National Grid northing
412,547

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rochdale · E08000005
Electoral ward
Milnrow & Newhey · E05014043
Parish or community
E43000159
Westminster constituency
Rochdale · E14001446
Output area
E00028124
Lower layer super output area
Rochdale 013B · E01005559
Middle layer super output area
Rochdale 013 · E02001144

Postcode source versions

Explore OL16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
77
Primary
52
Secondary
8

  1. Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    387 m

  2. Moorhouse Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    492 m

  3. Brookland School

    Other independent special school

    657 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OL16 4 residents
12,567

Age bands in OL16 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

2,386 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

1,377 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

3,142 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

3,342 residents

Age 65 and over
16.9%

2,090 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

26

within 5 km

  • MILNROW VILLAGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86001

    978 m

  • STONEFIELD STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P86022

    978 m

  • THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE

    285A KINGSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4AT

    ODS code Y02720

    1.4 km

  • WINTER PRESSURES

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

    ODS code Y05250

    1.4 km

  • INSPIRE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P86017

    2.2 km

  • WELLFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    116 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1AD

    ODS code P86007

    2.2 km

  • CROFT SHIFA HEALTH CENTRE

    BELFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 2UP

    ODS code P86014

    2.2 km

  • MARK STREET SURGERY

    2 MARK STREET, ROCHDALE, OL12 9BE

    ODS code P86008

    2.6 km

  • DR A HAMID

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

    ODS code P86614

    2.6 km

  • DR GWD BHIMA

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

    ODS code P86002

    2.6 km

  • DR MB GHAFOOR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P86619

    2.6 km

  • THE DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86609

    2.6 km

  • YORKSHIRE ST SURGERY

    188 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2DN

    ODS code P86005

    2.8 km

  • OAK GABLES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85017

    3.2 km

  • VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85614

    3.2 km

  • KIRKHOLT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STRAND, KIRKHOLT, ROCHDALE, OL11 2JG

    ODS code Y02721

    3.3 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

  • LITTLEBOROUGH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86018

    3.8 km

  • PENNINE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P86021

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 26 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

  • Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink)

    TMU · Milnrow

    0.1 miles

  • Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink)

    TMU · Milnrow

    0.1 miles

  • Tim Bobbin

    BCT · Milnrow

    0.1 miles

  • Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink)

    PLT · Milnrow

    0.1 miles

  • Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink)

    MET · Milnrow

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochdale 013B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,207 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

77 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 8 secondary schools. Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 387 m.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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