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Milkstone & Deeplish

Ward

Central Rochdale. About 12,679 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 96% of people in Milkstone & Deeplish live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,213
1,524th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
96%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
10.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Milkstone & Deeplish compares

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

Milkstone & DeeplishMiddle
Population20 wards, Rochdale · 2021
Population: every ward in Rochdale20 areas from 9,373 to 12,833. The middle area is 11,213. Milkstone & Deeplish is 12,213.
12,2133rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, Rochdale · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Rochdale20 areas from 29.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Milkstone & Deeplish is 96.0%.
96%5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Rochdale · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Rochdale20 areas from 78.3% to 99.3%. The middle area is 94.5%. Milkstone & Deeplish is 98.6%.
98.6%2nd highest
Claimant rate20 wards, Rochdale · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Rochdale20 areas from 1.9% to 11.0%. The middle area is 5.6%. Milkstone & Deeplish is 10.1%.
10.1%2nd highest

What is the population of Milkstone & Deeplish?

Milkstone & Deeplish had 12,213 usual residents at the census.

Milkstone & Deeplish is the 1,524th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Rochdale

These figures are published for the whole of Rochdale, not for each ward, so they describe all of Rochdale and not Milkstone & Deeplish alone. See Rochdale

Average house price
£211,022
Up 3.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,660
46th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.1×
Joint 101st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
34.3
17th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Milkstone & Deeplish in brief

Milkstone & Deeplish had 12,213 usual residents at the census.

About 96% of people in Milkstone & Deeplish live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Milkstone & Deeplish, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Milkstone & Deeplish, 10.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.