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Kingsway

Ward

East Rochdale. About 12,568 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 99% of people in Kingsway live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,858
Joint 1,648th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
99%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Kingsway compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

KingswayMiddle
Population20 wards, Rochdale · 2021
Population: every ward in Rochdale20 areas from 9,373 to 12,833. The middle area is 11,213. Kingsway is 11,858.
11,8587th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, Rochdale · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Rochdale20 areas from 29.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Kingsway is 99.0%.
99%9th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Rochdale · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Rochdale20 areas from 78.3% to 99.3%. The middle area is 94.5%. Kingsway is 96.2%.
96.2%6th highest
Claimant rate20 wards, Rochdale · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Rochdale20 areas from 1.9% to 11.0%. The middle area is 5.6%. Kingsway is 8.5%.
8.5%3rd highest

What is the population of Kingsway?

Kingsway had 11,858 usual residents at the census.

Kingsway is the joint 1,648th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Rochdale

These figures are published for the whole of Rochdale, not for each ward, so they describe all of Rochdale and not Kingsway alone. See Rochdale

Average house price
£211,022
Up 3.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,660
46th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.1×
Joint 101st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
34.3
17th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Kingsway in brief

Kingsway had 11,858 usual residents at the census.

About 99% of people in Kingsway live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kingsway, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kingsway, 8.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.