OL16 2SG postcode in Rochdale, England

OL16 2SG is a postcode in Rochdale, in the Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough ward. 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 46% of homes and businesses can get it. Rochdale: 92% Typical price £158,000 Homes sold in OL16 2, last 12 months. ▲ 1.3% on the year before Nearest station Smithy Bridge 650 m in a straight line

Where OL16 2SG is, and what is near it

Map of OL16 2SG and what is near it Map of OL16 2SG: its centre point, with the 243 other postcodes in the OL16 2 sector, 4 schools, 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 (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OL16 2BJ: also in OL16 2OL16 2HG: also in OL16 2OL16 2NT: also in OL16 2OL16 2NU: also in OL16 2OL16 2PB: also in OL16 2OL16 2PD: also in OL16 2OL16 2PE: also in OL16 2OL16 2PF: also in OL16 2OL16 2PL: also in OL16 2OL16 2PN: also in OL16 2OL16 2PP: also in OL16 2OL16 2PQ: also in OL16 2OL16 2PR: also in OL16 2OL16 2PS: also in OL16 2OL16 2PT: also in OL16 2OL16 2PU: also in OL16 2OL16 2PX: also in OL16 2OL16 2PY: also in OL16 2OL16 2QA: also in OL16 2OL16 2QB: also in OL16 2OL16 2QD: also in OL16 2OL16 2QE: also in OL16 2OL16 2QF: also in OL16 2OL16 2QG: also in OL16 2OL16 2QH: also in OL16 2OL16 2QJ: also in OL16 2OL16 2QL: also in OL16 2OL16 2QN: also in OL16 2OL16 2QP: also in OL16 2OL16 2QQ: also in OL16 2OL16 2QS: also in OL16 2OL16 2QU: also in OL16 2OL16 2QX: also in OL16 2OL16 2QY: also in OL16 2OL16 2RD: also in OL16 2OL16 2RE: also in OL16 2OL16 2RF: also in OL16 2OL16 2RG: also in OL16 2OL16 2RP: also in OL16 2OL16 2RQ: also in OL16 2OL16 2RR: also in OL16 2OL16 2RS: also in OL16 2OL16 2RT: also in OL16 2OL16 2RW: also in OL16 2OL16 2RY: also in OL16 2OL16 2RZ: also in OL16 2OL16 2SA: also in OL16 2OL16 2SB: also in OL16 2OL16 2SD: also in OL16 2OL16 2SE: also in OL16 2OL16 2SF: also in OL16 2OL16 2SJ: also in OL16 2OL16 2SL: also in OL16 2OL16 2SP: also in OL16 2OL16 2SQ: also in OL16 2OL16 2SR: also in OL16 2OL16 2SS: also in OL16 2OL16 2ST: also in OL16 2OL16 2SU: also in OL16 2OL16 2SW: also in OL16 2OL16 2UF: also in OL16 2 2 places, 1.6–2.0 kmTram or metro 2.7 kmCentral Rochdale OL16 2SG Map of OL16 2SG and what is near it Map of OL16 2SG: its centre point, with the 243 other postcodes in the OL16 2 sector, 4 schools, 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 (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 1.6–2.0 kmTram or metro 2.7 kmCentral Rochdale OL16 2SG
  • OL16 2SG
  • Other postcodes in OL16 2: 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 53.6363, longitude -2.1221)

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 OL16 2SG?

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 OL16 2SG?

Every home and business at OL16 2SG can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 46% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)46% 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 OL16 2SG?

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 OL16 2SG 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 OL16 2SG 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 OL16 2SG.

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 OL16 2SG: 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 OL16 2SG 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 OL16 2SG?

Homes in OL16 2 sold for a typical £158,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 55 sales, up 1.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£158,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£156,000
12 months to August 2026
£158,000

▲ up 1.3% on the 12 months before

Detached£330,000 11 sales
Semi-detached£160,000 13 sales
Terraced£138,500 31 sales

Across the whole OL16 district: a typical £206,000 from 320 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 OL16 2SG

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in OL16 2SG from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 April 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

What council tax band are homes near OL16 2SG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 900 homes in the neighbourhood around OL16 2SG. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (27%). 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 OL16 2SG

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 A, the most common, is £1,734.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 210 (23%)£1,734
Band Babout 170 (19%)£2,023
Band Cabout 180 (20%)£2,312
Band Dabout 120 (13%)£2,601
Band Eabout 170 (19%)£3,179
Band Fabout 50 (6%)£3,757
Band Gwithheld£4,335
Band Hwithheld£5,202

When the homes were built

  1. 20% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 27% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 16% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 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 OL16 2SG is in (ONS area E01005596), 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 OL16 2SG?

The nearest open schools to OL16 2SG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OL16 2SG, 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 OL16 2SG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OL16 2SG is Smithy Bridge Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Smithy Bridge Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Littleborough Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 2.7 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 Braddocks Close, 127 m away.

More stations near OL16 2SG, 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 OL16 2SG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OL16 2SG, 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 OL16 2SG?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OL16 2SG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 kmCycle
  • Rochdale Infirmary Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.9 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.

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 OL16 2SG?

The nearest to the centre of OL16 2SG, 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 OL16 2SG?

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 OL16 2SG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OL16 2SG, 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 OL16 2SG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OL16 2SG, 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 OL16 2SG?

The nearest vets to the centre of OL16 2SG 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 OL16 2SG in a conservation area?

The centre of OL16 2SG 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 OL16 2SG?

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 OL16 2SG. 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 OL16 2SG

Ward
Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough
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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OL16 2SF80 mOL16 2SE90 mOL16 2SL100 mOL16 2RY110 mOL16 2SB120 mOL16 2SD120 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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