# Heywood Town

West Rochdale. 10,942 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.

Heywood Town had 10,321 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Heywood Town was £170,000 in 2025.

Middle area. Code E02001149. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Heywood Town was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 810th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/heywood-town#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 10,321** (2021). Heywood Town had 10,321 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 929th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/heywood-town#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Heywood Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/heywood-town#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.4%** (January 2026). In Heywood Town, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/heywood-town#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001149) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Heywood Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02001149) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 135 homes were sold in Heywood Town in 2025.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001149) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Heywood Town had 10,321 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001149) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Rochdale. The outline is Heywood Town.

## Recorded crime in Heywood Town


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

## How Heywood Town compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Heywood Town | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £170,000 | joint 6th cheapest | 25 middle areas, Rochdale · 2025 |
| Population | 10,321 | 7th most populated | 25 middle areas, Rochdale · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 25 middle areas, Rochdale · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.4% | 10th lowest | 25 middle areas, Rochdale · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Heywood Town?

Heywood Town had 10,321 usual residents at the census.
Heywood Town is the joint 929th 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 Heywood Town alone. [See Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

- **Average house price: £211,022** (August 2026). Rochdale’s average house price was £211,022 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,660** (2025). Full-time workers living in Rochdale earned a median of £34,660 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 46th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.1×** (2025). A home in Rochdale costs 6.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 101st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 34.3** (2025). Rochdale has a deprivation score of 34.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 17th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Heywood Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Heywood Town was £170,000 in 2025.
Heywood Town had 10,321 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Heywood Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Heywood Town, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001149
- Ward: [North Heywood †](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/ward/north-heywood)
- Constituency: [Heywood and Middleton North †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/heywood-and-middleton-north)
- Council: [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 2.43 km²
- People, mid-2024: 10,942*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 36

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/heywood-hopwood-and-siddal-moor), [Hooley Bridge & Norden West](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/hooley-bridge-and-norden-west), [Heywood Heap Bridge & Darnhill](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/heywood-heap-bridge-and-darnhill)

## Latest updates for Heywood Town

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001149

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/heywood-town