OL15 9AD postcode in Littleborough, Rochdale

OL15 9AD 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 59% of homes and businesses at OL15 9AD can get it Across Rochdale: 92% Typical price £195,000 Homes sold in OL15 9, last 12 months. ▲ 5.4% on the year before Nearest station Littleborough 250 m in a straight line

Where OL15 9AD is, and what is near it

Map of OL15 9AD and what is near it Map of OL15 9AD: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the OL15 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 15 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. A58 OL15 9AA: also in OL15 9OL15 9AB: also in OL15 9OL15 9AE: also in OL15 9OL15 9AF: also in OL15 9OL15 9AH: also in OL15 9OL15 9AJ: also in OL15 9OL15 9AS: also in OL15 9OL15 9AU: also in OL15 9OL15 9AX: also in OL15 9OL15 9BA: also in OL15 9OL15 9BB: also in OL15 9OL15 9BD: also in OL15 9OL15 9BE: also in OL15 9OL15 9BG: also in OL15 9OL15 9BH: also in OL15 9OL15 9BJ: also in OL15 9OL15 9BL: also in OL15 9OL15 9BN: also in OL15 9OL15 9BQ: also in OL15 9OL15 9BS: also in OL15 9OL15 9BT: also in OL15 9OL15 9BU: also in OL15 9OL15 9BW: also in OL15 9OL15 9BX: also in OL15 9OL15 9BY: also in OL15 9OL15 9BZ: also in OL15 9OL15 9DA: also in OL15 9OL15 9DB: also in OL15 9OL15 9DD: also in OL15 9OL15 9DE: also in OL15 9OL15 9DF: also in OL15 9OL15 9DG: also in OL15 9OL15 9DH: also in OL15 9OL15 9DJ: also in OL15 9OL15 9DL: also in OL15 9OL15 9DN: also in OL15 9OL15 9DP: also in OL15 9OL15 9DQ: also in OL15 9OL15 9DR: also in OL15 9OL15 9DU: also in OL15 9OL15 9DW: also in OL15 9OL15 9DX: also in OL15 9OL15 9DY: also in OL15 9OL15 9EA: also in OL15 9OL15 9EH: also in OL15 9OL15 9FE: also in OL15 9OL15 9HD: also in OL15 9OL15 9HE: also in OL15 9OL15 9HG: also in OL15 9OL15 9HQ: also in OL15 9 2 bus stops, 400 mWardle Academy 2.1 kmLittleborough Lakeside OL15 9AD Map of OL15 9AD and what is near it Map of OL15 9AD: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the OL15 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 15 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Littleborough Lakeside OL15 9AD
  • OL15 9AD
  • Other postcodes in OL15 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 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 53.6445, longitude -2.0975)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after OL15 9AD?

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 9AD?

Every home and business at OL15 9AD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 59% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

OL15 9AD 59% Rochdale 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

OL15 9AD 100% Rochdale 99%
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 9AD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council's days for OL15 9AD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for OL15 9AD 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 9AD 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 9AD.

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 9AD: 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 9AD 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 9AD?

Homes in OL15 9 sold for a typical £195,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 73 sales, up 5.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£195,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£185,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £345,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £250,000 20 sales
  • Terraced £175,000 39 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £138,500 5 sales

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 9AD

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in OL15 9AD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 May 2026. 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 9AD

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at OL15 9AD. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near OL15 9AD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 860 homes in the neighbourhood around OL15 9AD. Over half of them (62%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (61%). 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 9AD

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 £2,601 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,734.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 530 (62%)£1,734
Band Babout 250 (29%)£2,023
Band Cabout 60 (7%)£2,312
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,601
Band Ewithheld£3,179
Band Fwithheld£3,757
Band Gfewer than 5£4,335
Band Hwithheld£5,202

When the homes were built

  1. 61% Before 1900
  2. 13% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

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 9AD is in (ONS area E01005522), 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 9AD?

The nearest open schools to OL15 9AD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OL15 9AD, 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 9AD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OL15 9AD is Littleborough Rail Station, 250 metres away in a straight line.

  • Littleborough Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Smithy Bridge Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle

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

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Greenwood Street, 27 m away.

More stations near OL15 9AD, 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 9AD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OL15 9AD, 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 9AD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of OL15 9AD 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.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near OL15 9AD?

The nearest to the centre of OL15 9AD, 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 9AD?

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 9AD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OL15 9AD, 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 9AD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OL15 9AD, 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 9AD?

The nearest vets to the centre of OL15 9AD 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 9AD in a conservation area?

The centre of OL15 9AD is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 9AD?

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 9AD. 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 9AD

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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

OL15 9BA30 mOL15 8BE50 mOL15 8BD60 mOL15 8BJ60 mOL15 9BS60 mOL15 9BT70 m
All of OL15

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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