OL12 postcode area guide — Rochdale
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OL12 postcode district in Rochdale — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OL12
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
65.5%
Gigabit-capable
60.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the OL12 postcode district (Rochdale) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,183 postcodes Ofcom measures in OL12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 60.4%.
Around 0% of premises in OL12 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 OL12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OL12 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| OL12 0AD | 100% | 83.3% |
| OL12 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| OL12 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| OL12 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| OL12 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| OL12 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| OL12 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| OL12 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| OL12 0AP | 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 OL12
Based on 437 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OL12 is £180,000, down 4.0% on the previous year (£187,495).
Detached
£315,000
84 sales
Semi-detached
£210,000
117 sales
Terraced
£150,000
192 sales
Flat / maisonette
£107,000
21 sales
Latest recorded sales in OL12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £147,000 | Terraced | Joseph Street | OL12 6NB |
| 15 May 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | Howarth Green | OL12 9AT |
| 13 May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Tonacliffe Road | OL12 8SJ |
| 11 May 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | Harridge Avenue | OL12 7HN |
| 8 May 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached | Brookdale | OL12 0UY |
| 1 May 2026 | £147,000 | Terraced | Greenbank Road | OL12 0EN |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £394,000 | Detached | Sheep Gap | OL12 7AT |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Shaftesbury Drive | OL12 9LT |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | Worrall Street | OL12 6LS |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £172,000 | Semi-detached | Birch Road | OL12 9LH |
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 OL12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wardle Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,366 | OL12 9RD |
| Falinge Park High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,344 | OL12 6LD |
| Heybrook Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 688 | OL12 9BJ |
| Whitworth Community High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 654 | OL12 8TS |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 444 | OL12 9QA |
| Shawclough Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 428 | OL12 6DE |
| Greenbank Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 423 | OL12 0HZ |
| Spotland Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 420 | OL12 6QG |
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 OL12
280 rated food businesses operate in OL12. 168 hold the top rating of 5, 37 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adam's News Rochdale Ltd, AK Superstore, Aldi Stores Ltd, Ali Baba, Ali's Chippy.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OL12
From a sample of 202 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 OL12 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 60% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
55%
Band D
30%
Band E
9%
Band F
0%
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.