Neighbourhood · Rochdale · North West
Middleton East
Rochdale 023 · 7 sub-areas · 10,474 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (93/100)Watch-out: Families (69/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartileCommuter neighbourhood
Middleton East is a commuter neighbourhood within Rochdale — train into Manchester runs in around 21 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Middleton East?
A snapshot of Middleton East
The area is unusually green for its density — 7 parks sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; 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.
Middleton East in Rochdale
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Middleton East?
- The median monthly rent across Middleton East is £824.
- How safe is Middleton East?
- Middleton East 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 Middleton East?
- 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 10 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Middleton East?
- There are 16 schools within 2 km of Middleton East, of which 29% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2947 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Middleton East?
- The most common council tax band in Middleton East is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,898. Council tax is set by Rochdale council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Middleton East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Middleton East to central London is approximately 143 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 Middleton East?
- 100% of premises in Middleton East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Middleton East?
- Middleton East sits in IMD decile 3 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 Middleton East?
- 62% of households in Middleton East 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 Middleton East?
- The average property price across Rochdale (the local authority covering Middleton East) 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 Middleton East 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 Middleton East?
- Middleton East contains 7 local areas: Rochdale 023B, Rochdale 023G, Rochdale 023F, Rochdale 023D, Rochdale 023A…
FAQ
Frequently asked about Middleton East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Middleton East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Middleton East 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.
- Is Middleton East a safe place to live?
- Middleton East has a safety score of 100/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Middleton East?
- 29% of schools within 2 km of Middleton East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Middleton East?
- Public-transport commute time from Middleton East to central London is approximately 143 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Middleton East different from the rest of Rochdale?
- Middleton East 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 Middleton East rank in Rochdale?
- Middleton East scores 85/100 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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