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OL12 8SL lies on Highgate Lane in Whitworth, Rochdale. OL12 8SL 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 January 1980.

OL12 8SL maps

OL12 8SL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)OL12 8SL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

OL12 8SL geodata

Easting388264
Northing416492
Latitude53.644803
Longitude-2.179002
Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is OL12 8SL?

StreetHighgate Lane
LocalityWhitworth
Town/CityRochdale
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictOL12
Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence

OL12 8SL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of OL12 8SL as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation250m820ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
Licence: Open Government Licence

Politics

WardHealey And Whitworth
ConstituencyRossendale And Darwen
Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in OL12 8SL

HIGH RISE, HIGHGATE LANE, WHITWORTH, ROCHDALE, OL12 8SL
2021
29 JUN
£400,000
CAPRICE, HIGHGATE LANE, WHITWORTH, ROCHDALE, OL12 8SL
2010
15 OCT
£150,000
GLENGARRIFF, HIGHGATE LANE, WHITWORTH, ROCHDALE, OL12 8SL
2009
21 AUG
£180,000
PENTLANDS, HIGHGATE LANE, WHITWORTH, ROCHDALE, OL12 8SL
2003
7 JUL
£167,950
CAMBRIL, HIGHGATE LANE, WHITWORTH, ROCHDALE, OL12 8SL
1999
23 DEC
£92,000
2A, HIGHGATE LANE, WHITWORTH, ROCHDALE, OL12 8SL
1995
28 APR
£140,000

➜ Whitworth house prices

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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 8SL

Birches (Market Street)Whitworth116m
Birches (Market Street)Whitworth116m
Station Road (Market Street)Whitworth323m
Tonacliffe (Market Street)Whitworth341m
Station Road (Tonacliffe Road)Whitworth341m

Nearest railway stations to OL12 8SL

Rochdale Station4.2km
Smithy Bridge Station4.5km
Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

Broadband access in OL12 8SL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in OL12 8SL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed42.0Mbps
Maximum download speed68.78Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.9Mbps
Average upload speed9.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed15.78Mbps

Broadband limitations in OL12 8SL (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%
Source: Ofcom
Licence: Ofcom Terms of Use (requires attribution)

OL12 8SL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in OL12 8SL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)233,456
Meter count9
Mean (kWh/meter)25,940
Median (kWh/meter)25,458

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)40,108
Meter count6
Mean (kWh/meter)6,685
Median (kWh/meter)6,110
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in OL12 8SL, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in OL12 8SL.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

32.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL12 8SL:
Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to OL12 8SL (metres)

Porky's Pit Stop
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
173 Market Street
133m
Whitworth Birches Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Birches Hotel
133m
Oakenshaw House
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Oakenshaw View
273m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to OL12 8SL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Ovderbell Drive17:3011:001,213m
Newbold P.o.18:1511:302,694m
Caldershaw Road17:3011:002,916m
Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

OL12 8SL ITL and OL12 8SL 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 8SL:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD4Lancashire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD46East Lancashire
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000125Rossendale
Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence

OL12 8SL 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 8SL:

CodeName
OAE00128784
LSOAE01025375Rossendale 009C
MSOAE02005286Rossendale 009
Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest postcodes to OL12 8SL

OL12 8RUMarket Street131m
OL12 8SBBirch Close167m
OL12 8SJTonacliffe Road173m
OL12 8RYBirches End177m
OL12 8SFRough Bank183m
OL12 8SGHill Top210m
OL12 8SABroadley View219m
OL12 8RZBirch Villas229m
OL12 8SQThe Willows236m
OL12 0TSHighgate Lane242m
Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence
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