OL11 postcode area guide — Rochdale
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OL11 postcode district in Rochdale — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OL11
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
83.1%
Gigabit-capable
82.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the OL11 postcode district (Rochdale) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,065 postcodes Ofcom measures in OL11, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.2%.
Around 0% of premises in OL11 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in OL11
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OL11 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| OL11 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| OL11 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| OL11 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| OL11 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| OL11 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| OL11 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| OL11 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| OL11 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| OL11 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Rochdale
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Rochdale district (104,093 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
94.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
92.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
96.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in OL11
Based on 431 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OL11 is £190,000, up 1.3% on the previous year (£187,500).
Detached
£346,500
95 sales
Semi-detached
£202,500
129 sales
Terraced
£145,000
162 sales
Flat / maisonette
£102,000
27 sales
Latest recorded sales in OL11
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £351,250 | Detached | Greenview Drive | OL11 5YQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Constable Drive | OL11 2AY |
| 8 May 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced | Ark Royal Avenue | OL11 2SN |
| 1 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Beaconsfield Road | OL11 2WE |
| 1 May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Harewood Drive | OL11 5TP |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Bury Road | OL11 5EU |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced | Chaucer Street | OL11 2QG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Royle Road | OL11 3ET |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Yealand Close | OL11 4DL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached | Daventry Road | OL11 2LN |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Rochdale demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Rochdale district (223,773 residents, 90,222 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21.8% |
| 15–29 | 23.5% |
| 30–44 | 19.4% |
| 45–64 | 18.8% |
| 65+ | 16.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 60.3% |
| Private rented | 18.5% |
| Social rented | 9.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around OL11
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Moss High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,198 | OL11 3LU |
| Oulder Hill Leadership Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,152 | OL11 5EF |
| Sandbrook Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 583 | OL11 2LR |
| Marland Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 464 | OL11 4QW |
| Deeplish Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 452 | OL11 1LT |
| Whittaker Moss Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 443 | OL11 5XP |
| Redwood | Not applicable | 11–19 | 365 | OL11 5EW |
| Castleton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 352 | OL11 2QD |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in OL11
295 rated food businesses operate in OL11. 168 hold the top rating of 5, 42 are rated 4, and 26 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1st Safari Genesis (Rochdale), ABM Catering @ Deeplish Primary School, Albany Products Ltd, Ali's Kebab & Curry House, Amor.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OL11
From a sample of 184 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 OL11 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
27%
Band D
40%
Band E
20%
Band F
2%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Rochdale
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.