Renting in Rochdale

Average Rent in Rochdale

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The average rent in Rochdale is £895/mo, with 1,144 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Rochdale rental appears.

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Renting in Rochdale

What it costs to rent in Rochdale

Rochdale currently has 1,144 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £895 a month. 57 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 69% 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 M24 sits nearer £1,200/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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Market snapshot

Rochdale rental market at a glance

1,144

Active rentals in Rochdale

£895/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Rochdale

Median monthly rent, based on 1,144 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£700/mo	199
2 bed	£875/mo	460
3 bed	£1,100/mo	286
4+ bed	£1,500/mo	92
Room	£597/mo	52

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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: £824/mo (Mar 26, +9.6% YoY).

Latest

£824

Mar 26

Annual

+9.6%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£559

Apr 21

Total change

+47%

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

£824/mo

£9,888/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.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Rochdale

Flats & apartments

260

29% of listings

Houses

571

64% of listings

Rooms

6% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 65% of the 576 houses currently advertised in Rochdale.

Terraced
65%377
Semi-detached
23%130
Detached
8%46
Other house
3%18
Bungalow
1%5

Rent by postcode

Where Rochdale rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 934 live listings in 18 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Rochdale

1M24£1,200/mo3 rentals
2M4£1,150/mo3 rentals
3M25£1,100/mo7 rentals

Cheapest in Rochdale

1OL13£798/mo6 rentals
2OL11£825/mo197 rentals
3OL12£850/mo187 rentals

Features · Rochdale

Garden, parking, and floor area in Rochdale

Live signal across 1,144 Rochdale rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

74%

of 223 Rochdale listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

79%

of 281 Rochdale listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Rochdale

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Rochdale has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 97 of 97 postcode districts analysed, the median was 1 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Rochdale is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

1 crimes per area (median)
97 of 97 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Rochdale ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Rochdale

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for April 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Heywood has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Rochdale.

Heywood
No data available this month · pop. ~28,000
0.0
per 1k
Middleton
Most common: Public order (1) · pop. ~46,000
0.0
per 1k
Littleborough
No data available this month · pop. ~14,000
0.0
per 1k
Milnrow
No data available this month · pop. ~13,000
0.0
per 1k
Norden
No data available this month · pop. ~7,000
0.0
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Rochdale listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Rochdale.

Rightmove

360

OnTheMarket

308

OpenRent

281

PrimeLocation

143

SpareRoom

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Frequently asked

Renting in Rochdale — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Rochdale?

The median rent in Rochdale is £895/month based on 1144 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Rochdale?

There are currently 1144 rental properties available in Rochdale, with 57 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Rochdale safe for renters?

Rochdale has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 1 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Rochdale?

The most commonly reported crime category in Rochdale is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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