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Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor neighbourhood of Rochdale, England (ONS area Rochdale 020). Headline figures assembled 15 October 2026. Postcodes M24, OL10, OL11. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near OL10 2DE.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Rochdale (4 of 17 signals falling, 3 rising). Houses here typically resell for £210,000 and flats for £149,990 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Castleton (Manchester), is 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 15 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£210,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£149,990

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +100% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.10; 3 of 17 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 3 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 3 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£46,400

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor sits in Rochdale

  • Typical house price: 8th highest of 25 neighbourhoods in Rochdale
  • Typical flat price: the highest of the 5 neighbourhoods in Rochdale with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 7th highest of 25 neighbourhoods in Rochdale

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 15 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor

House prices: Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor against Rochdale: This neighbourhood £34k (1995) to £239k (2026); Rochdale £36k (1995) to £220k (2026).£60k£213k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£239kRochdale£220k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Rochdale, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 15 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Rochdale, 4 the other way and 10 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Single-person households under 65
  • Schools improving

Falling behind the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Home improvement applications
  • Homes selling
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Castleton (Manchester) Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Rochdale (about 4 min) and Blackburn (about 70 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Hopwood Community Primary School 410 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Jan 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Newhouse Academy 640 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Nov 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor

What is the typical house price in Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor?

£210,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% against 2017-2019.

How does Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor compare with the rest of Rochdale?

Typical house price: 8th highest of 25 neighbourhoods in Rochdale. Typical flat price: the highest of the 5 neighbourhoods in Rochdale with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 7th highest of 25 neighbourhoods in Rochdale.

Is Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.10; 3 of 17 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor?

Castleton (Manchester). Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Rochdale (about 4 min) and Blackburn (about 70 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor?

Nearest state primary school. Hopwood Community Primary School. 410 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Jan 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Newhouse Academy. 640 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Nov 2023).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.