Trub’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Trub’s built-up area.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TrubGreater Manchester
A village in Greater Manchester, North West, home to 1,389 people.
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Photo: Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,389
Census 2021 · Rochdale council
Median home
£203K
43 sales in 3 years
Median age
43.3
20% are 65+ · Greater Manchester 16%
Degree level
27%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
15%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Trub a good place to live?
Floods and other hazards weigh less here (A). Health is a weak point: life expectancy 76.7 for men, 80.1 for women. It also trails on cost of living (D): a typical home costs £202,500 and rent runs £855 a month. Its schools fall short: primary results beat 26% of towns in England; secondary results beat 20% of towns in England.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · life expectancy, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Trub has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Its other subjects are graded below.
What makes Trub stand out
The 3 things Trub does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
15% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
43% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Homes built before 1919
History
27% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Household income, against UK towns
Work
Mean, before tax: lower than in 96% of UK towns
ONS small-area income estimates.
How Trub grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Trub is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Trub has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Its other subjects are graded below.
HealthIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Cost of livingMedian sale £202,500, 4.8 years of area incomeDOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 26% of towns in England; secondary results beat 20% of towns in EnglandC−Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentC−Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carB−Open →
SafetyNo police.uk data–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History1 listed buildingCOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 1.9 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsC+Open →Civic life0.7 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Trub.
Health
Life expectancy in Trub is shorter than in 91% of UK towns
Asked at the census, 79% of residents of Trub said they were in good or very good health. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 1.1 miles off. A fifth of residents have a disability, higher than both Greater Manchester’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%).
79%good or very good healthDHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Trub | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
76.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
80.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
HousingCost of living grade D
Private renting is less common in Trub than in Greater Manchester’s towns or across England’s towns: 14%
Households that own their home make up 72%. The £202,500 median rests on 43 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
£203Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Trub£203K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £465,000 | 11 |
| Semi-detached | £195,000 | 21 |
| Terraced | £180,000 | 11 |
72%
of households own their home · England 61%
14%
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
History
Trub keeps more of its old housing than Greater Manchester’s towns or England’s towns: 27% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Trub has 1 listed building on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. It has 7 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, about level with Greater Manchester’s towns (7) and below England’s towns (39).
1listed buildingsCHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
27%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
7
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Only 15% of commuters in Trub go to work without a car, fewer than in Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
4.2% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, above Greater Manchester’s towns (3.6%) and England’s towns (2.3%) alike. By car: that was how 82% of commuters travelled at the census. Before tax, the average household brings in £39K a year.
15%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving82%
Bus6%
On foot5%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
43%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
26%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£39K
mean household income, before tax
4.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B−
Walkability: more walkable than 54% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Trub than in Greater Manchester’s towns or across England’s towns: 27% of adults
Residents of Trub have a median age of 43.3. Over-65s are a fifth of the population. 11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Greater Manchester’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%).
43.3median age
TrubGreater ManchesterEngland
Ages · share of residents
20%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Trub | Greater Manchester | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.7% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Greater Manchester and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Rochdale Pioneers Museum and 3 more in and around Trub
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Trub. Best known first.
MuseumRochdale Pioneers Museum3.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumEllenroad Steam Museum4.6 km outside town, to the northeastZooZooLancaster Park & Animal Farm2.2 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumTouchstones3.4 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Rochdale Pioneers Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellenroad Steam Museum: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Trub
14pages on Trub
The big questions
SafetyNo police.uk data for Greater ManchesterCost of livingDMedian home £203K · rent £855 a monthHousing16 sold in 12 months · busiest street Manchester RoadSchoolsC−HealthDLife expectancy 76.7 (men), 80.1 (women)Work & commuteC−43% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Trub’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MiddletonHeywoodRoytonRochdaleShawChaddertonMilnrowTrub
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trub | 1,389 | — | — | D | — | D |
| Middleton | 46,617 | 2.3 | — | D | — | D |
| Heywood | 29,724 | 2.3 | — | C− | — | D |
| Royton | 22,997 | 2.3 | — | D− | — | C− |
| Rochdale | 111,258 | 2.6 | — | C− | — | D |
| Shaw | 18,249 | 3 | — | D | — | C− |
| Chadderton | 37,602 | 3.1 | — | D | — | D |
| Milnrow | 9,237 | 3.3 | — | D | — | C− |
Middleton, Heywood, Royton, Rochdale, Shaw, Chadderton and Milnrow have no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Trub
How many listed buildings are there in Trub?
1 on Historic England’s list.
Are schools in Trub good?
GCSE results trail 80% of towns in England, and primary results trail 74% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Places are handled by Rochdale council.
Is Trub safe?
We can’t say from police.uk: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime data there, so Trub has no Safety Grade. Greater Manchester Police’s own figures cover whole boroughs, not towns.
Is Trub expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £202,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £180,000, semi-detached houses £195,000 and detached houses £465,000. Household incomes are lower than in 96% of UK towns, so cost of living grades D.
About Trub
Village in Greater Manchester, England
Trub is a built-up area of 1,389 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
- 1,389 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Rochdale
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001125
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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