LORD SQUARE, OL16 1ED House Prices & Local Information

OL16 1ED is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Lord Square, 0.1km from Rochdale in Rochdale. Administratively it sits within Central Rochdale ward and the Rochdale constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, OL16 1ED is an older retirement area, many residents well beyond working age. Outside of residential hours, major retail centres of national and regional significance. The 49 average age signals a mature family neighbourhood — long-term residents, good local schools, and high levels of owner-occupation. 90% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 18% — 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 1ED are sourced from Output Area E00027773 (shared with 35 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.