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Rochdale vs Salford
Rochdale (North West, England · ~224k people) · Salford (North West, England · ~263k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: Rochdale leads on 2, Salford on 1, 4 effectively tied. Which trade-offs matter is yours to weigh — the rows below show where each one wins.
Head to head
Median pay
ONS ASHE (residence) · 2025
Rochdale
£35,854/yr
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Salford
£35,984/yr
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Effectively tied — under 2% apart.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
Rochdale
£205,000
Better than 78% of UK LAs
Salford
£230,000
Better than 68% of UK LAs
Rochdale: 12% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
Rochdale
£824/mo
Better than 70% of UK LAs
Salford
£1,161/mo
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
Rochdale: 41% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
Rochdale
£2,601/yr
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Salford
£2,594/yr
Worse than 87% of UK LAs
Effectively tied — under 2% apart.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
Rochdale
105.5/1k
Worse than 87% of UK LAs
Salford
105.9/1k
Worse than 87% of UK LAs
Effectively tied — under 2% apart.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
Rochdale
34.4
Worse than 95% of UK LAs
Salford
34.2
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Effectively tied — under 2% apart.
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
Rochdale
85.6%
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Salford
91.3%
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
Salford: 5.7 percentage points more pupils in Good/Outstanding schools.
What local pay actually covers
Same-place ratios — each area's own median rent and house price against its own median gross pay. A cheap-looking area stops looking cheap when local pay is lower still.
Rochdale
Rent takes 28% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 5.7× median annual pay
Salford
Rent takes 39% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 6.4× median annual pay
Full Rochdale profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Salford profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.