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OL16 4RZ

Balderstone & Kirkholt · Rochdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rochdale
Ward
Balderstone & Kirkholt
Local authority
Rochdale
Constituency
Rochdale
Postcode district
OL16
Postcode sector
OL16 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL16 4RY 63 m
OL16 4SH 67 m
OL11 2BN 80 m
OL16 4SB 212 m
OL11 2BL 243 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL16 4RZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL16
Postcode sector
OL16 4
Latitude
53.587932
Longitude
-2.138214
British National Grid easting
390,948
British National Grid northing
410,157

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rochdale · E08000005
Electoral ward
Balderstone & Kirkholt · E05014033
Parish or community
E43000159
Westminster constituency
Rochdale · E14001446
Output area
E00027672
Lower layer super output area
Rochdale 016E · E01005468
Middle layer super output area
Rochdale 016 · E02001147

Postcode source versions

Explore OL16

Property

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Ash Grove, Rochdale, OL16 4RZ 1 June 2021 £300,000
5, Ash Grove, Rochdale, OL16 4RZ 28 February 2020 £232,000
4, Ash Grove, Rochdale, OL16 4RZ 8 March 2017 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
100
Primary
65
Secondary
13

  1. St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    271 m

  2. Thornham St. James CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    773 m

  3. Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

11 female, 8 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.4
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OL16 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

25

within 5 km straight-line

  • KIRKHOLT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STRAND, KIRKHOLT, ROCHDALE, OL11 2JG

    ODS code Y02721

    1.4 km

  • WELLFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    116 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1AD

    ODS code P86007

    2.2 km

  • ROYTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHAPEL STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 5QL

    ODS code P85019

    2.5 km

  • THE ROYTON & CROMPTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    ROYTON HEALTH WELLBEING CENTRE, PARK STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 6QW

    ODS code P85013

    2.7 km

  • THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE

    285A KINGSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4AT

    ODS code Y02720

    2.7 km

  • WINTER PRESSURES

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

    ODS code Y05250

    2.7 km

  • MILNROW VILLAGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86001

    2.8 km

  • STONEFIELD STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P86022

    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

  • CASTLETON HEALTH CENTRE

    2 ELIZABETH STREET, CASTLETON, ROCHDALE, OL11 3HY

    ODS code P86009

    3.1 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

  • YORKSHIRE ST SURGERY

    188 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2DN

    ODS code P86005

    3.7 km

  • CROFT SHIFA HEALTH CENTRE

    BELFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 2UP

    ODS code P86014

    3.9 km

  • INSPIRE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P86017

    3.9 km

  • THE DAWES FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RX

    ODS code P86026

    3.9 km

  • ASHWORTH STREET SURGERY

    85 SPOTLAND ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6RT

    ODS code P86006

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ash Grove

    BCT · Buersil Head

    0.0 miles

  • Ash Grove

    BCT · Buersil Head

    0.0 miles

  • St Cuthbert's RC High School

    BCT · Buersil Head

    0.1 miles

  • St Cuthbert's High School

    BCT · Buersil Head

    0.2 miles

  • Langdale Avenue

    BCT · Summit

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochdale 016E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,547 of 33,755

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

100 open schools are in scope, including 65 primary and 13 secondary schools. St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 271 m.

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