# Middleton East

South Rochdale. 10,474 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.

Middleton East had 10,132 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Middleton East was £221,750 in 2025.

Middle area. Code E02001154. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £221,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Middleton East was £221,750 in 2025. Joint 2,028th 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/middleton-east#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 10,132** (2021). Middleton East had 10,132 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,067th 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/middleton-east#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Middleton East 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/middleton-east#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.5%** (January 2026). In Middleton East, 93.5% 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/middleton-east#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001154) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Middleton East 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=E02001154) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 166 homes were sold in Middleton East in 2025.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001154) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Middleton East had 10,132 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001154) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Rochdale. The outline is Middleton East.

## Recorded crime in Middleton East


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

## How Middleton East compares

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

| Measure | Middleton East | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £221,750 | 10th most expensive | 25 middle areas, Rochdale · 2025 |
| Population | 10,132 | 9th 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 | 93.5% | 11th lowest | 25 middle areas, Rochdale · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Middleton East?

Middleton East had 10,132 usual residents at the census.
Middleton East is the joint 1,067th 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 Middleton East 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.

## Middleton East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Middleton East was £221,750 in 2025.
Middleton East had 10,132 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Middleton East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Middleton East, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001154
- Ward: [East Middleton †](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/ward/east-middleton)
- Constituency: [Blackley and Middleton South †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blackley-and-middleton-south)
- Council: [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 2.13 km²
- People, mid-2024: 10,474*
- Neighbourhoods: 7
- Output areas: 34

* 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), [Middleton Town & Rhodes](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/middleton-town-and-rhodes), [Alkrington](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/alkrington), [Middleton Junction](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/middleton-junction), [Chadderton North](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/chadderton-north)

## Latest updates for Middleton East

- 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/E02001154

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/middleton-east, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/middleton-east#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

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