Manchester commuter townsOldham vs Rochdale

Oldham vs Rochdale: which commuter town suits you?

Rochdale is 10 minutes closer to Manchester and £10k cheaper on the average sold price.
Oldham

#8 of 29

Rochdale

#5 of 29

Train to Manchester

28 min
18 min

Average house price

£200k
£190k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

5.9x
5.7x

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1039 Mb
976 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.2
7.2

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

13
20

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

400 ha
352 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

440
288

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Oldham

Greater Manchester · 28 min to Manchester · average sold price £200k.

Read the Oldham report

Living in Rochdale

Greater Manchester · 18 min to Manchester · average sold price £190k.

Read the Rochdale report

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