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Balderstone & Kirkholt

Middle area

South Rochdale. 11,677 people in 4.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Balderstone & Kirkholt’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£190,000
1,246th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,402
880th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Balderstone & Kirkholt compares

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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. Balderstone & Kirkholt is £190,000.
£190,00012th lowest
Population25 middle areas, Rochdale · 2021
Population: every middle area in Rochdale25 areas from 6,016 to 12,281. The middle area is 9,545. Balderstone & Kirkholt is 10,402.
10,4025th highest
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%. Balderstone & Kirkholt is 99.2%.
99.2%2nd highest
Claimant rate25 middle areas, Rochdale · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Rochdale25 areas from 2.2% to 12.7%. The middle area is 5.7%. Balderstone & Kirkholt is 6.2%.
6.2%9th highest

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 Balderstone & Kirkholt 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
34.3
17th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Balderstone & Kirkholt in brief

The median price paid for a home in Balderstone & Kirkholt was £190,000 in 2025.

Balderstone & Kirkholt had 10,402 usual residents at the census.

In Balderstone & Kirkholt, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Balderstone & Kirkholt, 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.