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OL15

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Littleborough and Stubley, in Rochdale.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an OL15 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in OL15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£225,000
Joint 561st cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
14,949
1,008th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How OL15 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

OL15Middle
Median sale price16 postcode districts, OL · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in OL16 areas from £160,000 to £331,000. The middle area is £200,000. OL15 is £225,000.
£225,0002nd most expensive
Population16 postcode districts, OL · 2021
Population: every postcode district in OL16 areas from 11,566 to 48,318. The middle area is 30,226. OL15 is 14,949.
14,9492nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares16 postcode districts, OL · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in OL16 areas from 64.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 95.0%. OL15 is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage16 postcode districts, OL · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in OL16 areas from 79.2% to 98.5%. The middle area is 94.1%. OL15 is 86.0%.
86.0%3rd lowest

What is the population of OL15?

OL15 had 14,949 usual residents at the census.

OL15 is the 1,008th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in OL15, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OL15 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in OL15

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Rochdale 001A1,592No figure360.2%
Rochdale 001B1,715No figure486.6%
Rochdale 001C1,484No figure281.9%
Rochdale 001D1,831No figure693.1%
Rochdale 002A1,564No figure697.2%
Rochdale 002D1,548No figure797.6%
Rochdale 003A1,281No figure698.7%
Rochdale 003B1,435No figure795.5%
Rochdale 003C1,452No figure564.7%

MPs for OL15

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in OL152

Postcode sectors in OL153

Council1

Towns in OL151

Postcode districts next to OL154

Nearest rail stations4

More in the OL postcode area2

OL15 in brief

OL15 is a postcode district covering Littleborough and Stubley, in Rochdale.

About 15,659 people lived in OL15 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £225,000 in 2025 across 253 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in OL15 was £225,000 in 2025.

OL15 had 14,949 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in OL15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In OL15, 86.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.