Kenyon Fold
Suburb · 1,059 residents
70Very good
Very good · better than 8 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Environment scores 82, well above the typical 60
- Affordability scores 78, well above the typical 60
- Transport scores 70, well above the typical 60
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The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Kenyon Fold
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is Kenyon Fold a good place to live?
Kenyon Fold scores 70/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as very good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for environment (82) and affordability (78).
Safety isn't scored here: street-level police data for the area is incomplete, so the overall score leaves it out.
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Kenyon Fold in North West, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Kenyon Fold
Kenyon Fold is terraced streets and semis, pebble-dashed and brick, the kind of place where the cars on the drive tend to be a few years old and well looked after. There's little passing trade and no pretence about it — this is a residential pocket of Rochdale, not a destination, and it reads that way the moment you turn off the main road.
The age profile tells its own story: a median age of 48 against a national figure closer to 40 means you're more likely to find settled households than young professionals chasing a first flat. Housing backs this up — terraces dominate the sales mix, split fairly evenly between leasehold and freehold, and at a median price around £227,000 to £260,000 this sits comfortably below the national median but close to 20% above the wider Rochdale borough, so you're paying a premium relative to your immediate surroundings even if the headline number looks modest next to London or the South East. The five-year direction on prices is marked as improving, and the most recent year's 3.93% rise fits that pattern rather than contradicting it. For schools, All Souls Church of England Primary carries an Outstanding rating, which matters if you've got young children, though the area's overall schools grade sits at C+ — a reminder that one strong school doesn't necessarily lift the whole picture, and it's worth checking Ofsted status on the others, St Luke's and Marland Hill, directly.