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Hurstead & Smallbridge

Rochdale · North West · population 8,530 · 5 LSOAs

Postcode OL12 · OL15 · OL16

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

2Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,682 of 6,856 in England
  • #868 of 932 in North West
  • #24 of 25 in Rochdale
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,406
Median age (est.)34
Density5,224per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above20%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 14%25–44 27%45–64 22%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 41%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 41%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 17%Other: 11%
One person 35%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 17%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Caring & leisure 13% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Caring & leisure13%
Process & plant13%
Professional11%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 61%Asian: 29%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 61%Asian 29%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 34% · Muslim 32% · No religion 29%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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

Hurstead & Smallbridge is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,682 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #24 of 25 in Rochdale. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (58) but weak on Income (3). Typical homes here, about £157,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 57% in five years (from 39 sales), 24% below the wider Rochdale median of £206,500. Typical household take-home income is around £26,357 a year, among England's lowest.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 3 · #6,675
Employment 4 · #6,599
Education 4 · #6,565
Health 3 · #6,634
Crime 3 · #6,634
Housing & access 15 · #5,839
Living environment 58 · #2,857

House prices ?

£157,000median (12m) · +1.6% yr · n=39
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£157,00039+1.6%+57.1%
Detached£249,0006-12.2%-2.5%
Semi-detached£175,00011-5.4%+59.1%
Terraced£153,00017+25.4%+74.9%
Flat£98,0005+40.0%—
This area£157,000
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)£26,357±£3,888 · #6,783 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,917
Price-to-income ?6.0×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 ?

7Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Hurstead & Smallbridge 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.

Wardleworth & Newbold Brow Healey, Syke & Shawclough Kingsway Central Rochdale & Mandale Park Milnrow West Littleborough West & Wardle

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