# Rochdale

Town in Rochdale, North West.

Rochdale is a town in Rochdale, North West. Median sale price £195,000 in 2025. About 116,770 people.

Town. Code E63001069. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

Rochdale is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Rochdale add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rochdale was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 207th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/rochdale#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 111,258** (2021). Rochdale had 111,258 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 94th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/rochdale#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 90%** (2022). About 90% of people in Rochdale 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/town/rochdale#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.1%** (January 2026). In Rochdale, 92.1% 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/town/rochdale#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001069) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 90% of people in Rochdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63001069) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,074 homes were sold in Rochdale in 2025.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001069) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Rochdale had 111,258 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E63001069) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Rochdale, where most of this town lies. The outline is Rochdale.

## How Rochdale compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Rochdale | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £195,000 | joint 51st cheapest | 161 towns, North West · 2025 |
| Population | 111,258 | 8th most populated | 161 towns, North West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 90% | joint 45th most people in radon Affected Areas | 161 towns, North West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.1% | joint 27th lowest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Rochdale?

Rochdale had 111,258 usual residents at the census.
Rochdale is the 94th most populated of 1,209 in the UK.

## Deprivation in Rochdale, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Rochdale has no single figure. Of its 65 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 31 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Rochdale

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rochdale 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005594) | 1,514 | – | 4 | 93.3% |
| [Rochdale 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005596) | 2,156 | – | 5 | 91.2% |
| [Rochdale 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005578) | 1,543 | – | 1 | 98.4% |
| [Rochdale 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005579) | 1,861 | – | 1 | 98.0% |
| [Rochdale 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005586) | 1,615 | – | 1 | 90.5% |
| [Rochdale 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005593) | 2,056 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Rochdale 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005595) | 1,328 | – | 1 | 85.7% |
| [Rochdale 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005489) | 1,249 | – | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Rochdale 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005490) | 1,571 | – | 3 | 98.6% |
| [Rochdale 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005491) | 1,436 | – | 3 | 94.6% |
| [Rochdale 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005493) | 1,762 | – | 7 | 96.9% |
| [Rochdale 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005494) | 1,758 | – | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Rochdale 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005495) | 1,769 | – | 4 | 89.6% |
| [Rochdale 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005488) | 1,507 | – | 7 | 91.7% |
| [Rochdale 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005492) | 1,535 | – | 7 | 95.5% |
| [Rochdale 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005571) | 1,648 | – | 7 | 62.0% |
| [Rochdale 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005570) | 1,307 | – | 7 | 96.7% |
| [Rochdale 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005572) | 1,500 | – | 8 | 98.9% |
| [Rochdale 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005573) | 1,433 | – | 9 | 85.5% |
| [Rochdale 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005574) | 1,728 | – | 8 | 73.1% |
| [Rochdale 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005587) | 1,368 | – | 9 | 93.5% |
| [Rochdale 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005588) | 1,316 | – | 2 | 81.4% |
| [Rochdale 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005580) | 1,647 | – | 1 | 98.1% |
| [Rochdale 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005581) | 1,973 | – | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Rochdale 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005583) | 1,746 | – | 1 | 91.0% |
| [Rochdale 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005585) | 1,567 | – | 1 | 98.8% |
| [Rochdale 008H](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01034234) | 1,763 | – | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Rochdale 008I](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01034235) | 1,667 | – | 1 | 98.9% |
| [Rochdale 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005496) | 1,321 | – | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Rochdale 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005589) | 1,700 | – | 3 | 99.0% |
| [Rochdale 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005590) | 1,904 | – | 2 | 87.7% |
| [Rochdale 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005591) | 1,586 | – | 4 | 89.0% |
| [Rochdale 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005592) | 1,638 | – | 1 | 95.3% |
| [Rochdale 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005472) | 1,647 | – | 1 | 97.2% |
| [Rochdale 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005473) | 1,699 | – | 2 | 99.3% |
| [Rochdale 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005482) | 1,661 | – | 1 | 60.4% |
| [Rochdale 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005483) | 1,485 | – | 1 | 48.5% |
| [Rochdale 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005484) | 2,032 | – | 1 | 96.1% |
| [Rochdale 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005486) | 1,701 | – | 1 | 97.4% |
| [Rochdale 010G](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005487) | 1,789 | – | 1 | 96.4% |
| [Rochdale 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005474) | 1,318 | – | 4 | 93.5% |
| [Rochdale 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005575) | 1,714 | – | 7 | 64.7% |
| [Rochdale 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005576) | 1,522 | – | 9 | 74.3% |
| [Rochdale 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005577) | 1,459 | – | 8 | 91.6% |
| [Rochdale 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005469) | 1,822 | – | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Rochdale 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005563) | 2,170 | – | 1 | 91.3% |
| [Rochdale 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005565) | 1,571 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Rochdale 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005566) | 2,344 | – | 2 | 93.2% |
| [Rochdale 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005568) | 1,940 | – | 1 | 96.0% |
| [Rochdale 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005569) | 1,792 | – | 1 | 95.3% |
| [Rochdale 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005470) | 2,036 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Rochdale 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005471) | 1,696 | – | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Rochdale 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005475) | 1,778 | – | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Rochdale 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005485) | 2,373 | – | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Rochdale 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005564) | 2,410 | – | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Rochdale 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005464) | 1,969 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Rochdale 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005465) | 1,810 | – | 3 | 97.3% |
| [Rochdale 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005466) | 2,484 | – | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Rochdale 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005467) | 1,972 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Rochdale 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005468) | 2,166 | – | 9 | 99.5% |
| [Rochdale 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005476) | 1,796 | – | 4 | 99.5% |
| [Rochdale 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005477) | 1,771 | – | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Rochdale 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005478) | 1,588 | – | 4 | 86.8% |
| [Rochdale 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005480) | 1,647 | – | 3 | 96.8% |
| [Rochdale 017F](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005481) | 1,680 | – | 3 | 98.6% |

## Your MP

- [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rochdale): Paul Waugh (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

## Postcode districts covering Rochdale

[OL11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol11), [OL12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol12), [OL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol16)

## Middle areas in Rochdale

[Balderstone & Kirkholt](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/balderstone-and-kirkholt), [Castleton & Trub](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/castleton-and-trub), [Central Rochdale & Mandale Park](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/central-rochdale-and-mandale-park), [Deeplish](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/deeplish), [Healey, Syke & Shawclough](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/healey-syke-and-shawclough), [Hooley Bridge & Norden West](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/hooley-bridge-and-norden-west), [Hurstead & Smallbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/hurstead-and-smallbridge), [Kingsway](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/kingsway), [Norden East & Bagslate Moor](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/norden-east-and-bagslate-moor), [Spotland Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/spotland-bridge), [Springfield Park](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/springfield-park), [Wardleworth & Newbold Brow](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/wardleworth-and-newbold-brow)

## Towns near Rochdale

[Littleborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/littleborough), [Milnrow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/milnrow), [Heywood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/heywood), [Royton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/royton), [Shaw](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shaw), [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bury)

## Rochdale in brief

Rochdale is a town in Rochdale, North West.
About 116,770 people lived in Rochdale in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £195,000 in 2025 across 1,074 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in Rochdale was £195,000 in 2025.
Rochdale had 111,258 usual residents at the census.
About 90% of people in Rochdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rochdale, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63001069
- Constituency: [Rochdale †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rochdale)
- Council: [Rochdale †](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 25.40 km²
- People, mid-2024: 116,770*
- Neighbourhoods: 65
- Output areas: 320

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Littleborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/littleborough), [Milnrow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/milnrow), [Heywood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/heywood), [Royton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/royton), [Shaw](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shaw), [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bury)

## Latest updates for Rochdale

- 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/E63001069

## How to cite

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