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Milnrow & Newhey

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East Rochdale. About 10,884 people in 18 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Milnrow & Newhey, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
10,588
2,191st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.9%
3,933rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Milnrow & Newhey compares

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

Milnrow & NewheyMiddle
Population20 wards, Rochdale · 2021
Population: every ward in Rochdale20 areas from 9,373 to 12,833. The middle area is 11,213. Milnrow & Newhey is 10,588.
10,5887th lowest
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%. Milnrow & Newhey is 94.8%.
94.8%10th 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%. Milnrow & Newhey is 2.9%.
2.9%3rd lowest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Rochdale · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Rochdale20 areas from 59.0% to 65.9%. The middle area is 62.9%. Milnrow & Newhey is 61.9%.
61.9%joint 4th lowest

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 Milnrow & Newhey 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
Milnrow & Newhey in brief

Milnrow & Newhey had 10,588 usual residents at the census.

In Milnrow & Newhey, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Milnrow & Newhey, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.9% of residents in Milnrow & Newhey were aged 15 to 64 at the census.