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Thinking of living at OL11 5AR? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamford Academy | Primary | 250 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford | Primary | 1.1 km | 76% met the expected standard |
| Whittaker Moss Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 74% met the expected standard |
| St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Caldershaw Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Oulder Hill Leadership Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Matthew Moss High School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 43.4 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Falinge Park High School | Secondary | 3.1 km | – |
| Newhouse Academy | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 38.9 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Willow View School | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
| Beech House School | Independent | 3.0 km | 13.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | Marland Golf Course | 1.4 km | 8 |
| Tennis | Rochdale Tennis Club | 70 m | 7 |
| Bowls | Bullough Moor Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.3 km | 7 |
| Swimming | Oulder Hill Leisure Complex | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Heywood Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Squash | Oulder Hill Leisure Complex | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | Rochdale RUFC | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Queens Park (Heywood) | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Queen's Park BMX Track | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Self defence | Rochdale Shukokai Karate Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | Rochdale Shukokai Karate Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Karate | Rochdale Shukokai Karate Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Football | Crown Oil Arena | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Karting | Team Karting | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Climb Rochdale | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Rochdale Leisure Centre | 4.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 21. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Castleton (Manchester), a drive away (3.1 km), with 141k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is War Office Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 467, 468, 442, 433); 40 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Bamford Academy, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 50% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Caldershaw Primary School (1.4 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Oulder Hill Leadership Academy, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 44.4 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (9.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 50 m away; Premier (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Edenfield Road Surgery (1.8 km), with Manor Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.6 km).
For a haircut, The Barber's Lounge is 1.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Fairfield General Hospital, 4.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 56% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Amor is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Bamford Fieldhouse Cricket Club the nearest pub (50 m).
Detached houses make up 53% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Springfield Park, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Rrufc (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 29 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 53% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 28% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
18 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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