Bury vs Rochdale

A side-by-side comparison of the Bury and Rochdale local authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Rochdale is the more populous; council tax is lower in Bury; Rochdale has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Bury	Rochdale
Population	193,851	223,773
Density	1,949/km²	1,416/km²
Deprivation	11% in most-deprived 10%	31% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,555	£2,601
Schools Good/Outstanding	74%	76%
Aged under 16	20%	22%
Aged 16–64	62%	62%
Aged 65+	18%	16%

Bury council area →Rochdale council area →