Middleton East
Rochdale · North West · population 10,366 · 7 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,222 of 6,856 in England
- #586 of 932 in North West
- #12 of 25 in Rochdale
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 14% · Elementary 13% · Skilled trades 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 14% |
| Elementary | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 12% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 55% · No religion 36% · 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
Middleton East is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,222 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 25 in Rochdale. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (68) and lowest on Health (17). Typical homes here, about £211,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 62% in five years (from 130 sales), in line with the wider Rochdale median of £206,500. Typical household take-home income is around £31,363 a year, in the bottom third 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 | £211,000 | 130 | +6.8% | +62.3% |
| Detached | £348,995 | 15 | +3.3% | — |
| Semi-detached | £240,000 | 59 | +7.6% | +60.0% |
| Terraced | £170,000 | 49 | +6.2% | +45.3% |
| Flat | £109,500 | 7 | — | -8.3% |
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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 ?
- #3,354 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 Middleton East 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.
- East KirkbyAshfield24£182,250
- Newcastle West & Cross HeathNewcastle-under-Lyme24£170,000
- Boldon CollierySouth Tyneside24£145,000
- Bentley RiseDoncaster24£127,000
- KemptownBrighton and Hove24£360,000
- Droylsden CentralTameside24£214,000