Alkrington
Rochdale · North West · population 10,022 · 7 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,534 of 6,856 in England
- #288 of 932 in North West
- #4 of 25 in Rochdale
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Administrative | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 68% · No religion 24% · Muslim 3%
Born outside the UK: 8%
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.
In summary
Alkrington is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,534 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 25 in Rochdale. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (80) and lowest on Health (42). Typical homes here, about £293,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 110 sales), 42% above the wider Rochdale median of £206,500. Typical household take-home income is around £37,635 a year, around the middle of England.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £293,500 | 110 | +6.7% | +30.4% |
| Detached | £375,000 | 30 | +2.7% | +31.6% |
| Semi-detached | £283,750 | 60 | -0.4% | +25.0% |
| Terraced | £227,000 | 19 | +41.9% | +78.7% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #1,436 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime
No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Alkrington has not published usable street-level data for this period, so no rate or comparison is shown (a zero here would be misleading, not reassuring).
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Rochdale
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Preston & ShortonTorbay63£281,000
- Heckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & RoberttownKirklees63£243,000
- AshwoodDudley63£241,000
- Acton, Great Waldingfield & BuresBabergh63£363,750
- Willand, Sampford Peverell & HalbertonMid Devon63£380,000
- West Hill SouthWandsworth63£475,000