OL10 1AA is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Hornby Street, 0.6km from Heywood in Heywood. Administratively it sits within North Heywood ward and the Heywood and Middleton constituency.
This is a well-established rental postcode — residents in this subgroup are typically single or divorced eu-born migrants who live alone. many are aged 25 to 44 and are employed in sales and customer service occupations or are process, plant and machine operatives. a higher than group average proportion identify with the white ethnic group or other asian ethnicities, and many do not speak english very well or well. housing is principally in flats in the social or private rented sector, with households typically overcrowded, and home ownership rare. The daytime character shifts — major hospitals and public administration with diverse workforces. The 42 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 47% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.
Property: With prices averaging £169k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. 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 OL10 1AA are sourced from Output Area E00027843 (shared with 29 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.
HORNBY STREET, OL10 1AA House Prices & Local Information
Comprehensive demographic deep-dive and infrastructure audit for HORNBY STREET, OL10 1AA.
257
42
£ 31,900 /yr
49%
Neighbourhood Index
infoHow calculated?Score 1–10 — how this postcode ranks nationally (10 = top 10%)
Index Insight: OL10 1AA falls into the lower 30% nationally for affluence, pointing to a more accessible but economically challenged demographic. Employment metrics are below the national average, which typically reflects either economic deprivation or a highly retired population.
Area Character
No single demographic signal dominates OL10 1AA — age 42, 34% ownership, 47% private renting: a mixed-tenure, multi-generational community. £169k prices and low crime put this mixed postcode in the more desirable bracket.
mapGeographic Location
Demographic Deep-Dive
The Census 2021 data below shows the full population breakdown for OL10 1AA. The average age is 41.5. Figures are sourced from the Office for National Statistics and cover ethnicity, age, religion, education, occupation, housing tenure, and more.
Ethnicity Profile
Economic Activity
Age & Housing: A mid-life demographic with high rental density. The population consists largely of working adults in their thirties and forties renting their homes.
home Property Prices by Type
Semi-Detached
£ 169,000
1 sales · Mean £ 169,000
Terraced
£ 170,000
1 sales · Mean £ 170,000
school Local Schools
Harwood Park Primary School
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
All Souls Church of England Primary School
Woodland Community Primary School
Hopwood Community Primary School
Newhouse Academy
storefront Nearby Amenities
Retailers - Other
39 nearby- Bridge Street Butchers0.7 km
- Connells0.2 km
- Heywood Sports Village0.9 km
- Raja Bros0.6 km
- The Manchester Sweet Shop0.5 km
- + 34 more
Pub, NightClub
16 nearby- Duke of Wellington0.2 km
- Heywood St James Football Club0.7 km
- The Brown Cow0.9 km
- Edwin Waugh0.4 km
- Bar X0.7 km
- + 11 more
Restaurant, Cafe
31 nearby- Hoyas Cantonese0.4 km
- Desserts Dilemma0.7 km
- Florenco0.0 km
- Il Vecchio0.4 km
- Little Play Town0.3 km
- + 26 more
Takeaway Shop
41 nearby- Domino's Pizza0.5 km
- Lucky U0.4 km
- Carribbean Vybz Classic0.4 km
- Caspian Pizza0.7 km
- Cheeky Chicken & Heywood Kebab House0.6 km
- + 36 more
Supermarkets
5 nearby- Aldi Stores Ltd0.4 km
- Iceland0.8 km
- M&S Simply Food - Birch East1.0 km
- WM Morrison Supermarkets Limited0.6 km
- Tesco0.2 km
train Transport Links
Train Stations
- Castleton2.6 km
- Rochdale4.6 km
- Bury Metrolink5.3 km
Bus Stops
- Church Street (to def route)0.1 km
- Church Street (to def route)0.1 km
- Hardfield Street0.1 km
- Heywood Library0.1 km
- Heywood Library0.1 km
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Postcode Profile: OL101AA · Data under Open Government Licence