# OL12 8SW

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.647742, -2.17738
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VJRXF+32
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83vp
- **Qibla:** 118.7°
- **Grid reference:** SD 88372 16817
- **UTM:** 30U 554376 5944644
- **Elevation:** 240m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North West (E12000002)
- **Admin district:** Rossendale (E07000125)
- **Ward:** Whitworth (E05015826)
- **Constituency:** Rossendale and Darwen (E14001450)
- **County:** Lancashire (E10000017)
- **Parish code:** E04005291
- **Travel to work area:** E30000239
- **Police force area:** E23000003
- **Built-up area:** E63008102
- **County electoral division:** E58000830
- **European electoral region:** North West (E15000002)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01025375
- **2021 MSOA:** Whitworth (E02005286)
- **2021 output area:** E00128784
- **2011 LSOA:** E01025375
- **2011 MSOA:** E02005286
- **2011 output area:** E00128784
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33008652
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 21792
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000014
- **ICB location:** E38000050
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000048
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000018

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Rochdale | 4453 |
| Hospital | Rochdale Infirmary (Oral surgery) | 2940 |
| GP | The Medical Centre | 1512 |
| School | Tonacliffe Primary School | 130 |
| Airport | Manchester Airport | 33858 |
| Bus stop | Tonacliffe | 180 |
| Food bank | The Lighthouse Community | 1436 |
| Pharmacy | Drugmart Pharmacy | 3200 |
| Post office | Whitworth Post Office | 814 |
| Library | Library | 2767 |
| Coast | — | 47716 |
| Central London | — | 275334 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Electricity North West (region G, MPAN 16)
- **Water:** United Utilities
- **Sewerage:** United Utilities
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 100% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [OL12 8RL](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL12%208RL)
- [OL12 8SN](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL12%208SN)
- [OL12 8ER](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL12%208ER)
- [OL12 8TJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL12%208TJ)
- [OL12 8SR](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL12%208SR)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL12%208SW.json).

## Data

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