OL12 8QB maps, stats, and open data
OL12 8QB lies on Ainsdale Drive in Whitworth, Rochdale. OL12 8QB is located in the Healey and Whitworth electoral ward, within the local authority district of Rossendale and the English Parliamentary constituency of Rossendale and Darwen. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01A and the police force is Lancashire. This postcode has been in use since March 1982.
OL12 8QB maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
OL12 8QB geodata
| Easting | 388553 |
| Northing | 417483 |
| Latitude | 53.653716 |
| Longitude | -2.174667 |
Where is OL12 8QB?
| Street | Ainsdale Drive |
| Locality | Whitworth |
| Town/City | Rochdale |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | OL12 |
OL12 8QB Elevation
Elevation or altitude of OL12 8QB as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 240m | 787ft |
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
| Ward | Healey And Whitworth |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Rossendale And Darwen |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in OL12 8QB
2025 3 JAN £397,000 |
2022 8 SEP £210,000 |
2021 10 JUN £210,000 |
2019 18 OCT £192,000 |
2019 26 JUL £156,000 |
2019 18 APR £145,000 |
2016 26 AUG £170,000 |
2016 19 AUG £145,000 |
2, AINSDALE DRIVE, WHITWORTH, ROCHDALE, OL12 8QB 2015 7 AUG £169,000 |
9, AINSDALE DRIVE, WHITWORTH, ROCHDALE, OL12 8QB 2015 10 JUL £147,500 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to OL12 8QB
| Union Street (Market Street) | Whitworth | 125m |
| Union Street (Market Street) | Whitworth | 179m |
| Hall Street (Market Street) | Whitworth | 279m |
| Whitworth Bar (Market Street) | Whitworth | 300m |
| Milner Street (Hall Street) | Whitworth | 305m |
Nearest railway stations to OL12 8QB
| Smithy Bridge Station | 4.6km |
| Rochdale Station | 5km |
| Walsden Station | 6.6km |
Broadband
Broadband access in OL12 8QB (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 93.3% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in OL12 8QB (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 28.2Mbps |
| Average download speed | 26.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 37.64Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 3.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 3.7Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 6.01Mbps |
Broadband limitations in OL12 8QB (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 6.7% |
OL12 8QB gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in OL12 8QB by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 510,534 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 30 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 17,018 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 15,981 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 104,042 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 29 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,588 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,631 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in OL12 8QB, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in OL12 8QB.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
32.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL12 8QB:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to OL12 8QB (metres)
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Nearest post box to OL12 8QB
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Ovderbell Drive | 17:30 | 11:00 | 2,170m |
| Smallbridge P.o. | 17:15 | 11:30 | 3,355m |
| Newbold P.o. | 18:15 | 11:30 | 3,677m |
OL12 8QB ITL and OL12 8QB 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 8QB:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLD | North West (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLD4 | Lancashire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLD46 | East Lancashire |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000125 | Rossendale |
OL12 8QB 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 8QB:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00128788 | |
| LSOA | E01025375 | Rossendale 009C |
| MSOA | E02005286 | Rossendale 009 |
Nearest postcodes to OL12 8QB
| OL12 8PU | Lobden Crescent | 67m |
| OL12 8QD | Waingap View | 102m |
| OL12 8PS | Waingap Crescent | 106m |
| OL12 8TE | Market Street | 114m |
| OL12 8QA | Coppice Drive | 139m |
| OL12 8TB | Bar Terrace | 141m |
| OL12 8PR | Union Street | 145m |
| OL12 8PX | Waingap Crescent | 149m |
| OL12 8TD | Marlborough Close | 192m |
| OL12 8PW | Market Street | 193m |
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