# Langley & Wood Side

South west Rochdale. 13,922 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.8 square kilometres.

Langley & Wood Side, Rochdale: 13,922 people (mid-2024); median sale price £232,000 (2025).

Middle area. Code E02001153. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £232,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Langley & Wood Side was £232,000 in 2025. Joint 2,265th 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/langley-and-wood-side#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 12,281** (2021). Langley & Wood Side had 12,281 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 210th 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/langley-and-wood-side#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Langley & Wood Side 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/langley-and-wood-side#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.3%** (January 2026). In Langley & Wood Side, 97.3% 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/langley-and-wood-side#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001153) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Langley & Wood Side 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=E02001153) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 123 homes were sold in Langley & Wood Side in 2025.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001153) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Langley & Wood Side had 12,281 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001153) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Rochdale. The outline is Langley & Wood Side.

## Recorded crime in Langley & Wood Side


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

## How Langley & Wood Side compares

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

| Measure | Langley & Wood Side | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £232,000 | 8th most expensive | 25 middle areas, Rochdale · 2025 |
| Population | 12,281 | 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 | 97.3% | 5th highest | 25 middle areas, Rochdale · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Langley & Wood Side?

Langley & Wood Side had 12,281 usual residents at the census.
Langley & Wood Side is the 210th 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 Langley & Wood Side 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.

## Langley & Wood Side in brief

The median price paid for a home in Langley & Wood Side was £232,000 in 2025.
Langley & Wood Side had 12,281 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Langley & Wood Side live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Langley & Wood Side, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001153
- Ward: [West Middleton †](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/ward/west-middleton)
- 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: 4.76 km²
- People, mid-2024: 13,922*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 33

* 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

[North Middleton & Stakehill](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/north-middleton-and-stakehill), [Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/heywood-hopwood-and-siddal-moor), [Middleton Town & Rhodes](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/middleton-town-and-rhodes), [Kirkhams & Holyrood](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/kirkhams-and-holyrood)

## Latest updates for Langley & Wood Side

- 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/E02001153

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/langley-and-wood-side