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Neighbourhoods in Rochdale

North West · 25 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

25

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#279 of 296 local authorities · 25 neighbourhoods · 226,950 residents

Income28
Employment24
Education30
Health20
Crime20
Housing & access48
Living env.43
Decile 1: 34% of residentsDecile 2: 20% of residentsDecile 3: 15% of residentsDecile 4: 4% of residentsDecile 5: 8% of residentsDecile 6: 6% of residentsDecile 7: 11% of residentsDecile 8: 3% of residentsDecile 9: 0% of residentsDecile 10: 0% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Central Rochdale & Mandale Park (1) to Springfield Park (72); 34% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Rochdale contains both ends of the scale: Springfield Park at 72 out of 100 (#1,945 of 6,856 in England) against Central Rochdale & Mandale Park at 1, a 70-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 16 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £132,500 in Central Rochdale & Mandale Park to £310,000 in Norden East & Bagslate Moor — a 2.3× gap within Rochdale.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,188a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied61%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Rochdale

£206,500median home sold over the past year · +35.9% over 5 years · +0.7% over the year · 2,387 sales
Detached£350,000
Semi-detached£226,000
Terraced£162,000
Flat£118,500
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Rochdale

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

Heywood3 Littleborough3 Middleton2 Milnrow2
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Springfield Park 1,94572 £285,000
Norden East & Bagslate Moor 2,18568 £310,000
Hooley Bridge & Norden West 2,50763 £239,000
Alkrington 2,53463 £293,500
Littleborough South & Smithy Bridge 3,02156 £245,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Rochdale

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Springfield Park£43,487
Norden East & Bagslate Moor£39,291
Hooley Bridge & Norden West£38,758
Littleborough West & Wardle£38,593
Alkrington£37,635

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Deeplish4.8×
Wardleworth & Newbold Brow5.2×
Central Rochdale & Mandale Park5.2×
Castleton & Trub5.3×
Littleborough North & Calderbook5.4×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Rochdale

Postcode districts that overlap Rochdale — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

BL9 M9 M24 OL2 OL10 OL11 OL12 OL14 OL15 OL16

People living in Rochdale Census 2021

Residents223,769
Median age (est.)39
Density1,416per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above26%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 21%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 14%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 74%Asian: 19%Black: 4%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 74%Asian 19%Black 4%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 29% · Muslim 19%

Born outside the UK: 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Rochdale.

Oldham Bury Rossendale Tameside Salford Manchester