Kirkholt is a housing estate on the outskirts of Rochdale, England. Built in 1945 by German prisoners of war, Kirkholt currently comprises 4,082 homes housing 9,000 residents making it one of Britain's larger estates. Kirkholt comprises a mixture of houses and cottage flats built along narrow, winding roads, interconnected by numerous badly-lit alleys or 'ginnels'. Kirkholt is currently managed by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, an Arms Length Management Organisation working on behalf of Rochdale Council. The BBC1 drama 'Waterloo Road' is filmed on Kirkholt.