5,368
Households
White Brit. · 87%
Ethnicity
Christian · 55%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Sep '25
£165,250
Median property price
273
Postcodes
Overview of West Heywood
Coordinates53.5908, -2.2418
Postcodes
273
Population (Census)
12,666
Households (Census)
5,368
Recorded crime · Sep '25
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Heywood
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.28 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.28 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in West Heywood
Property sales · West Heywood
HM Land Registry · West Heywood
Average price
£188,324
YoY: +4.6%
Median price: £165,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £140,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£219k£178k£138k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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 West Heywood
Crime trends · West Heywood
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearOct '23 – Sep '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Sep '25
1
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Sep '25
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Sep '25
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Sep '25
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Sep '25
0
YoY stable
Demographics in West Heywood
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.6%
Other White4.3%
African2.5%
Pakistani1.2%
+ other · 5.5%
Religion
Christian55.3%
No religion37.3%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim1.9%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6419.1%
35–4918.8%
25–3414.5%
65–749.8%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%
Households
Other18.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.7%
Any member 66+12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
+ 8 other households · 36.6%
Schools in West Heywood
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Heap Bridge Village Primary School
Rochdale · BL9 7JP
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Rochdale · OL10 3PD
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Woodland Community Primary School
Rochdale · OL10 3BX
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Oak Haven School
Rochdale · OL10 3PY
Requires improvement
0.3 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–16
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Rochdale · OL10 3RD
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in West Heywood
Postcodes in West Heywood
BL9 7BQBL9 7BRBL9 7HNBL9 7HRBL9 7HSBL9 7HTBL9 7HUBL9 7HWBL9 7HXBL9 7HYBL9 7HZBL9 7JABL9 7JBBL9 7JDBL9 7JEBL9 7JFBL9 7JGBL9 7JHBL9 7JJBL9 7JLBL9 7JNBL9 7JPBL9 7JQBL9 7JRBL9 7JSBL9 7JTBL9 7JUBL9 7JWBL9 7JXBL9 7JYBL9 7JZBL9 7LABL9 7LBOL10 2TROL10 2TSOL10 2TTOL10 3BFOL10 3BHOL10 3BJOL10 3BPOL10 3BSOL10 3BTOL10 3BUOL10 3BXOL10 3BYOL10 3BZOL10 3DAOL10 3DBOL10 3DDOL10 3DEOL10 3DFOL10 3DGOL10 3DHOL10 3DJOL10 3DLOL10 3DNOL10 3DPOL10 3DQOL10 3DROL10 3DSOL10 3DTOL10 3DUOL10 3DWOL10 3DXOL10 3DYOL10 3DZOL10 3EBOL10 3EDOL10 3ETOL10 3EUOL10 3EXOL10 3EYOL10 3EZOL10 3FGOL10 3FHOL10 3FJOL10 3FLOL10 3FNOL10 3FPOL10 3FROL10 3FSOL10 3FTOL10 3FWOL10 3FXOL10 3FZOL10 3HAOL10 3HBOL10 3HEOL10 3HHOL10 3HJOL10 3HLOL10 3HNOL10 3HPOL10 3HQOL10 3HROL10 3HSOL10 3HUOL10 3HWOL10 3HXOL10 3HYOL10 3HZOL10 3JAOL10 3JBOL10 3JDOL10 3JEOL10 3JFOL10 3JGOL10 3JHOL10 3JJOL10 3JLOL10 3JNOL10 3JPOL10 3JQOL10 3JROL10 3JSOL10 3JTOL10 3JUOL10 3JWOL10 3JXOL10 3JY