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Alkrington

Middle area

South Rochdale. 10,204 people in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 76% of people in Alkrington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£300,000
Joint 3,462nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,903
Joint 1,225th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
76%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Alkrington

Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.

How Alkrington compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price25 middle areas, Rochdale · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Rochdale25 areas from £133,250 to £314,000. The middle area is £199,975. Alkrington is £300,000.
£300,0002nd most expensive
Population25 middle areas, Rochdale · 2021
Population: every middle area in Rochdale25 areas from 6,016 to 12,281. The middle area is 9,545. Alkrington is 9,903.
9,90311th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares25 middle areas, Rochdale · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Rochdale25 areas from 27.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Alkrington is 76.0%.
76%3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage25 middle areas, Rochdale · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Rochdale25 areas from 79.2% to 99.5%. The middle area is 94.1%. Alkrington is 98.0%.
98.0%3rd highest

What is the population of Alkrington?

Alkrington had 9,903 usual residents at the census.

Alkrington is the joint 1,225th most populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Rochdale

These figures are published for the whole of Rochdale, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Rochdale and not Alkrington alone. See Rochdale

Average house price
£209,389
Up 4.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,660
46th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
Joint 93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
34.3
17th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Alkrington in brief

The median price paid for a home in Alkrington was £300,000 in 2025.

Alkrington had 9,903 usual residents at the census.

About 76% of people in Alkrington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Alkrington, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.