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About

Heywood sits within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, north of the city of Manchester and historically in Lancashire. The town expanded rapidly in the 19th century as textile mills and engineering works opened, leaving a town centre laid out around a traditional market and a network of terraced streets. Public buildings, civic spaces and the pattern of older industrial sites still mark how the place grew around manufacturing and trade.

Today Heywood combines active commercial streets, pockets of post‑war and later housing, and working industrial estates. Several former mill buildings remain in use, some adapted to light industry and studios while tall brick chimneys punctuate the skyline. Community facilities include a civic centre, sports provision and local parks that serve nearby neighbourhoods. Regular market days and smaller local events keep the town centre busy, while routes linking to the surrounding borough place Heywood within commuting distance of larger employment centres. The mix of surviving mill architecture and contemporary uses gives the town a clear sense of its industrial past.

Area overview

On average Heywood Town has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 168 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 31.9% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Heywood Town is £33,474 per year. There are 4 schools in Heywood Town: 3 primary (0 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good). Heywood Town is home to around 10,321 people, with a population density of about 4,243.3 per km2.

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
168
Deprivation level
9/10
Income level
1/10
Social housing
31.9%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Heywood Town Population
10,321
Population density
4,243.3 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
57.46(+54%)
Anti-social behaviour
40.69(+127%)
Criminal damage and arson
32.46(+261%)
Public order
27.71(+174%)
Other theft
16.96(+157%)
North West average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
8,704
84.33%
Other White
501
4.85%
African
309
2.99%
Pakistani
202
1.96%
Irish
78
0.76%
Total population: 10,321

Economics

Education (age 16+)

No qualifications
2,197
26.95%
Level 4+ (Degree)
1,640
20.12%
Level 3 (A level)
1,342
16.46%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,250
15.33%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
945
11.59%
Total 16+ residents: 8,152

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns with a mortgage
1,110
23.05%
Owns outright
1,038
21.56%
Private landlord or letting agency
1,022
21.23%
Social rents from council
818
16.99%
Other social rented
685
14.23%
Total households: 4,815

Property prices in Heywood Town

Based on 107 recent sales, the median property price is £165,000 in Heywood Town area, with individual transactions ranging from £65,000 up to £420,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Heywood Town in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Heywood Town over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Terraced61£150,000
Semi-Detached27£220,000
Detached11£280,000
Flats8£111,100

10 years median price trend in Heywood Town

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Heywood Town.

All postcodes in Heywood Town

OL104QE

Yew Street

OL103EF

Coomassie Street

OL101EH

Hill Street

OL101PB

Manchester Street

OL103EN

Wilton Street

OL101BG

Glendale Close

OL101AR

Egerton Close

OL101FR

Sundew Close

OL101EJ

Fox Street

OL104PA

Queen Street

OL101DG

Hardfield Street

OL104HQ

Adelaide Street

OL104QU

Wham Street

OL101DH

Schofield Street

OL103EP

Brook Gardens

OL101AP

Egerton Street

OL104LZ

Temple Street

OL103BG

Egerton Street

OL103DH

Argyle Street

OL104PT

Bank Top Street

OL103FJ

Shuttle Drive

OL101HR

North Heywood

OL101LE

Rochdale Road

OL102TL

Pennine Business Park

OL101AH

Egerton Street

OL103AH

Smyrna Street

OL103DT

Broadfield Street

OL104PJ

Collinge Street

OL104PG

William Greenwood Close

OL101DQ

Fletcher Close

OL104PP

George Street

OL102DT

St Andrews Drive

OL103HL

Crown Road

OL104QD

Peel Street

OL101BU

Osborne Street

OL103BQ

Egerton Street

OL103BT

Agincourt Street

OL103HP

Rose Hill Street

OL103HN

Mills Street

OL104PE

Dawson Street

OL104NZ

Gas Street

OL104QS

Duke Street

OL103AR

Cleves Court

OL102TW

Hill Top Road

OL102DJ

Ormerod Street

OL101PG

Rochdale Lane

OL104ND

Dawson Street

OL102AJ

Cowburn Street

OL103AS

Clifton Close

OL101BQ

Gorsey Hill Street

OL101EF

Taylor Street

OL109BW

North Heywood

OL104QA

Bridge Street

OL101HD

Beeches

OL104PN

Dawson Street

OL101LL

North Heywood

OL103AX

Cranmer Court

OL103EJ

Kay Street

OL109DA

North Heywood

OL101DB

Harwood Gardens

OL103AP

Denton Street

OL104NS

York Street

OL104HW

Aspinall Street

OL102QP

Goldbrook Close

OL103EU

New York Street

OL103FN

Fustian Avenue

OL103DN

Unity Close

OL104LW

Clarke Street

OL101JZ

Hind Hill Street

OL104TG

Claybank Street

OL103ET

Pilsworth Road

OL101BP

Hampden Street

OL101BB

Benfield Street

OL104EF

Grove Street

OL104HX

Miller Street

OL101PQ

Vale Street

OL101BE

Ryder Street

OL101AB

Hornby Street

OL103BS

Regent Street

OL101PE

Brierley Street

OL104QG

Bury Street

OL103DJ

Argyle Crescent

OL101HU

Bethel Street

OL104XE

Derby Street

OL102RQ

Hill Top Road

OL101PJ

Bradshaw Street

OL103BZ

Crown Road

OL104QL

Millbank Street

OL101AX

Cobden Street

OL103DA

Rosehill Street

OL101AD

Emmott Close

OL101BN

Nelson Street

OL103FP

North Light Way

OL109BE

Hind Hill Street

OL101HY

Mission Street

OL101BL

Stanley Street

OL101HN

St James Grove

OL104NY

Arthur Street

OL101DR

Schofield Street

OL103FL

Fustian Avenue

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.