Industry Road, Rochdale, OL12 0LY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding OL12 0LY is primarily male, with 55.8% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.4%	44.2%	-4.2%	51.0%	-6.8%
Male	51.6%	55.8%	4.2%	49.0%	6.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of OL12 0LY there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 53.4% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	22.3%	33.5%	11.2%	37.9%	-4.4%
Married: Opposite sex	59.9%	53.4%	-6.5%	44.2%	9.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	5.7%	2.8%	-2.9%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	8.9%	5.2%	-3.7%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	3.2%	4.4%	1.2%	6.1%	-1.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.6%	51%	5.4%	48.4%	2.6%
Good health	32.9%	31.7%	-1.2%	33.6%	-1.9%
Fair health	13.1%	11.9%	-1.2%	12.7%	-0.8%
Bad health	6.7%	4%	-2.7%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.4%	-0.2%	1.2%	0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around OL12 0LY this area, 30.8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.8%	30.8%	-3.0%	18.2%	12.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.5%	11.1%	-0.4%	9.6%	1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.2%	9.5%	-7.7%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	4.3%	2.4%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.7%	11.9%	6.2%	16.9%	-5.0%
Degree or Similar	21.7%	27.7%	6.0%	33.8%	-6.1%
Other	8.3%	4.7%	-3.6%	2.8%	1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 22.5% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	4.8%	2%	-2.8%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	63.1%	46.2%	-16.9%	2.7%	43.5%
Other Asian	9.1%	9.3%	0.2%	1.6%	7.7%
Black African	0%	11.3%	11.3%	2.5%	8.8%
Other Black	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.4%	2%	-0.4%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	2%	2.0%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
White	17.9%	22.5%	4.6%	81.4%	-58.9%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	2.3%	2.3%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 47.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.5%	47.7%	-17.8%	83.2%	-35.5%
European Union	1.6%	18.5%	16.9%	6.1%	12.4%
Africa	1.2%	8.5%	7.3%	2.7%	5.8%
Middle East and Asia	31.7%	25%	-6.7%	5.6%	19.4%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 47.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 20.7% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.1%	47.6%	-17.5%	83.2%	-35.6%
10+ Years	0%	20.7%	20.7%	9.8%	10.9%
5-10 Years	3.2%	6.5%	3.3%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	11.1%	13.9%	2.8%	2.2%	11.7%
Less than 2 years	20.6%	11.3%	-9.3%	1.9%	9.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	52.6%	76.7%	-24.1%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Germany	4%	0.2%	3.8%
Italy	4%	0.6%	3.4%
Portugal	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Spain	2.8%	0.4%	2.4%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Romania	7.1%	0.9%	6.2%
Other EU countries	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%
Central and Western Africa	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Southern Asia	5.7%	1.2%	4.5%
No passport held	13.9%	13.5%	0.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	9.3%	37.2%	-27.9%
Christian	30%	46.2%	-16.2%
Muslim	56.7%	6.5%	50.2%
Not answered	4%	6.0%	-2.0%

Safety

Is Industry Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Industry Road was 2.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 1806.7% higher than the Bamford average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Industry Road has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 11 local areas in Bamford and the 11th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Rochdale .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 2.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -99.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 98% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£29,400

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in OL12 0LY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Industry Road are based on 59 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Rochdale.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Industry Road, Rochdale, OL12 0LY

Estimated Average Property Prices for OL12 0LY

Average Price
£124,250

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£124,250

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Industry Road

Average Price
£123,459

Semi-Detached
£104,758

Terraced
£126,831

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£16,186

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Industry Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
50 Industry Road, Rochdale, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£120,000	2024-09-23	£123,782
58 Industry Road, Rochdale, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£125,500	2024-04-30	£134,331
48 Industry Road, Rochdale, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£100,000	2023-09-12	£109,868
43 Industry Road, Rochdale, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£60,000	2023-04-24	£65,988
38 Industry Road, Rochdale, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£110,000	2022-06-07	£127,605

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OL12 0LY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	71
Part-Time Employee	39
Looking after home or family	34
Self-Employed	24
Unemployed	19
Other	17
Student (economically inactive)	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Retired	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Human health and social work activities	19
Transport and storage	9
Manufacturing	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Education	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Construction	2
Other	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Howard Street Nursery School Howard Street , OL12 0PP	3out of 4	304 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenbank Primary School Greenbank Road , OL12 0HZ	3out of 4	442 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School Foxholes Road , OL12 0ET	4out of 4	641 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Church of England Primary School Maud Street , OL12 0EL	3out of 4	725 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spotland Primary School Edmund Street , OL12 6QG	3out of 4	771 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Heybrook Primary School Park Road , OL12 9BJ	3out of 4	1,008 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Falinge Park High School Falinge Road , Shawclough OL12 6LD	3out of 4	676 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oulder Hill Community School and Language College Hudsons Walk , OL11 5EF	2out of 4	2,157 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway Park High School Turf Hill Road , OL16 4XA	3out of 4	2,925 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wardle Academy Birch Road , Wardle OL12 9RD	3out of 4	3,139 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Matthew Moss High School Matthew Moss Lane , Marland OL11 3LU	- not rated	3,485 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rochdale Sixth Form College College Road , OL12 6HY	- not rated	960 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brownhill School Heights Lane , OL12 0PZ	3out of 4	217 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rochdale Islamic Academy Greenbank Rd , Rochdale OL12 0HZ	- not rated	446 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Rochdale Islamic Academy 36 Taylor Street , OL12 0HX	- not rated	451 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Springside Albert Royds Street , Rochdale OL16 2SU	3out of 4	1,597 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beech House School 184 Manchester Road , OL11 4JQ	- not rated	1,881 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Taboosh Shisha Lounge	Richmond Hall	297 yd
Captain Jacks @ Thunk	Unit D2 Fieldhouse Industrial Estate	576 yd
Khadija's Cafe	4 Union Street	602 yd
Pudding Paradise	105 Yorkshire Street	608 yd
Cha Cha Chai	159c Yorkshire Street	624 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cronkeyshaw Social Club	11 Cronkeyshaw Road	230 yd
Mark Twain	Mark Twain Inn, 127 Whitworth Road	256 yd
Richmond Hall	Richmond Hall, Lomax Street	292 yd
Brownhill Hotel	Brownhills Hotel, 19 Heights Lane	339 yd
Riflemans Arms	11 Mizzy Road	390 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shaun's Chippy	58 Industry Road	2 yd
PK Paradise Foods Ltd	104 Whitworth Road	197 yd
Side Street Burgers Ltd	102 Whitworth Road	197 yd
Solomons & Spicy Kitchen	108 Whitworth Road	197 yd
Theo Peppe	126 Whitworth Road	226 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Food Warehouse	Unit 2a, Haynes Street	463 yd
Lidl	Lidl Uk, Spotland Road	590 yd
Farmfoods	93-95 Yorkshire Street	622 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, Whitworth Road	656 yd
One Beyond	50 Market Way, Newgate	803 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Brownhill School HEIGHTS LANE		313 yd
Jd Gyms (Rochdale) 41-43 41-43 YORKSHIRE STREET	health and fitness suite	684 yd
Falinge Park High School FALINGE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	783 yd
Central Leisure Centre (Closed) Entwisle Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	994 yd
Rochdale Leisure Centre ENTWISLE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,092 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	119.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	146.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	25 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	24.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of OL12 0LY