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Thinking of living at OL15 8QH? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 350 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 1.6 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Kentmere Primary Academy | Primary | 1.6 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Wardle Academy | Secondary | 1000 m | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hollingworth Academy | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 51.1 · 14.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Falinge Park High School | Secondary | 3.7 km | – |
| Kingsway Park High School | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 35.3 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Whitworth Community High School | Secondary | 4.9 km | Attainment 8: 50.3 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Meadows School | Independent | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 2.2 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Great Howarth School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Carbon Padel Club (Rochdale) | 2.2 km | 5 |
| Golf | Whittaker Golf Club | 2.3 km | 4 |
| Squash | Littleborough Sports Centre | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Rochdale Leisure Centre | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Milnrow Cricket Club | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Kingsway Park Athletics Arena | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Milnrow Skatepark | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Buersil Crown Green Bowls Club | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Littleborough RUFC | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Rochdale Leisure Centre | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Rochdale Leisure Centre | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Rochdale Leisure Centre | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Table tennis | Rochdale Leisure Centre | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Climb Rochdale | 3.6 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. 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 Smithy Bridge, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 191k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Southview Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 458, 850, 891); 40 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 76% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wardle Academy, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 44.1 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (11.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 1.2 km away, with One Stop Dearnley closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Littleborough Group Practice (1.1 km), with Unicare Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Hair Creations is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 11 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: 15 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Thamin is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Tophams Tavern the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (9 of them).
There are 44 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 12% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
It's growing: about 140 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is the bonk park, 800 m away; for exercise, Littleborough RUFC (2.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 35 km away.
Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
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.
20 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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| Rochdale Islamic Academy | Independent | 2.8 km | 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near OL15 8QH, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.