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West Heywood

Ward

West Rochdale. About 12,498 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in West Heywood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,127
1,550th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How West Heywood compares

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Population20 wards, Rochdale · 2021
Population: every ward in Rochdale20 areas from 9,373 to 12,833. The middle area is 11,213. West Heywood is 12,127.
12,1275th 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%. West Heywood is 100.0%.
100%joint most 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%. West Heywood is 96.5%.
96.5%joint 4th 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%. West Heywood is 5.4%.
5.4%10th lowest

What is the population of West Heywood?

West Heywood had 12,127 usual residents at the census.

West Heywood is the 1,550th 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 West Heywood 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
West Heywood in brief

West Heywood had 12,127 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in West Heywood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In West Heywood, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Heywood, 5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.