OL16 3AP postcode in Newhey, Rochdale

OL16 3AP is a postcode in Newhey, in the Milnrow & Newhey ward of Rochdale. It is in the Rochdale parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since July 2007.

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 at OL16 3AP can get it Across Rochdale: 92% Typical price £220,000 Homes sold in OL16 3, last 12 months. ▲ 10% on the year before Nearest station Smithy Bridge 3.7 km in a straight line

Where OL16 3AP is, and what is near it

Map of OL16 3AP and what is near it Map of OL16 3AP: its centre point, with the 242 other postcodes in the OL16 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OL16 3DP: also in OL16 3OL16 3DR: also in OL16 3OL16 3FP: also in OL16 3OL16 3FQ: also in OL16 3OL16 3FR: also in OL16 3OL16 3FT: also in OL16 3OL16 3HD: also in OL16 3OL16 3NL: also in OL16 3OL16 3NP: also in OL16 3OL16 3NT: also in OL16 3OL16 3NU: also in OL16 3OL16 3NX: also in OL16 3OL16 3NY: also in OL16 3OL16 3NZ: also in OL16 3OL16 3PA: also in OL16 3OL16 3PB: also in OL16 3OL16 3PD: also in OL16 3OL16 3PE: also in OL16 3OL16 3PH: also in OL16 3OL16 3PJ: also in OL16 3OL16 3PL: also in OL16 3OL16 3PN: also in OL16 3OL16 3PP: also in OL16 3OL16 3PQ: also in OL16 3OL16 3PR: also in OL16 3OL16 3PS: also in OL16 3OL16 3PT: also in OL16 3OL16 3PW: also in OL16 3OL16 3PY: also in OL16 3OL16 3QA: also in OL16 3OL16 3QD: also in OL16 3OL16 3QE: also in OL16 3OL16 3QF: also in OL16 3OL16 3QG: also in OL16 3OL16 3QH: also in OL16 3OL16 3QJ: also in OL16 3OL16 3QQ: also in OL16 3OL16 3QR: also in OL16 3OL16 3QS: also in OL16 3OL16 3QT: also in OL16 3OL16 3QZ: also in OL16 3OL16 3RA: also in OL16 3OL16 3RB: also in OL16 3OL16 3RD: also in OL16 3OL16 3RF: also in OL16 3OL16 3RG: also in OL16 3OL16 3RH: also in OL16 3OL16 3RJ: also in OL16 3OL16 3RL: also in OL16 3OL16 3RN: also in OL16 3OL16 3RP: also in OL16 3OL16 3RQ: also in OL16 3OL16 3RR: also in OL16 3OL16 3RS: also in OL16 3OL16 3RT: also in OL16 3OL16 3RU: also in OL16 3OL16 3RW: also in OL16 3OL16 3RX: also in OL16 3OL16 3RY: also in OL16 3OL16 3RZ: also in OL16 3OL16 3SA: also in OL16 3OL16 3SB: also in OL16 3OL16 3SD: also in OL16 3OL16 3SE: also in OL16 3OL16 3SF: also in OL16 3OL16 3SG: also in OL16 3OL16 3SH: also in OL16 3OL16 3SL: also in OL16 3OL16 3SR: also in OL16 3OL16 3SW: also in OL16 3OL16 3TA: also in OL16 3OL16 3TB: also in OL16 3OL16 3TD: also in OL16 3OL16 3TE: also in OL16 3OL16 3TG: also in OL16 3OL16 3TL: also in OL16 3OL16 3TQ: also in OL16 3OL16 3TU: also in OL16 3OL16 3TX: also in OL16 3OL16 3TY: also in OL16 3OL16 3TZ: also in OL16 3OL16 3WB: also in OL16 3 GP 2.1 kmSmithy Bridge station 3.7 kmMilnrow & Newhey OL16 3AP Map of OL16 3AP and what is near it Map of OL16 3AP: its centre point, with the 242 other postcodes in the OL16 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.1 kmLittleborough station 4.4 kmMilnrow & Newhey OL16 3AP
  • OL16 3AP
  • Other postcodes in OL16 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 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 53.6036, longitude -2.0869)

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 3AP?

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 3AP?

Every home and business at OL16 3AP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

OL16 3AP 100% Rochdale 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

OL16 3AP 100% Rochdale 99%
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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 OL16 3AP?

BinDayBuddy has not read Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council's days for OL16 3AP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for OL16 3AP 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 3AP 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 3AP.

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 3AP: 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 3AP 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 3AP?

Homes in OL16 3 sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 106 sales, up 10% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£220,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£200,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 10% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £310,000 18 sales
  • Semi-detached £245,000 41 sales
  • Terraced £180,000 39 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £125,000 8 sales

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

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 3AP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in OL16 3AP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 3AP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around OL16 3AP. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (42%). 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 3AP

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 £4,335 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,734.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 280 (39%)£1,734
Band Babout 250 (35%)£2,023
Band Cabout 60 (8%)£2,312
Band Dabout 40 (6%)£2,601
Band Eabout 40 (6%)£3,179
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,757
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,335
Band Hfewer than 5£5,202

When the homes were built

  1. 42% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 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 OL16 3AP is in (ONS area E01005561), 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 3AP?

The nearest open schools to OL16 3AP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OL16 3AP, 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 3AP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OL16 3AP is Smithy Bridge Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Smithy Bridge Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Littleborough Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle
  • Newhey (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 600 mWalk

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Peppermint Bridge Terminus, 66 m away.

More stations near OL16 3AP, 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 3AP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OL16 3AP, 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 3AP?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OL16 3AP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Westway Car Park 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 3AP?

The nearest to the centre of OL16 3AP, 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 3AP?

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 3AP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OL16 3AP, 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 3AP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OL16 3AP, 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 3AP?

The nearest vets to the centre of OL16 3AP 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 3AP in a conservation area?

The centre of OL16 3AP 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 3AP?

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 3AP. 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 3AP

Ward
Milnrow & Newhey
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Newhey
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 2007

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

OL16 3 sector OL16 district OL postcode area Newhey postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

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

OL16 3QA80 mOL16 3QE130 mOL16 3QD170 mOL16 3FT190 mOL16 3QG200 mOL16 3QQ200 m
All of OL16

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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