OL15 0EA postcode in Littleborough, Rochdale

OL15 0EA is a postcode in Littleborough, in the Littleborough Lakeside ward of Rochdale. It is in the Rochdale 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 £230,000 Homes sold in OL15 0, last 12 months. ▼ 8.5% on the year before Nearest station Smithy Bridge 200 m in a straight line

Where OL15 0EA is, and what is near it

Map of OL15 0EA and what is near it Map of OL15 0EA: its centre point, with the 135 other postcodes in the OL15 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OL15 0AA: also in OL15 0OL15 0AB: also in OL15 0OL15 0AD: also in OL15 0OL15 0AE: also in OL15 0OL15 0AF: also in OL15 0OL15 0AH: also in OL15 0OL15 0AJ: also in OL15 0OL15 0AL: also in OL15 0OL15 0AN: also in OL15 0OL15 0AP: also in OL15 0OL15 0AQ: also in OL15 0OL15 0AS: also in OL15 0OL15 0AT: also in OL15 0OL15 0AU: also in OL15 0OL15 0AW: also in OL15 0OL15 0AY: also in OL15 0OL15 0AZ: also in OL15 0OL15 0BD: also in OL15 0OL15 0BE: also in OL15 0OL15 0BF: also in OL15 0OL15 0BG: also in OL15 0OL15 0BH: also in OL15 0OL15 0BJ: also in OL15 0OL15 0BL: also in OL15 0OL15 0BN: also in OL15 0OL15 0BP: also in OL15 0OL15 0BQ: also in OL15 0OL15 0BS: also in OL15 0OL15 0BT: also in OL15 0OL15 0BU: also in OL15 0OL15 0BW: also in OL15 0OL15 0BX: also in OL15 0OL15 0BY: also in OL15 0OL15 0BZ: also in OL15 0OL15 0DA: also in OL15 0OL15 0DB: also in OL15 0OL15 0DD: also in OL15 0OL15 0DE: also in OL15 0OL15 0DF: also in OL15 0OL15 0DG: also in OL15 0OL15 0DH: also in OL15 0OL15 0DJ: also in OL15 0OL15 0DL: also in OL15 0OL15 0DN: also in OL15 0OL15 0DP: also in OL15 0OL15 0DQ: also in OL15 0OL15 0DR: also in OL15 0OL15 0DS: also in OL15 0OL15 0DT: also in OL15 0OL15 0DU: also in OL15 0OL15 0DW: also in OL15 0OL15 0DX: also in OL15 0OL15 0DY: also in OL15 0OL15 0DZ: also in OL15 0OL15 0EB: also in OL15 0OL15 0ED: also in OL15 0OL15 0EE: also in OL15 0OL15 0EF: also in OL15 0OL15 0EG: also in OL15 0OL15 0EJ: also in OL15 0OL15 0EN: also in OL15 0OL15 0EP: also in OL15 0OL15 0EQ: also in OL15 0OL15 0ER: also in OL15 0OL15 0ES: also in OL15 0OL15 0ET: also in OL15 0OL15 0EU: also in OL15 0OL15 0EW: also in OL15 0OL15 0EX: also in OL15 0OL15 0FH: also in OL15 0OL15 0FJ: also in OL15 0OL15 0FP: also in OL15 0OL15 0HA: also in OL15 0OL15 0HB: also in OL15 0OL15 0HD: also in OL15 0OL15 0HF: also in OL15 0OL15 0HG: also in OL15 0OL15 0HH: also in OL15 0OL15 0HJ: also in OL15 0OL15 0HN: also in OL15 0OL15 0HP: also in OL15 0OL15 0HQ: also in OL15 0OL15 0HW: also in OL15 0OL15 0JD: also in OL15 0OL15 0JR: also in OL15 0OL15 0NA: also in OL15 0OL15 0NB: also in OL15 0OL15 0ND: also in OL15 0OL15 0NE: also in OL15 0OL15 0NG: also in OL15 0OL15 0RA: also in OL15 0OL15 0RB: also in OL15 0OL15 0RD: also in OL15 0 Tram or metro 2.4 kmLittleborough Lakeside OL15 0EA Map of OL15 0EA and what is near it Map of OL15 0EA: its centre point, with the 135 other postcodes in the OL15 0 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Tram or metro 2.4 kmLittleborough Lakeside OL15 0EA
  • OL15 0EA
  • Other postcodes in OL15 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 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 53.6318, longitude -2.1119)

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 OL15 0EA?

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 OL15 0EA?

Every home and business at OL15 0EA 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.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 OL15 0EA?

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for OL15 0EA 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 OL15 0EA 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 OL15 0EA.

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 OL15 0EA: 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 OL15 0EA 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 OL15 0EA?

Homes in OL15 0 sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 47 sales, down 8.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£230,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£251,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £385,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £267,500 18 sales
  • Terraced £180,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole OL15 district: a typical £225,000 from 193 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 OL15 0EA

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in OL15 0EA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 26 February 2026. The middle sale was £222,000, from £185,000 to £235,000. Across OL15 0, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £230,000. 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 OL15 0EA

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at OL15 0EA. 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 OL15 0EA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 550 homes in the neighbourhood around OL15 0EA. Over half of them (53%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (67%). 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 OL15 0EA

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 £3,179 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,312.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (15%)£1,734
Band Babout 120 (22%)£2,023
Band Cabout 290 (53%)£2,312
Band Dabout 50 (9%)£2,601
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£3,179
Band Fwithheld£3,757
Band Gwithheld£4,335
Band Hwithheld£5,202

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 67% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 2010 to 2019, 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 OL15 0EA is in (ONS area E01005516), 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 OL15 0EA?

The nearest open schools to OL15 0EA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OL15 0EA, 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 OL15 0EA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OL15 0EA is Smithy Bridge Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Smithy Bridge Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Littleborough Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • Kingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 2.4 kmCycle

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Smithy Bridge Station, 142 m away.

More stations near OL15 0EA, 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 OL15 0EA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OL15 0EA, 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 OL15 0EA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of OL15 0EA on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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

Which dentists are near OL15 0EA?

The nearest to the centre of OL15 0EA, 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 OL15 0EA?

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 OL15 0EA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OL15 0EA, 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 OL15 0EA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OL15 0EA, 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 OL15 0EA?

The nearest vets to the centre of OL15 0EA 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 OL15 0EA in a conservation area?

The centre of OL15 0EA 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 OL15 0EA?

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 OL15 0EA. 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 OL15 0EA

Ward
Littleborough Lakeside
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Littleborough
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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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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