Milnrow
Milnrow is a town in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 9,227. It offers two GP & clinics, two pharmacies, three supermarkets, and 14 restaurants & cafés, with 29 bus stops and Smithy Bridge railway station 2.6 km away. There was around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Milnrow area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Rochdale area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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
9°CCloudy
- Today: 11° / 8° · 34% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:32
9h 20m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
34US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Manchester Piccadilly, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
219 reported road collisions (2025)
67 killed or seriously injured · 276 casualties · 9.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 346 rated 4–5 ★ (281 top)
- 43 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Smithy Bridge (2.6 km)
- 29 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Smithy Bridge (2.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£211,022 average▲ 3.3% YoY
Across Rochdale · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£855 average monthly rent▲ 8.5% YoY
- 1 bed £622
- 2 bed £799
- 3 bed £960
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,448 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (5.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (5.9 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
33 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Morrisons Rochdale (1.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches29
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Gold rush at North West in Bloom Awards· 3 Nov 2026
- Lest We Forget: borough comes together to reflect and remember· 27 Oct 2026
- Rochdale foster carers honoured for 465 years of dedicated service· 26 Oct 2026
- Wheels fall off for drivers who failed to stop for Heywood school crossing patrol· 23 Oct 2026
- Rochdale crowned Britain in Bloom champion after striking gold· 22 Oct 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,487
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,792
- Net moves+695
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 19 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
31% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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 · 38,119 pupils
69 primary · 13 secondary · 23 other
Ofsted: 31 of 41 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (76%)
90 inspected 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
224 CQC-registered services
- Care homes62
- GP practices46
- Dentists38
- Homecare agencies57
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Rochdale
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 34 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
161 applications decided
87.6% granted · 141 granted, 20 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Paul Waugh
Labour (Co-op)
Rochdale
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
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
- Schools9
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés16
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,360 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
13 jobs advertised · £51,078 avg
e.g. Trainee Driving Instructor - Milnrow, Manchester, England, Technical Sales Manager, Warehouse Operative
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£690 median full-time weekly pay
6% 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
75% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 49% · Gas 16% · Wind 16% · Imports 9%
71 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · 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
Health services
17 GP surgeries · 11 pharmacies in OL16
- Milnrow Village Practice
- Yorkshire St Surgery
- Croft Shifa Health Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rochdale:
- Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 649 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth173 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND128 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK114 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately88 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Milnrow · 0.1 kmMilnrow is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Beal at the foothills of the South Pennines, and forms a continuous urban area with Rochdale. It is 2…
The Bobbin, Milnrow · 0.1 kmThe Bobbin is a Grade II listed public house on Dale Street in Milnrow, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Built in 1790, it has a documented history as a pub from the lat…
Milnrow Urban District · 0.2 kmMilnrow Urban District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district of the administrative county of Lancashire, in northwest England. It covered an area to the east and southeast of the County Borough of Rochda…
Milnrow tram stop · 0.2 kmMilnrow is a tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 28 February 2013 and is located in Milnrow, a part of the Metropolitan Borou…
- Butterworth Hall Brook · 0.4 km
Butterworth Hall Brook is a water course in Greater Manchester, North-West England, which flows through the village of Milnrow and is a tributary of the River Beal.
- Hollingworth Academy · 0.6 km
Hollingworth Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status located in Milnrow in the English county of Greater Manchester.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milnrow?
- Milnrow is a town in Greater Manchester, England, in the Rochdale local authority.
- What is the population of Milnrow?
- Milnrow has an approximate settlement population of 9,227.
- How deprived is Milnrow?
- The Rochdale local authority, which includes Milnrow, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.