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OL12 9RU lies on Guardian Close in Rochdale. OL12 9RU is located in the Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Rochdale and the English Parliamentary constituency of Rochdale. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 01D and the police force is Greater Manchester. This postcode has been in use since December 2000.

OL12 9RU maps

OL12 9RU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
OL12 9RU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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OL12 9RU geodata

Easting391856
Northing416022
Latitude53.640647
Longitude-2.124654

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is OL12 9RU?

StreetGuardian Close
Town/CityRochdale
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictOL12

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OL12 9RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of OL12 9RU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation170m558ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardWardle, Shore & West Littleborough
ConstituencyRochdale

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in OL12 9RU

2024
12 APR
£275,000
2024
28 MAR
£285,000
2024
26 JAN
£310,000
2020
14 DEC
£298,000
2020
16 NOV
£272,000
2019
12 JUL
£235,000
2019
29 MAY
£212,500
2015
10 JUL
£175,000
2015
3 JUN
£170,000
2013
4 DEC
£217,500

➜ Rochdale house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to OL12 9RU

Birch Rd/Gloucester Ave (Birch Rd)Hurstead82m
Birch Rd/Wardle H.s. (Birch Rd)Wardle116m
Birch Rd/Gloucester Ave (Birch Rd)Hurstead120m
Birch Rd/Wardle H.s. (Birch Road)Wardle190m
Birch Hill Hospital (Sbd) (Hospital Road)Hurstead238m

Nearest railway stations to OL12 9RU

Smithy Bridge Station1.1km
Littleborough Station2km
Rochdale Station3.9km

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Broadband

Broadband access in OL12 9RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband95.2%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband95.2%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in OL12 9RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed63.6Mbps
Average download speed96.3Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in OL12 9RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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OL12 9RU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in OL12 9RU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)357,076
Meter count22
Mean (kWh/meter)16,231
Median (kWh/meter)14,964

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)79,772
Meter count17
Mean (kWh/meter)4,692
Median (kWh/meter)4,233

Deprivation

83% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL12 9RU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to OL12 9RU (metres)

Wardle Academy
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Wardle High School
253m
Birch Hill Hospital
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Birch Hill Hospital
292m
Hurstead House
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Hurstead House Nursing Home
373m

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Nearest post box to OL12 9RU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Dearnley P.o.18:3011:30589m
Lightburn17:0011:00603m
Bents Farm17:0011:00811m

OL12 9RU ITL and OL12 9RU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for OL12 9RU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD3Greater Manchester
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD37Greater Manchester North East
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000005Rochdale

OL12 9RU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for OL12 9RU:

CodeName
OAE00028306
LSOAE01005593Rochdale 004D
MSOAE02001135Rochdale 004

Nearest postcodes to OL12 9RU

OL12 9QLGloucester Avenue59m
OL12 9RNBeadle Avenue94m
OL12 9DXCharnley Fold100m
OL12 9PZBirch View114m
OL12 9QNBirch Road129m
OL12 9PHOakhurst Drive129m
OL12 9TJGreen Meadow148m
OL12 9RLFleming Close182m
OL12 9QJBirch Road184m
OL12 9RJFloyd Close184m