OL16 1AF House Prices & Local Information

OL16 1AF is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.3km from Mitchell Hey in Rochdale. Administratively it sits within Milkstone & Deeplish ward and the Rochdale constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, OL16 1AF is a busy family neighbourhood — lots of children, diverse backgrounds. During the day, public administration and security with mainly white workforces. A balanced community with an average age of 35 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 70% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 100% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Rochdale. Full-time employment stands at 15% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for OL16 1AF are sourced from Output Area E00027777 (shared with 528 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.