Newhey

Newhey is covered by postcode district OL16. It is in the Rochdale council area, England.

Typical price £187,500 Homes sold in Newhey, last 12 months. ▲ 7.1% on the year before Gigabit broadband 73 of 78 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 34 of 78 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 261 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 2 2 primary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Newhey, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Newhey, by flood risk Of the 78 postcodes in Newhey that ONS places, 18 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 12 are at low risk at worst and 44 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 19 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Newhey. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. M62 OL16 3AP: not on the flood risk listOL16 3FT: not on the flood risk listOL16 3QA: not on the flood risk listOL16 3QD: not on the flood risk listOL16 3QE: not on the flood risk listOL16 3QF: not on the flood risk listOL16 3QG: not on the flood risk listOL16 3QQ: not on the flood risk listOL16 3QS: not on the flood risk listOL16 3QT: not on the flood risk listOL16 3QZ: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RD: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RF: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RG: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RH: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RJ: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RL: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RN: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RQ: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RR: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RS: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RT: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RU: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RW: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RX: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RY: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RZ: not on the flood risk listOL16 3SA: not on the flood risk listOL16 3SB: not on the flood risk listOL16 3SD: not on the flood risk listOL16 3SE: not on the flood risk listOL16 3SF: not on the flood risk listOL16 3SH: not on the flood risk listOL16 4JF: not on the flood risk listOL16 4JP: not on the flood risk listOL16 4JZ: not on the flood risk listOL16 4LA: not on the flood risk listOL16 4LB: not on the flood risk listOL16 4LX: not on the flood risk listOL16 4LY: not on the flood risk listOL16 4LZ: not on the flood risk listOL16 4NA: not on the flood risk listOL16 4NE: not on the flood risk listOL16 4NF: not on the flood risk listOL16 3RA: low flood risk at worstOL16 3RB: low flood risk at worstOL16 3RP: low flood risk at worstOL16 4JR: low flood risk at worstOL16 4JS: low flood risk at worstOL16 4JX: low flood risk at worstOL16 4LE: low flood risk at worstOL16 4LF: low flood risk at worstOL16 4LG: low flood risk at worstOL16 4LN: low flood risk at worstOL16 4NB: low flood risk at worstOL16 4ND: low flood risk at worstOL16 3SG: medium flood risk at worstOL16 4LJ: medium flood risk at worstOL16 4LS: medium flood risk at worstOL16 4LW: medium flood risk at worstOL16 3FP: high flood riskOL16 3FQ: high flood riskOL16 3FR: high flood riskOL16 3SL: high flood riskOL16 3SR: high flood riskOL16 3SS: high flood riskOL16 3SW: high flood riskOL16 4GD: high flood riskOL16 4JY: high flood riskOL16 4LD: high flood riskOL16 4LH: high flood riskOL16 4LL: high flood riskOL16 4LP: high flood riskOL16 4LQ: high flood riskOL16 4LR: high flood riskOL16 4LT: high flood riskOL16 4LU: high flood riskOL16 4NU: high flood risk Newhey 19 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to OL16 3FQ, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk19 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Newhey, by flood risk Of the 78 postcodes in Newhey that ONS places, 18 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 12 are at low risk at worst and 44 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 19 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Newhey. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. M62 Newhey
  • A home or business at high risk: 18
  • At medium risk at worst: 4
  • At low risk at worst: 12
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 44
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 78 postcodes in Newhey that ONS places, 18 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 12 are at low risk at worst and 44 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.6005, longitude -2.0963. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

18 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

OL16 3FQ37 at high riskOL16 3SR26 at high riskOL16 3FR22 at high riskOL16 4GD14 at high riskOL16 3SL12 at high riskOL16 3SW10 at high riskOL16 4LD8 at high riskOL16 4LU8 at high riskOL16 4LT7 at high riskOL16 4NU6 at high riskOL16 4LR4 at high riskOL16 4LL2 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 19 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. OL16 3FQ, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Newhey?

Homes sold for a typical £187,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 7.1% on the 12 months before. At 73 of the 78 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 261 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 34 of its 78 postcodes. It has 2 primary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Smithy Bridge, 3.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Newhey?

Homes in Newhey sold for a typical £187,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 32 sales, up 7.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£187,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£175,000
12 months to August 2026
£187,500

▲ up 7.1% on the 12 months before

Detached 4 sales, too few to price
Semi-detached£217,500 9 sales
Terraced£180,000 19 sales

Across the whole OL16 district, Newhey's main postcode district: a typical £206,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Newhey: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Newhey?

None of the 78 postcodes now in use in Newhey came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 39 homes sold in Newhey were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OL16 district, Under 1%.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn NewheyAcross the OL16 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 32 (0%) 0 of 320 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 39 (0%) 2 of 363 (Under 1%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Newhey?

Ofcom reports on 78 of the 78 postcodes in Newhey. At 73 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit73 of 78
Postcodes where every home can get superfast78 of 78

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Newhey at risk of flooding?

34 of the 78 postcodes in Newhey have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 261 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 34 of 78 postcodes High: 167Medium: 94Low: 290

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Newhey?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Newhey. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Newhey?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Newhey is Smithy Bridge Rail Station, 3.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Smithy Bridge Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle
  • Rochdale Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
  • Littleborough Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle
  • Newhey (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 100 mWalk
  • Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 1.3 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Newhey?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Newhey. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Newhey safe? Crime recorded around it

Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for Newhey. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Newhey?

Council
Rochdale
Parliamentary constituency
Rochdale
Police force area
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
Country
England
MP
Paul Waugh (Labour (Co-op))

All 78 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Newhey

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Newhey postcodes

78 postcodes in use in Newhey, by district:

OL16 postcode district,78 postcodes

That district is in the OL postcode area.

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Places near Newhey

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Newhey's £187,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Milnrow1.6 km, £225,000Shaw2.2 km, £205,000Royton4.1 km, £235,000Littleborough4.7 km, £226,125Rochdale4.7 km, £202,000Delph6.1 km, £257,500Summit6.8 km, £190,000Oldham6.9 km, £178,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Newhey

What is it like to live in Newhey?
Homes sold for a typical £187,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 7.1% on the 12 months before. At 73 of the 78 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 261 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 34 of its 78 postcodes. It has 2 primary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Smithy Bridge, 3.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Newhey?
Newhey is covered by postcode district OL16, across 78 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Newhey in?
Newhey is in the Rochdale council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Newhey?
Newhey is in the Rochdale parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Paul Waugh (Labour (Co-op)), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Newhey?
Homes in Newhey sold for a typical £187,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 32 sales, up 7.1% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Newhey?
In Newhey, primary schools at its postcodes include St Thomas' Church of England Primary School and Newhey Community Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Brookland School, 900 metres away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Newhey have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Newhey is Smithy Bridge, 3.8 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Newhey?
Ofcom reports on 78 of the 78 postcodes in Newhey. At 73 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Newhey at risk of flooding?
34 of the 78 postcodes in Newhey have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 261 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Newhey?
None of the 78 postcodes now in use in Newhey came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 39 homes sold in Newhey were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OL16 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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