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OL10 2AA area guide

Who lives in OL10 2AA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Heywood Town
Council
Rochdale
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,230 (2024)
At a glance

What OL10 2AA is like

OL10 2AA is a postcode in the Heywood Town area of Rochdale. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,230 people. 60.2% of households own their home, 20.5% rent privately and 17.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 62.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well above the England and Wales average. Homes in OL10 2 sold for a median of £295,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How OL10 2AA compares

Headline figures for OL10 2AA, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
9/ 10

Higher than most: 44.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.3 nationally.

House pricesMore
£295,000

Median over 113 sales in OL10 2, −1.7% on the year before.

TransportMore
4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 22 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
78%

Rated good or better across 9 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£33,474

Average annual income before tax, higher than 1% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where OL10 2AA differs most from the national average.

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    Higher crime than mostLook closer

    44.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.3 across England and Wales.

Questions

OL10 2AA FAQs

01
Is OL10 2AA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 44.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 9 of 10 nationally. 78% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in OL10 2AA?

The median sale price over the last year was £295,000.

Homes in OL10 2 sold for a median of £295,000 across 113 sales in the year to August 2026, −1.7% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is OL10 2AA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around OL10 2AA, well above the 31.3 average across England and Wales, band 9 of 10.
04
Who lives in OL10 2AA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 9.7% of residents. 60.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (43.9%).
05
Which council covers OL10 2AA?

The local authority for OL10 2AA is Rochdale.

OL10 2AA comes under Rochdale in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is OL10 2AA?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 22 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Heywood (East Lancashire Railway), 0.7 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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