The UK Postcode Database

OL12 8QB

a postcode in Lancashire

Introduced in March 1982
OL12 8QB Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with OL12 8QB

Ainsdale Drive - 30 properties, USRN 32400603

Bar Terrace - 1 property, USRN 32400719

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 32401597

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 32401598

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6537 / 53°39'13"N

Longitude: -2.1747 / 2°10'28"W

UTM Reference: 30U 554548 5945313

OS Easting: 388553

OS Northing: 417483

OS Grid: SD885174

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FV75.ZZ

Mapcode Global: WHB8Q.KFNB

Open Location Code: 9C5VMR3G+F4

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83vp96

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1a1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Spacious Rural Living
  • Pre-Retirement Spacious Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 21792 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for OL12 8QB on Sunday 21 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:05
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:44
Sunrise 04:38
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:10
Sunset 21:42
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:36
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:15
Hours of daylight today04:08 to 22:12
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:12 to 04:08
Moon Phase First Quarter
Moon Rises 11:41
Moon sets 23:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for OL12 8QB, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in OL12 8QB

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
24 March 2023 4 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Other property type Freehold £4,000
8 September 2022 8 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Leasehold £210,000
17 September 2021 27 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
10 June 2021 7 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Leasehold £210,000
5 June 2020 16 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £120,000
15 May 2020 33 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £127,000
9 April 2020 10 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Other property type Freehold £3,500
26 March 2020 14 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Other property type Freehold £3,500
18 October 2019 15 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Freehold £192,000
26 July 2019 8 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Leasehold £156,000
10 May 2019 35 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £120,000
18 April 2019 6 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Leasehold £145,000
10 July 2017 33 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £88,000
30 June 2017 33 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £105,000
14 October 2016 27 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £118,500
26 August 2016 15 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Freehold £170,000
19 August 2016 6 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Leasehold £145,000
7 August 2015 2 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Freehold £169,000
10 July 2015 9 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Leasehold £147,500
1 August 2014 18 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £116,000
20 December 2013 1 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Leasehold £135,000
22 August 2013 15 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Freehold £170,000
21 February 2011 35 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £113,700
26 March 2010 17 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Freehold £177,000
24 August 2007 12 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Leasehold £170,000
23 March 2007 14 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Semi-detached Leasehold £186,750
22 March 2007 18 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £124,000
26 May 2006 25 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £119,995
31 March 2006 29 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £62,000
21 October 2005 15 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Semi-detached Freehold £173,000
28 January 2005 14 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Semi-detached Leasehold £175,000
25 October 2004 25 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £105,000
28 May 2004 33 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £89,950
7 May 2004 37 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Semi-detached Freehold £99,950
30 April 2004 7 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Leasehold £140,000
16 April 2004 10 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Leasehold £160,000
20 February 2004 19 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Freehold £137,500
23 July 2002 22 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £46,325
24 August 2001 8 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Leasehold £55,000
20 July 2001 33 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £47,950
6 April 2001 25 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £39,000
23 February 2001 19 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Freehold £70,000
20 December 2000 27 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £44,995
28 February 2000 37 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Semi-detached Freehold £45,500
14 August 1998 35 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £40,500
22 May 1998 17 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Freehold £59,150
30 April 1998 27 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £29,600
26 February 1998 6 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Detached Leasehold £49,950
28 April 1995 37 Ainsdale Drive, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QB Semi-detached Freehold £41,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for OL12 8QB

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Rossendale and Darwen

MP

Andy MacNae Labour

Lancashire County Council
County council electoral division

Whitworth & Bacup

Councillor

Daniel Matchett Reform UK

Rossendale Borough Council
District council ward

Whitworth

Councillors

Scott Smith Conservative

Alan Neal Community First

Vacant Vacant

OL12 8QB also falls within the Civil Parish of Whitworth, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for OL12 8QB

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00128788 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01025375 Rossendale 009C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005286 Rossendale 009 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005291 Whitworth Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05015826 Whitworth Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2024 DLUHC
E07000125 Rossendale Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000017 Lancashire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001450 Rossendale and Darwen Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000003 Lancashire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000239 Manchester Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33008652 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000019 Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 13 April 2011 BEIS
E38000050 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01A Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000048 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000018 Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliances Health 14 February 2017 NHS England
E58000830 Whitworth & Bacup ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63008102 Whitworth Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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