5,532
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Feb '26
£216,825
Median property price
299
Postcodes
Overview of Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough
Coordinates53.6431, -2.1185
Postcodes
299
Population (Census)
13,439
Households (Census)
5,532
Recorded crime · Feb '26
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.84 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.84 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough
Property sales · Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough
HM Land Registry · Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough
Average price
£240,091
YoY: -5.2%
Median price: £222,350
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £308,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£318k£248k£178k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough
Crime trends · Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMar '24 – Feb '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Mar '24Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Feb '26
1
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Mar '24Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Feb '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Mar '24Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Feb '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Mar '24Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Feb '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Mar '24Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Feb '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.3%
Pakistani3.5%
Other White1.5%
+ other · 5.8%
Religion
Christian53.0%
No religion35.9%
Muslim5.6%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6420.2%
35–4919.8%
25–3412.2%
65–7411.1%
10–158.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Other16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.6%
Any member 66+11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.1%
All members 66+10.1%
+ 8 other households · 35.6%
Schools in Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Rochdale · OL12 9QA
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St James' Church of England Primary School
Rochdale · OL12 9JW
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Wardle Academy
Rochdale · OL12 9RD
Good
0.4 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Rochdale · OL15 8DU
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough
Postcodes in Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough
OL12 9AHOL12 9BBOL12 9DDOL12 9DFOL12 9DXOL12 9DYOL12 9EGOL12 9EHOL12 9EJOL12 9EQOL12 9EROL12 9ESOL12 9ETOL12 9EUOL12 9FGOL12 9FJOL12 9HHOL12 9HLOL12 9HROL12 9HSOL12 9HTOL12 9HUOL12 9JAOL12 9JBOL12 9JDOL12 9JPOL12 9JQOL12 9JSOL12 9JTOL12 9JUOL12 9JWOL12 9JYOL12 9JZOL12 9LAOL12 9LBOL12 9LDOL12 9LEOL12 9LFOL12 9LGOL12 9LHOL12 9LJOL12 9LLOL12 9LNOL12 9LPOL12 9LQOL12 9LROL12 9LSOL12 9LTOL12 9LUOL12 9LWOL12 9LXOL12 9LYOL12 9LZOL12 9NAOL12 9NBOL12 9NDOL12 9NEOL12 9NFOL12 9NGOL12 9NHOL12 9NJOL12 9NLOL12 9NNOL12 9NPOL12 9NROL12 9NSOL12 9NTOL12 9NUOL12 9NXOL12 9NYOL12 9NZOL12 9PAOL12 9PBOL12 9PDOL12 9PEOL12 9PFOL12 9PGOL12 9PHOL12 9PLOL12 9PNOL12 9PPOL12 9PQOL12 9PROL12 9PSOL12 9PTOL12 9PWOL12 9QAOL12 9QBOL12 9QDOL12 9QEOL12 9QFOL12 9QGOL12 9QHOL12 9QJOL12 9QLOL12 9QQOL12 9RDOL12 9RJOL12 9RLOL12 9RNOL12 9RUOL12 9SROL12 9SSOL12 9STOL12 9SYOL15 8ALOL15 8BFOL15 8BUOL15 8BYOL15 8DBOL15 8DJOL15 8DPOL15 8DROL15 8DTOL15 8DUOL15 8DYOL15 8DZOL15 8EAOL15 8EBOL15 8ED