City Profile • Local Authority
Rochdale
Rochdale is a local authority district comprising 7 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £218k, reflecting a upward trend of 2.9% over the past year. In terms of safety, crime rates are low at 0 incidents per 1,000 residents, making it an appealing choice for families.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
226,992
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
7 AreasPopulation Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Rochdale authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English70.0%
Pakistani13.6%
White: Other White3.0%
African2.9%
Bangladeshi2.3%
Other Asian1.6%
Age Profile
30-34 years7.1%
10-14 years7.0%
5-9 years6.9%
35-39 years6.9%
50-54 years6.8%
0-4 years6.5%
Top Occupations
Professional16.1%
Elementary occupations13.1%
Associate professional11.6%
Caring and leisure10.9%
Skilled trades10.6%
Managers and directors10.3%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright30.4%
Owned: Mortgage29.9%
Private rented: Landlord16.1%
Social rented: Council11.1%
Social rented: Other9.8%
Private rented: Other2.2%
Area DNA
family4/10
health9/10
safety10/10
homeown3/10
transit9/10
affluence2/10
diversity7/10
employment2/10
investment10/10