Neighbourhood · Rochdale · North West
Alkrington
Rochdale 025 · 7 sub-areas · 10,204 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Solo renters (55/100)Watch-out: Couples (45/100)Liveability 27/100 · Below medianCommuter neighbourhood
Alkrington is a commuter neighbourhood within Rochdale — train into Manchester runs in around 30 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Crime / 1k / yr
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GM via IMD proxy
Liveability
27/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Alkrington?
A snapshot of Alkrington
2 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £824 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Alkrington in Rochdale
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Alkrington?
- The median monthly rent across Alkrington is £824.
- How safe is Alkrington?
- Alkrington has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Alkrington?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 24 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Alkrington?
- There are 18 schools within 2 km of Alkrington, of which 18% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2617 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Alkrington?
- The most common council tax band in Alkrington is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,420. Council tax is set by Rochdale council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Alkrington to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Alkrington to central London is approximately 154 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Alkrington?
- 100% of premises in Alkrington are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Alkrington?
- Alkrington sits in IMD decile 9 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Alkrington?
- 91% of households in Alkrington are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Alkrington?
- The average property price across Rochdale (the local authority covering Alkrington) is approximately £206,592, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Alkrington a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.39 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £29,535.)
- Which local areas are part of Alkrington?
- Alkrington contains 7 local areas: Rochdale 025C, Rochdale 025B, Rochdale 025D, Rochdale 025E, Rochdale 025A…
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Frequently asked about Alkrington
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Alkrington?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Alkrington is £824. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- What schools are near Alkrington?
- 18% of schools within 2 km of Alkrington are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Alkrington?
- Public-transport commute time from Alkrington to central London is approximately 154 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Alkrington different from the rest of Rochdale?
- Alkrington contains 7 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Alkrington rank in Rochdale?
- Alkrington scores 27/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Rochdale, see the Cities table on the Rochdale page.
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