Littleborough
Littleborough is a town in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 13,807. It has 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 3 restaurants and cafés, 59 bus stops, and Littleborough railway station is 0.5 km away. The average sold house price is around £217,592. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Littleborough area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Rochdale area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 223,773 residents at roughly 1,416 people per km².
- Council
- Rochdale
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Police force
- Greater Manchester
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 292nd of 294 English council areas — better than 1% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
20°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 20° / 13° · 37% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:31
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Manchester Piccadilly, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
189 reported road collisions (2024)
65 killed or seriously injured · 257 casualties · 8.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
153 food businesses within 2 miles
- 124 rated 4–5 ★ (108 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Littleborough (0.2 km)
- 51 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Littleborough (0.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£210,083 average▲ 4.6% YoY
Across Rochdale · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£844 average monthly rent▲ 7.5% YoY
- 1 bed £614
- 2 bed £789
- 3 bed £948
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.1 times median annual pay (5.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (7.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 183.7p · Asda (11.2 km)
12 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
18 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Mccormick (UK) LTD-Littleborough (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches17
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Armed Forces community to be honoured at Festival of Remembrance· 11 Sept 2026
- Rochdale's renaissance: report shows boost Greater Manchester Town of Culture brought to town· 11 Sept 2026
- Council poised to purchase major Middleton landmark· 10 Sept 2026
- Expanding ‘trainer flat’ scheme helps care leavers to thrive in adulthood· 9 Sept 2026
- Newly restored Victorian manor house turned café opens its doors· 4 Sept 2026
Source: Rochdale Council
Population
223,773 residents in Rochdale · 1,416/km²
- Under 16: 22%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 16%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 17 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
30% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,601 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (53% of 98,090)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
105 schools · 38,108 pupils
69 primary · 13 secondary · 23 other
Ofsted: 31 of 41 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (76%)
90inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Hollingworth AcademyGood
- St Anne's Church of England AcademyGood
- Edgar Wood AcademyRequires improvement
- Newhouse AcademyRequires improvement
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
- Dixons Middleton Academy
- Falinge Park High School
- Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
- Kingsway Park High School
- Matthew Moss High School
- Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
- Wardle Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rochdale
Care & health services
221 CQC-registered services
- Care homes61
- GP practices46
- Dentists38
- Homecare agencies57
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Rochdale
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Littleborough Town Centre Conservation Area)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 52 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
132 applications decided
88.6% granted · 117 granted, 15 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Paul Waugh
Labour (Co-op)
Rochdale
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoMotion to sit in private
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 31
- Con 7
- LD 3
- Ref 15
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,210 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
21 jobs advertised · £28,392 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£690 median full-time weekly pay
5.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£19,053 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
47% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 105,798 certificates
12.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
78% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 64% · Gas 13% · Solar 11% · Imports 9%
127 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 81.9 yrs women · 76.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 54.2 women · 53.8 men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rochdale:
- Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 641 local signatures · 19,618 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s329 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office301 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership232 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test210 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
The Wheatsheaf, Littleborough · 0.1 kmThe Wheatsheaf is a Grade II listed former public house on Church Street in Littleborough, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Built in the early 1860s, it stands on the si…
- Ealees Brook · 0.1 km
Ealees Brook is a water course in Greater Manchester named after the Ealees area of Littleborough. It flows northwards from the Ealees Valley to the River Roch in Littleborough.
Littleborough, Greater Manchester · 0.1 kmLittleborough is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, in the upper Roch Valley by the foothills of the South Pennines, 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Rochdale and 13 miles (20.9…
Littleborough railway station · 0.2 kmLittleborough railway station serves the town of Littleborough in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.
- Town House Brook · 0.5 km
Town House Brook is a watercourse in Greater Manchester and a tributary of the River Roch.
The Old Duke, Littleborough · 0.5 kmThe Old Duke is a Grade II listed former public house on Ealees in Littleborough, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Built in 1820 as a house, three cottages were added to…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Littleborough?
- Littleborough is a town in Greater Manchester, England, in the Rochdale local authority.
- What is the population of Littleborough?
- Littleborough has an approximate settlement population of 13,807.
- How deprived is Littleborough?
- The Rochdale local authority, which includes Littleborough, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.