Central Rochdale & Mandale Park

Rochdale · North West · population 12,140 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

1Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,757 of 6,856 in England
  • #902 of 932 in North West
  • #25 of 25 in Rochdale
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,014
Median age (est.)34
Density4,030per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above22%
No car or van47%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 14%25–44 30%45–64 23%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 37%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 37%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 15%Other: 13%
One person 39%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 15%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 23% · Process & plant 13% · Sales & customer service 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary23%
Process & plant13%
Sales & customer service12%
Professional12%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades8%
Associate professional8%
Administrative7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 36%Asian: 49%Black: 7%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 36%Asian 49%Black 7%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 51% · Christian 28% · No religion 16%

Born outside the UK: 37%

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

Central Rochdale & Mandale Park is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,757 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #25 of 25 in Rochdale. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (30) and lowest on Income (1). Typical homes here, about £132,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 49% in five years (from 43 sales), 36% below the wider Rochdale median of £206,500. Typical household take-home income is around £25,250 a year, among England's lowest.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 1 · #6,764
Employment 2 · #6,737
Education 4 · #6,586
Health 5 · #6,503
Crime 2 · #6,695
Housing & access 30 · #4,797
Living environment 7 · #6,360

House prices ?

£132,500median (12m) · -0.4% yr · n=43
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£132,50043-0.4%+48.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£170,0005-2.9%+32.3%
Terraced£128,50034+2.0%+60.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£132,500
Rochdale£206,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£25,250±£3,674 · #6,826 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£20,901
Price-to-income ?5.2×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Central Rochdale & Mandale Park 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).

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