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 (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
17°CSunny
- Today: 20° / 13° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
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
20US 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
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 351 rated 4–5 ★ (285 top)
- 38 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
£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 (5.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 183.7p · Asda (7.2 km)
20 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
- 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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 34 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
- Schools9
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés16
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,210 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
9 jobs advertised · £21,550 avg
e.g. Online Computer science Tutoring Job in Milnrow – Flexible Schedule, Online Chemistry Tutor - Part Time, Care Assistant
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
73% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 54% · Imports 18% · Wind 12% · Gas 9%
46 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
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
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 IoD2019.