Renting in Rochdale

Average Rent in Rochdale: £950/mo

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Median asking rent across 1,743 live Rochdale listings on 5 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£950 /month

1,743 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Rochdale by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£965/mo	77
1 bed	£750/mo	331
2 bed	£895/mo	742
3 bed	£1,190/mo	411
4+ bed	£1,500/mo	118
Room (house share)	£563/mo	64

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Rochdale

What it costs to rent in Rochdale

Rochdale currently has 1,743 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £950 a month. 65 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 64% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is OL13 at around £798/mo, while M40 sits nearer £1,250/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Rent by property size

Average rent in Rochdale by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,743 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Rochdale

£965/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Rochdale is £965 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £950, based on 77 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Rochdale

£750/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Rochdale is £750 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 331 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Rochdale

£895/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Rochdale is £895 a month, 6% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 742 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Rochdale

£1,190/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Rochdale is £1,190 a month, 25% above the city-wide median of £950, based on 411 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Rochdale

£1,500/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Rochdale is £1,500 a month, 58% above the city-wide median of £950, based on 118 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Rochdale

£563/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Rochdale house share is £563 a month, 41% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 64 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Rochdale rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Rochdale. Latest: £844/mo (Jul 26, +7.5% YoY).

Latest

£844

Jul 26

Annual

+7.5%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£572

Aug 21

Total change

+48%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Rochdale pay goes on rent?

Renters in Rochdale spend an estimated 34% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£844/mo

£10,128/yr

Median pay

£29,535/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

34%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Rochdale

Flats & apartments

468

34% of listings

Houses

817

60% of listings

Rooms

5% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Rochdale — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 62% of the 826 houses currently advertised in Rochdale.

Terraced
62%511
Semi-detached
25%204
Detached
7%60
Other house
5%42
Bungalow
1%9

Rent by postcode

Where Rochdale rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,365 live listings in 20 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Rochdale

1M40£1,250/mo3 rentals
2M24£1,200/mo4 rentals
3M4£1,200/mo7 rentals

Cheapest in Rochdale

1OL13£798/mo8 rentals
2OL12£895/mo269 rentals
3OL10£895/mo56 rentals

Features · Rochdale

Garden, parking, and floor area in Rochdale

Live signal across 1,743 Rochdale rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

77%

of 346 Rochdale listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

80%

of 420 Rochdale listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Rochdale this week

65 homes came onto the Rochdale rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Rochdale

Most Rochdale homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 97,470 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.03

≈ Band B–C

Stock

97k

97,470 properties

A
53%51,770
B
18%17,270
C
13%13,070
D
8%8,190
E
5%4,520
F
2%1,700
G
1%900
H
0%50

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Rochdale

74% of Rochdale premises can already get full-fibre and 90% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

74%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

90%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

471 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
74%
Gigabit-capable
90%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Rochdale), July 2025, covering 98,250 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Rochdale homes

48% of Rochdale homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

48%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

52%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

85k

84,961 EPCs

A
0%177
B
10%8,239
C
38%32,238
D
38%32,271
E
11%9,601
F
2%1,879
G
1%556

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Rochdale. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Rochdale

14 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Rochdale centroid. The five closest:

1
Broadfield Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · OL16 1QT
0.21 mi
2
Rochdale Sixth Form College
16 plus · Academy 16-19 converter · OL12 6HY
0.29 mi
3
Howard Street Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · OL12 0PP
0.35 mi
4
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · OL11 1EZ
0.44 mi
5
Spotland Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · OL12 6QG
0.65 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Rochdale centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

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Rochdale listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Rochdale.

Rightmove

596

OnTheMarket

496

OpenRent

352

PrimeLocation

235

SpareRoom

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Frequently asked

Renting in Rochdale — your questions answered

How much is rent in Rochdale?

The average (median) asking rent in Rochdale is £950 a month — a 1-bed is £750 and a 2-bed £895, based on 1,743 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Rochdale?

The median asking rent for a studio in Rochdale is £965 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £950, based on 77 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Rochdale?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Rochdale is £750 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 331 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Rochdale?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Rochdale is £895 a month, 6% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 742 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Rochdale?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Rochdale is £1,190 a month, 25% above the city-wide median of £950, based on 411 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Rochdale?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Rochdale is £1,500 a month, 58% above the city-wide median of £950, based on 118 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Rochdale?

The median asking rent for a room in a Rochdale house share is £563 a month, 41% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 64 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Rochdale?

There are currently 1,743 rental properties available in Rochdale, with 65 new listings added in the last 7 days.

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