Does OL16 flood?

Yes — parts of the OL16 district carry real flood risk: 55 of its 181 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The OL16 postcode district covers Central Rochdale, Balderstone & Kirkholt, close to Milnrow, Smallbridge, Newhey, and surrounding villages in parts of Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire.

181 postcodes in the OL16 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 55 high, 33 medium, 92 low, 1 very low. A postcode not listed here has no properties in any recorded risk band (which is good news, but never proof it cannot flood).

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Which OL16 postcodes are at risk?

OL16 1EP up to High OL16 1ES up to High OL16 1EX up to High OL16 1EY up to High OL16 1HB up to High OL16 1JG up to High OL16 1LR up to High OL16 1LU up to High OL16 1LY up to High OL16 1LZ up to High OL16 1XT up to High OL16 2PF up to High OL16 2QN up to High OL16 2UJ up to High OL16 2UP up to High OL16 2UX up to High OL16 3FP up to High OL16 3FQ up to High OL16 3FR up to High OL16 3LH up to High OL16 3LQ up to High OL16 3LZ up to High OL16 3ND up to High OL16 3NF up to High OL16 3NQ up to High OL16 3NX up to High OL16 3PA up to High OL16 3PD up to High OL16 3PT up to High OL16 3SL up to High OL16 3SR up to High OL16 3SS up to High OL16 3SW up to High OL16 3TD up to High OL16 3XD up to High OL16 4GD up to High OL16 4HG up to High OL16 4HP up to High OL16 4HR up to High OL16 4HS up to High OL16 4JY up to High OL16 4LD up to High OL16 4LH up to High OL16 4LL up to High OL16 4LP up to High OL16 4LQ up to High OL16 4LR up to High OL16 4LT up to High OL16 4LU up to High OL16 4NU up to High OL16 4PA up to High OL16 4PB up to High OL16 4RG up to High OL16 4RQ up to High OL16 4RT up to High OL16 1BH up to Medium OL16 1BL up to Medium OL16 1EE up to Medium OL16 1EJ up to Medium OL16 1EN up to Medium OL16 1LL up to Medium OL16 1LW up to Medium OL16 1NJ up to Medium OL16 1RE up to Medium OL16 1TU up to Medium OL16 1XU up to Medium OL16 2JL up to Medium OL16 2JX up to Medium OL16 2LJ up to Medium OL16 2LL up to Medium OL16 2LN up to Medium OL16 2LP up to Medium OL16 2NB up to Medium OL16 2NE up to Medium OL16 2NF up to Medium OL16 2NR up to Medium OL16 2QR up to Medium OL16 2UY up to Medium OL16 2UZ up to Medium OL16 2XE up to Medium OL16 3SG up to Medium OL16 4DY up to Medium OL16 4HN up to Medium OL16 4JD up to Medium OL16 4LJ up to Medium OL16 4LS up to Medium OL16 4LW up to Medium OL16 4PE up to Medium OL16 1AE up to Low OL16 1AT up to Low OL16 1AW up to Low OL16 1AZ up to Low OL16 1BA up to Low OL16 1BE up to Low OL16 1BG up to Low OL16 1DR up to Low OL16 1DZ up to Low OL16 1EA up to Low OL16 1EB up to Low OL16 1ED up to Low OL16 1EG up to Low OL16 1JA up to Low OL16 1LT up to Low OL16 1PB up to Low OL16 1RH up to Low OL16 1TL up to Low OL16 1YH up to Low OL16 2DS up to Low OL16 2DT up to Low OL16 2EX up to Low OL16 2HA up to Low OL16 2HB up to Low OL16 2HD up to Low OL16 2HE up to Low OL16 2HZ up to Low OL16 2JJ up to Low OL16 2JP up to Low OL16 2JR up to Low OL16 2JS up to Low OL16 2JT up to Low OL16 2JU up to Low OL16 2JW up to Low OL16 2JY up to Low OL16 2JZ up to Low OL16 2LA up to Low OL16 2LD up to Low OL16 2LE up to Low OL16 2LF up to Low OL16 2LG up to Low OL16 2LH up to Low OL16 2LQ up to Low OL16 2LU up to Low OL16 2NS up to Low OL16 2QS up to Low OL16 2XB up to Low OL16 2YA up to Low OL16 3JF up to Low OL16 3LS up to Low OL16 3NE up to Low OL16 3NP up to Low OL16 3PE up to Low OL16 3PJ up to Low OL16 3RA up to Low OL16 3RB up to Low OL16 3RP up to Low OL16 3TH up to Low OL16 4EB up to Low OL16 4EH up to Low OL16 4EJ up to Low OL16 4EL up to Low OL16 4EQ up to Low OL16 4EW up to Low OL16 4GH up to Low OL16 4HD up to Low OL16 4HQ up to Low OL16 4HU up to Low OL16 4HX up to Low OL16 4HZ up to Low OL16 4JA up to Low OL16 4JQ up to Low OL16 4JR up to Low OL16 4JS up to Low OL16 4JX up to Low OL16 4LE up to Low OL16 4LF up to Low OL16 4LG up to Low OL16 4LN up to Low OL16 4NB up to Low OL16 4ND up to Low OL16 4PF up to Low OL16 4PG up to Low OL16 4SP up to Low OL16 4SU up to Low OL16 4SX up to Low OL16 4YA up to Low OL16 4YB up to Low OL16 4YD up to Low OL16 4YE up to Low OL16 5AN up to Low OL16 6XD up to Low OL16 2XQ up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near OL16

The rivers that matter here, each monitored live on FloodRadar:

190 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (98 at warning level or above), most recently 14 December 2025. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded flood extents near the district (Environment Agency record):

Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.

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Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

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Band = the worst likelihood band of any property in that postcode (EA Risk of Flooding from Rivers & Sea, defence-adjusted, area-level). Check any postcode in detail — or get the full £19 property report — at the property flood-risk report. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some features of this map are based on digital spatial data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, © NERC (CEH). © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. This product is produced in part from PAF® and Multiple Residence Data, the copyright in which is owned by Royal Mail Group Limited and/or Royal Mail Group plc. All rights reserved. Licence number AC0000807064.