Slattocks’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Slattocks’ built-up area.
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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SlattocksGreater Manchester
A village in Greater Manchester, North West, home to 158 people.
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Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
158
Census 2021 · Rochdale council
Median age
44.3
21% are 65+ · Greater Manchester 16%
Degree level
28%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Slattocks a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Slattocks has no grades; its figures are still real. Its listed buildings number 1, with 0 at Grade I. 14% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 48% of households own their home outright.
What makes Slattocks stand out
The 3 things Slattocks does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 listed building
0 Grade II*; 2.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
14% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Own outright
Housing
48% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Slattocks.
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Slattocks work nearby than in Greater Manchester’s towns or England’s towns: 30% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Just over four in five commuters drove, above both Greater Manchester’s towns (72%) and England’s towns (70%). The census counted nearly a quarter of workers working mainly from home. Of the commuters living in Slattocks, 2% work in the town itself. Household income averages £40K a year before tax.
14%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving81%
On foot10%
Bicycle3%
30%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
23%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£40K
mean household income, before tax
2.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Most households in Slattocks own their home: 89%, more than in both Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
Social housing holds 3% of households, below Greater Manchester’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private renters make up 8% of households. That is the middle of 5 standard sales inside Slattocks’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Slattocks£0K
Typical UK town£277K
89%
of households own their home · England 61%
8%
rent privately · England 21%
£855
average private rent a month, Rochdale council area
£2,601
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
83% of residents say their health is good or very good
Slattocks has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.4 miles away. At the census, 6.4% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 16% of residents have a disability, below both Greater Manchester’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%).
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Slattocks | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.4% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
77.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
80.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Slattocks is rich in listed buildings: 63 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Every one of Slattocks’s 1 listed building sits at Grade II, the most common listing. Before 1919: that is when 9% of homes were built.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
9%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
63
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
Slattocks skews older, with 21% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Greater Manchester’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). Ages in Slattocks split evenly at 44.3: half are older, half younger. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
44.3median age
SlattocksGreater ManchesterEngland
Ages · share of residents
21%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications12%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level28%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Slattocks | Greater Manchester | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Greater Manchester and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Gallery Oldham and 5 more in and around Slattocks
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Slattocks. Best known first.
Art galleryGallery Oldham4.4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumEllenroad Steam Museum5 km outside town, to the northeastZooZooLancaster Park & Animal Farm700 m outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumTouchstones4.7 km outside town, to the northChurchChurchSt. Thomas Church, Werneth4.2 km outside town, to the southeastChurchChurchSt Paul's Church, Oldham5 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Gallery Oldham: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellenroad Steam Museum: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Slattocks
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The big questions
Slattocks’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
TrubRoytonMiddletonChaddertonHeywoodShawRochdaleSlattocks
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slattocks | 158 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trub | 1,389 | 0.7 | — | D | — | D |
| Royton | 22,997 | 1.9 | — | D− | — | C− |
| Middleton | 46,617 | 1.9 | — | D | — | D |
| Chadderton | 37,602 | 2.4 | — | D | — | D |
| Heywood | 29,724 | 2.7 | — | C− | — | D |
| Shaw | 18,249 | 2.8 | — | D | — | C− |
| Rochdale | 111,258 | 3.2 | — | C− | — | D |
Trub has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Trub, Royton, Middleton, Chadderton, Heywood, Shaw and Rochdale have no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Slattocks
How many listed buildings are there in Slattocks?
1 on Historic England’s list. That is 2.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Slattocks safe?
We can’t say from police.uk: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime data there, so Slattocks has no Safety Grade. Greater Manchester Police’s own figures cover whole boroughs, not towns.
How much is council tax in Slattocks?
Band D council tax in Slattocks is £2,601 for 2026–27, more than in 86% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Slattocks
Village in Greater Manchester, England
Slattocks is a built-up area of 158 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
- 158 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Rochdale
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001141
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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