OL11 5AY postcode in Rochdale, England

OL11 5AY is a postcode in Rochdale, in the Spotland & Falinge ward. It is in the Heywood and Middleton North parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Rochdale: 92% Typical price £275,000 Homes sold in OL11 5, last 12 months. ▲ 10% on the year before Nearest station Rochdale 2.1 km in a straight line

Where OL11 5AY is, and what is near it

Map of OL11 5AY and what is near it Map of OL11 5AY: its centre point, with the 288 other postcodes in the OL11 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 17 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OL11 5AA: also in OL11 5OL11 5AB: also in OL11 5OL11 5AD: also in OL11 5OL11 5AE: also in OL11 5OL11 5AF: also in OL11 5OL11 5AG: also in OL11 5OL11 5AH: also in OL11 5OL11 5AJ: also in OL11 5OL11 5AN: also in OL11 5OL11 5AQ: also in OL11 5OL11 5AT: also in OL11 5OL11 5AU: also in OL11 5OL11 5AW: also in OL11 5OL11 5AX: also in OL11 5OL11 5AZ: also in OL11 5OL11 5BA: also in OL11 5OL11 5BB: also in OL11 5OL11 5BD: also in OL11 5OL11 5BE: also in OL11 5OL11 5BG: also in OL11 5OL11 5BH: also in OL11 5OL11 5BJ: also in OL11 5OL11 5BL: also in OL11 5OL11 5BN: also in OL11 5OL11 5BP: also in OL11 5OL11 5BQ: also in OL11 5OL11 5BT: also in OL11 5OL11 5BU: also in OL11 5OL11 5BW: also in OL11 5OL11 5BX: also in OL11 5OL11 5BY: also in OL11 5OL11 5DA: also in OL11 5OL11 5DB: also in OL11 5OL11 5DE: also in OL11 5OL11 5DF: also in OL11 5OL11 5DG: also in OL11 5OL11 5DN: also in OL11 5OL11 5DP: also in OL11 5OL11 5DR: also in OL11 5OL11 5DT: also in OL11 5OL11 5DU: also in OL11 5OL11 5DW: also in OL11 5OL11 5DX: also in OL11 5OL11 5DY: also in OL11 5OL11 5DZ: also in OL11 5OL11 5EE: also in OL11 5OL11 5EF: also in OL11 5OL11 5EN: also in OL11 5OL11 5EQ: also in OL11 5OL11 5EW: also in OL11 5OL11 5EX: also in OL11 5OL11 5EZ: also in OL11 5OL11 5HA: also in OL11 5OL11 5HB: also in OL11 5OL11 5HD: also in OL11 5OL11 5JY: also in OL11 5OL11 5JZ: also in OL11 5OL11 5LA: also in OL11 5OL11 5LB: also in OL11 5OL11 5LD: also in OL11 5OL11 5LE: also in OL11 5OL11 5LF: also in OL11 5OL11 5LL: also in OL11 5OL11 5LN: also in OL11 5OL11 5LT: also in OL11 5OL11 5LU: also in OL11 5OL11 5LW: also in OL11 5OL11 5LX: also in OL11 5OL11 5PT: also in OL11 5OL11 5PU: also in OL11 5OL11 5PX: also in OL11 5OL11 5PY: also in OL11 5OL11 5PZ: also in OL11 5OL11 5QA: also in OL11 5OL11 5QB: also in OL11 5OL11 5QD: also in OL11 5OL11 5QE: also in OL11 5OL11 5QT: also in OL11 5OL11 5QU: also in OL11 5OL11 5QX: also in OL11 5OL11 5RB: also in OL11 5OL11 5RE: also in OL11 5OL11 5RF: also in OL11 5OL11 5RJ: also in OL11 5OL11 5RL: also in OL11 5OL11 5RQ: also in OL11 5OL11 5RS: also in OL11 5OL11 5RU: also in OL11 5OL11 5RX: also in OL11 5OL11 5RY: also in OL11 5OL11 5RZ: also in OL11 5OL11 5SF: also in OL11 5OL11 5SG: also in OL11 5OL11 5SH: also in OL11 5OL11 5SJ: also in OL11 5OL11 5SP: also in OL11 5OL11 5SQ: also in OL11 5OL11 5TR: also in OL11 5OL11 5WX: also in OL11 5OL11 5XB: also in OL11 5OL11 5XD: also in OL11 5OL11 5XH: also in OL11 5OL11 5XJ: also in OL11 5OL11 5XL: also in OL11 5OL11 5XN: also in OL11 5OL11 5XQ: also in OL11 5OL11 5XR: also in OL11 5OL11 5XS: also in OL11 5OL11 5XT: also in OL11 5OL11 5XW: also in OL11 5OL11 5XX: also in OL11 5OL11 5XY: also in OL11 5OL11 5YA: also in OL11 5OL11 5YB: also in OL11 5OL11 5YD: also in OL11 5OL11 5YE: also in OL11 5OL11 5YF: also in OL11 5OL11 5YG: also in OL11 5OL11 5YH: also in OL11 5OL11 5YJ: also in OL11 5OL11 5YL: also in OL11 5OL11 5YN: also in OL11 5OL11 5YP: also in OL11 5OL11 5YQ: also in OL11 5OL11 5YR: also in OL11 5OL11 5YS: also in OL11 5OL11 5YT: also in OL11 5OL11 5YU: also in OL11 5OL11 5YW: also in OL11 5OL11 5YX: also in OL11 5OL11 5YY: also in OL11 5OL11 5YZ: also in OL11 5 Rochdale station 2.1 kmRochdale OL11 5AY Map of OL11 5AY and what is near it Map of OL11 5AY: its centre point, with the 288 other postcodes in the OL11 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 17 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Bamford OL11 5AY
  • OL11 5AY
  • Other postcodes in OL11 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.6216, longitude -2.1794)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after OL11 5AY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at OL11 5AY?

Every home and business at OL11 5AY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Rochdale: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Rochdale: 99%

The line marks the figure across Rochdale.

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

When are the bins collected at OL11 5AY?

BinDayBuddy has not read Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council's days for OL11 5AY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for OL11 5AY on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is OL11 5AY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include OL11 5AY.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Rochdale

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for OL11 5AY: 2,309 properties in Rochdale are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Rochdale

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of OL11 5AY is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near OL11 5AY?

Homes in OL11 5 sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 152 sales, up 10% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£275,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£250,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 10% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £390,000 64 sales
  • Semi-detached £236,000 47 sales
  • Terraced £195,000 31 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £184,250 10 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole OL11 district: a typical £218,000 from 399 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in OL11 5AY

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in OL11 5AY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 1 April 2026. The middle price was £150,000, from £139,000 to £200,000. Across OL11 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £275,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at OL11 5AY

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at OL11 5AY. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near OL11 5AY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around OL11 5AY. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (31%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around OL11 5AY

Band D in Rochdale for 2026‑27: £2,601. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,734 (band A) to £3,757 (band F); band B, the most common, is £2,023.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 160 (23%)£1,734
Band Babout 220 (32%)£2,023
Band Cabout 190 (28%)£2,312
Band Dabout 60 (9%)£2,601
Band Eabout 50 (7%)£3,179
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,757
Band Gwithheld£4,335
Band Hfewer than 5£5,202

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 24% 1900 to 1918
  3. 31% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Rochdale before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of OL11 5AY is in (ONS area E01005591), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near OL11 5AY?

The nearest open schools to OL11 5AY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OL11 5AY, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to OL11 5AY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OL11 5AY is Rochdale Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Rochdale Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle
  • Rochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 1.7 kmCycle

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

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Spotland Stadium, 107 m away.

More stations near OL11 5AY, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near OL11 5AY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OL11 5AY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near OL11 5AY?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OL11 5AY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Rochdale Infirmary Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
  • River Street Charging point · No details mapped 1.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near OL11 5AY?

The nearest to the centre of OL11 5AY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to OL11 5AY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near OL11 5AY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OL11 5AY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near OL11 5AY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OL11 5AY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near OL11 5AY?

The nearest vets to the centre of OL11 5AY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is OL11 5AY in a conservation area?

The centre of OL11 5AY is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near OL11 5AY?

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 OL11 5AY. 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.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for OL11 5AY

Ward
Spotland & Falinge
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Rochdale
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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OL11 5DB30 mOL11 5BD50 mOL11 5AD70 mOL11 5BE70 mOL11 5AB80 mOL11 5BB90 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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