North West · Metropolitan district

Rochdale

2026/27 view

Rochdale · ONS E08000005

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

69/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Good

Compared only with metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

36 councils in peer group Rank 8 of 34 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover57
Debt burden73
Liquidity79
Debt direction79
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £194.45m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£23.67m 10.9%
Service expenditure £511.86m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£27.07m 5.6%
Unallocated reserves £15.00m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
£0.00 0.0%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £511.86m
29.8%
2020/21: £394.46m 2021/22: £408.61m 2022/23: £436.92m 2023/24: £484.79m 2024/25: £511.86m
Net revenue expenditure £263.82m
33.2%
2020/21: £197.99m 2021/22: £201.78m 2022/23: £225.18m 2023/24: £254.09m 2024/25: £263.82m
Council Tax requirement £114.72m
25.1%
2020/21: £91.72m 2021/22: £94.38m 2022/23: £100.04m 2023/24: £107.49m 2024/25: £114.72m
Unallocated reserves £15.00m
11.8%
2020/21: £17.00m 2021/22: £17.00m 2022/23: £17.00m 2023/24: £15.00m 2024/25: £15.00m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25
Unclassified roads12.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 39 / 130peer median 15.0%
A roads & motorways6.0%requiring maintenance investigation+2.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 94 / 149peer median 4.0%
B & C roads6.0%requiring maintenance investigation+1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 68 / 133peer median 5.0%
A roads & motorways6.0% red
Good 71.0%Amber 24.0%Red 6.0%
B & C roads6.0% red
Good 68.0%Amber 27.0%Red 6.0%
ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better
2015/16: 4.0%2016/17: 4.0%2017/18: 5.0%2018/19: 4.0%2019/20: 4.0%2020/21: 3.0%2021/22: 4.0%2022/23: 6.0%2023/24: 4.0%2024/25: 6.0%2015/16: 6.0%2016/17: 6.0%2017/18: 4.0%2018/19: 5.0%2019/20: 5.0%2020/21: 4.0%2021/22: 3.0%2022/23: 7.0%2023/24: 5.0%2024/25: 6.0%2015/16: 15.0%2016/17: 23.0%2017/18: 19.0%2018/19: 18.0%2019/20: 17.0%2020/21: 16.0%2021/22: 17.0%2022/23: 15.0%2023/24: 12.0%2024/25: 12.0%
2015/162024/25
A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified
2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads2.1%85 km network
B, C & unclassified2.2%681 km network
Strengthening0.2%Resurfacing1.8%Preservation0.0%
Official DfT road condition statistics · Lower red percentages indicate fewer roads requiring investigation.View source
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Rochdale, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25
48.0%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

0.8 percentage points vs 2023/24
52 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste380.0 kgper household+4.2 kg year on year
Waste collected304.3 kgper resident−6.9 kg year on year
Household waste71,683tonnes collected34,401 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

34,401 t recycled, composted or reused 37,283 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

48.0%
2015/16: 40.1%2016/17: 47.2%2017/18: 47.9%2018/19: 48.6%2019/20: 49.9%2020/21: 48.0%2021/22: 50.6%2022/23: 47.1%2023/24: 48.8%2024/25: 48.0%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Rochdale.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
106 Open schools
38,112 Pupils
42,244 School places
90.2% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Rochdale.

Attainment 8
41.7
North West 44.6
England 46.1
4.4 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
37.0%
North West 42.0%
England 45.4%
8.4 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
32.9%
North West 36.7%
England 40.5%
7.6 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.27

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

43.4 18/19
46.9 19/20
46.6 20/21
44.7 21/22
42.3 22/23
41.5 23/24
41.7 24/25
Education context

Rochdale's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are below both North West and England benchmarks across all three headline measures.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Rochdale, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£205,000
+ 39.5% over five years
Median resident earnings
£34,660
+ 26.9% over five years
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Rochdale.

£844 / month
+ 7.5% in the last year
July 2026
Rochdale
£844
+ 7.5%
North West
£965
+ 5.7%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with North West £121 less per month
Compared with England £607 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Rochdale
5.91×
North West
5.90×
England
7.64×
Compared with North West Less affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received162this quarter+8 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided132this quarter−18 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
88.6%approved
Overall approval rate117 granted15 refused+1.3 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

81.1%
Rank 259 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

12.3 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major988.9%77.8% Minor3381.8%69.7% Other9091.1%85.6%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1622024 Q3: 1852024 Q4: 1642025 Q1: 1592025 Q2: 1622025 Q3: 1772025 Q4: 1542026 Q1: 1622024 Q2: 1862024 Q3: 1812024 Q4: 1762025 Q1: 1612025 Q2: 1632025 Q3: 1642025 Q4: 1502026 Q1: 132
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

125%
Required1,536homes over three years
Delivered1,925homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Rochdale, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 24,639 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 104.6 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change − 3.9% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Rochdale Your council
104.6 − 3.9%
North West Region
89.4 − 0.9%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Rochdale has a recorded crime rate 17.0% above North West. It is 25.3% above the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Greater Manchester
Violence 10,404
44.2 per 1,000 − 0.3%
Theft 5,497
23.3 per 1,000 − 16.5%
Public order 2,632
11.2 per 1,000 − 13.5%
Criminal damage 2,014
8.5 per 1,000 − 6.5%
Shoplifting 1,317
5.6 per 1,000 − 27.8%
Vehicle offences 1,340
5.7 per 1,000 − 16.4%
Burglary 963
4.1 per 1,000 − 17.0%
Drug offences 1,479
6.3 per 1,000 + 45.1%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Rochdale.

106 schools
Open schools 106
Pupils 38,112
School places 42,244
Capacity used 90.2%
Primary 69 schools
22,090 pupils
Other / specialist 20 schools
1,405 pupils
Secondary 13 schools
14,496 pupils
16+ provision 2 schools
0 pupils
Nursery 2 schools
121 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 8
7.5% of open schools
Previous full framework 47
44.3% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 34
32.1% of open schools
No Ofsted record 16
15.1% of open schools
No published outcome 1
0.9% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

8 schools assessed
Achievement 8 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Attendance & behaviour 8 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Curriculum & teaching 8 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Inclusion 8 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Leadership & governance 8 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Personal development 8 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Safeguarding 8 assessed
Met 8
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 5
Good 24
Requires improvement 6
Inadequate 1
Not judged 11
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

View all schools
School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy URN 144982 · OL16 2NU Primary 117 168 Good
Alkrington Primary School URN 105786 · M24 1JZ Primary 512 505 Ungraded inspection
All Saints Church of England Primary School URN 105829 · OL12 0EL Primary 204 236 Not judged
All Souls Church of England Primary School URN 105811 · OL10 4DF Primary 234 204 Outstanding
Ashfield Valley Primary School URN 105783 · OL11 1TA Primary 239 230 Good
Bamford Academy URN 137471 · OL11 5PS Primary 324 390 Ungraded inspection
Belfield Community School URN 105780 · OL16 2XW Primary 429 457 Not judged
Boarshaw Community Primary School URN 105787 · M24 2PB Primary 446 446 Ungraded inspection
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 235,561 2024
North West region 7,737,414
Rochdale represents 3.04% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+13,519 residents ↑ 6.1%
2019: 222,042 residents2020: 223,024 residents2021: 224,127 residents2022: 227,715 residents2023: 231,217 residents2024: 235,561 residents
Rochdale +6.1%
North West +5.1%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Rochdale's population grew over five years. Its change was 1.0 percentage points above the North West and 1.8 percentage points above England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Rochdale?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available
LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Rochdale compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025
Male 76.7 years
3.3 years lower than England
England 80.0
Female 81.9 years
1.9 years lower than England
England 83.8
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male
53.8
7.1 year s below England
England 60.9
Female
54.2
7.1 year s below England
England 61.3
2022 - 24
EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024
198.0 per 100,000
England 145.8
Worse
Cardiovascular disease 2025
104.6 per 100,000
England 71.5
Worse
Cancer 2025
134.3 per 100,000
England 114.6
Worse
Liver disease 2025
34.1 per 100,000
England 19.4
Worse
Respiratory disease 2025
49.6 per 100,000
England 31.5
Worse
Suicide rate 2022 - 24
11.4 per 100,000
England 10.9
Similar
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024
Rochdale 11.8% England 10.4%
Similar
Adults overweight or obese 2024/25
Rochdale 68.1% England 68.0%
Worse
Physically active adults 2024/25
Rochdale 58.9% England 64.6%
Worse
Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24
Rochdale 485.2 England 504.1
Rate per 100,000 Similar
CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25
24.6%
Rochdale 24.6% England 23.5%
Council compared with England Similar
Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25
38.9%
Rochdale 38.9% England 36.2%
Council compared with England Worse
Physically active children 2024/25
50.8%
Rochdale 50.8% England 49.1%
Council compared with England Similar
MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25
86.4%
Rochdale 86.4% England 83.7%
Council compared with England Better
Bowel cancer screening 2025
69.2%
Rochdale 69.2% England 72.9%
Council compared with England Worse
WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026
76.2 per 100
England 66.3 per 100 Better
Air pollution mortality 2024
5.3%
England 5.3% Not compared
Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Rochdale?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 42,182 17.9% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +7.7% +3,023 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.2% +88 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Rochdale LOCAL AUTHORITY
17.9%
North West REGION
14.0%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
42,285 38,814 35,342
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024
POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

7.1 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 6.6 µg/m³
Other sources 0.5 µg/m³
Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

39.1%
11.6 7.0
2011: 11.62 µg/m³ 2012: 10.54 µg/m³ 2013: 10.59 µg/m³ 2014: 10.34 µg/m³ 2015: 8.08 µg/m³ 2016: 8.87 µg/m³ 2017: 7.68 µg/m³ 2018: 8.03 µg/m³ 2019: 8.71 µg/m³ 2020: 6.96 µg/m³ 2021: 7.13 µg/m³ 2022: 7.67 µg/m³ 2023: 7.16 µg/m³ 2024: 7.08 µg/m³
2011 2024
Since 2011 ↓ 39.1%
5 years ↓ 18.7%
10 years ↓ 31.5%
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
PM2.5 16.8 µg/m³
Provisional
Last 24 hours 4.5 – 16.8 µg/m³
2026-09-22 02:00:00+01: 12.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 03:00:00+01: 11.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 04:00:00+01: 12.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 05:00:00+01: 8.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 06:00:00+01: 8.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 07:00:00+01: 13.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 08:00:00+01: 15.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 09:00:00+01: 9.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 10:00:00+01: 10.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 11:00:00+01: 14.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 12:00:00+01: 13.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 13:00:00+01: 8.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 14:00:00+01: 8.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 15:00:00+01: 5.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 16:00:00+01: 6.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 17:00:00+01: 4.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 18:00:00+01: 5.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 19:00:00+01: 5.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 20:00:00+01: 6.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 21:00:00+01: 9.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 22:00:00+01: 11.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01: 14.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 00:00:00+01: 16.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01: 16.8 µg/m³
Rochdale Belfield Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) · Urban Background Latest measurement: 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

5.3% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution
2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£511.86m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£263.82m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£114.72m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£15.00m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £2,173
Median for councils of the same type £1,935 12.3% above peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Education Gross £255.97m · Income £18.40m
£237.57m
Adult social care Gross £156.29m · Income £51.61m
£104.68m
Children's social care Gross £81.10m · Income £8.02m
£73.07m
Public health Gross £25.97m · Income £3.83m
£22.14m
Central services Gross £50.68m · Income £35.83m
£14.85m
Highways and transport Gross £18.54m · Income £4.85m
£13.69m
Culture and related services Gross £16.42m · Income £3.24m
£13.19m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £17.66m · Income £4.90m
£12.76m
Planning and development Gross £16.57m · Income £5.66m
£10.91m
Housing Gross £12.19m · Income £4.76m
£7.43m
Other services Gross £3.07m · Income £1.49m
£1.58m
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£114.72m
Retained business rates£142.09m
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £15.00m
Closing £15.00m
£0.00 increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£289.57m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£95.12m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£194.45m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£825 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £825
Median for metropolitan district councils £1,468 43.8% lower than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£23.67m quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£23.67m −10.9%
Change across the series +£112.50m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£123.57m
Other longer-term borrowing£78.00m
Short-term borrowing£88.00m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£28.38m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
93.78% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£2.04m Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£141.44m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£28.38m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 43.0%
+ £8.54m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£19.84m 2021/22 £20.90m 2022/23 £22.97m 2023/24 £25.17m 2024/25 £28.38m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£28.38m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £9.96m

35.1% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £18.42m

64.9% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 93.78%

England average: 95.60%  ·  1.82 percentage points below England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Rochdalemhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Rochdalemhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Rochdalemhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
DfT road condition statistics — Rochdaledft local road condition2007/08–2024/25importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Rochdale MBCdefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Rochdalemhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Rochdalemhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Rochdalemhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Rochdalemhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Rochdalemhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Rochdalemhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Rochdalemhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Rochdalemhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Rochdalemhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Rochdalemhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Rochdalemhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.