Rhodes’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Rhodes’ built-up area.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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RhodesGreater Manchester
Population 2,970: a town in Greater Manchester, North West.
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Photo: michael ely · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,970
Census 2021 · Rochdale council
Median home
£187K
97 sales in 3 years
Median age
39.5
15% are 65+ · Greater Manchester 16%
Degree level
27%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
23%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Rhodes a good place to live?
Fewer journeys need a car (A−): nearly a quarter of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its weakest is health (D): life expectancy is 76.2 for men and 79.6 for women. Prices are high against local incomes: homes sell for a median £187,000, about 4.5 times local household income. It lags on jobs & income as well — households earn a mean £39,282 a year, and 5.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · life expectancy and income, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · claimants, DWP. Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Rhodes has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Its other subjects still get grades, below.
How Rhodes grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Rhodes is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Rhodes has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Its other subjects still get grades, below.
HealthNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesA−Open →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesC−Open →Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedC−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 28% of towns in England; secondary results beat 32% of towns in EnglandCOpen →Hazard risk0.3% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB−Open →
SafetyNo police.uk data–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History3 listed buildingsCOpen →Outdoors78% live within 400 m of a park; 16.6 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsB+Open →Civic life0.3 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Rhodes stand out
The 3 things Rhodes does most differently from other towns.
Life expectancy, against UK towns
Health
79.6 and 76.2 years
Life expectancy at birth, women and men: shorter than in 94% of UK towns
OHID Fingertips, 2019–23.
Claimant rate, against UK towns
Work
of 16 to 64s in 2026: more than in 96% of UK towns
DWP claimant count, January to August 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
32% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rhodes.
Health
Lifespans in Rhodes run shorter than in 94% of UK towns
79%good or very good healthDHealth Grade
Asked at the census, nearly four in five residents of Rhodes said they were in good or very good health. This Greater Manchester town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.7 miles away. 6.9% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above Greater Manchester’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Disability touches 20% of Rhodes’ population.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Rhodes | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.9% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
76.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
79.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
SchoolsC
Exam results at Rhodes’s schools trail 74% of towns in England
CSchool Grade
At the 37 primary schools within 3 km, 57% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. Attainment 8 at the 13 secondary schools within 3 km averages 43.9, and 39% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes Green CE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 166 | D− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Work tends to be further away for Rhodes: 36% commute under 5 km, below Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
23%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.5 jobs in Rhodes for each resident in work. About 2% of its commuters stay in Rhodes for work.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving74%
Bus14%
On foot5%
Underground, tram2%
Bicycle2%
36%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
25%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£39K
mean household income, before tax
5.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
A−
Walkability: more walkable than 84% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C−
Rhodes is a renters’ town: 26% of households rent privately, more than in both Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
£187Kmedian sale
97 standard sales inside Rhodes’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £187,000. 55% of households own their home, about level with Greater Manchester’s towns (58%) and below England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £872 a month across the Rochdale council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Rhodes£187K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £315,000 | 15 |
| Semi-detached | £212,000 | 21 |
| Terraced | £175,000 | 45 |
| Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | 16 |
55%
of households own their home · England 61%
26%
rent privately · England 21%
£872
average private rent a month, Rochdale council area
£2,594
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
History
All 3 of Rhodes’s listed buildings are Grade II
3listed buildingsCHistory Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 24% of the total, above Greater Manchester’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Relative to its size, Rhodes keeps 10 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
24%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
10
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Rhodes than in Greater Manchester’s towns or across England’s towns: 27% of adults
39.5median age
Typical age in Rhodes: 39.5, the median. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with England’s towns (18%) and below Greater Manchester’s towns (19%).
RhodesGreater ManchesterEngland
Ages · share of residents
10%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level27%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Rhodes | Greater Manchester | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Greater Manchester and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rhodes
14pages on Rhodes
The big questions
SafetyNo police.uk data for Greater ManchesterCost of livingC−Median home £187K · rent £872 a monthHousing28 sold in 12 months · busiest street Marquess WaySchoolsC1 state schoolHealthDLife expectancy 76.2 (men), 79.6 (women)Work & commuteC−42% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB−0.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Manchester Jewish Museum and 10 more in and around Rhodes
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Rhodes. Best known first.
MuseumManchester Jewish Museum4.8 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseHeaton Park1.2 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumMuseum of Transport Greater Manchester4 km outside town, to the south
MuseumHeaton Park Tramway1 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionWomenZone3.1 km outside town, to the southZooZooLancaster Park & Animal Farm3.1 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Manchester Jewish Museum: Richerman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heaton Park: Pimlico Badger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Transport Greater Manchester: Mikey from Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heaton Park Tramway: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Rhodes
Town in Greater Manchester, England
Rhodes is a built-up area of 2,970 people, in the Rochdale council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 2,970 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Rochdale (mostly)
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001186
Rhodes’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
SimisterMiddletonPrestwichWhitefieldHeywoodChaddertonTrubRhodes
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes | 2,970 | — | — | C− | — | D |
| Simister | 1,054 | 1.1 | — | D | — | C |
| Middleton | 46,617 | 1.3 | — | D | — | D |
| Prestwich | 31,509 | 2.2 | — | D | — | C− |
| Whitefield | 22,193 | 2.5 | — | C− | — | C− |
| Heywood | 29,724 | 3.2 | — | C− | — | D |
| Chadderton | 37,602 | 3.3 | — | D | — | D |
| Trub | 1,389 | 3.5 | — | D | — | D |
Simister and Trub have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Simister, Middleton, Prestwich, Whitefield, Heywood, Chadderton and Trub have no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Rhodes
Is Rhodes safe?
We can’t say from police.uk: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime data there, so Rhodes has no Safety Grade. Greater Manchester Police’s own figures cover whole boroughs, not towns.
Are schools in Rhodes good?
GCSE results trail 68% of towns in England, and primary results trail 72% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Rochdale council.
Is Rhodes expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £187,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £90,000, terraced houses £175,000, semi-detached houses £212,000 and detached houses £315,000. Household incomes are lower than in 95% of UK towns, so cost of living grades C−.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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