Rents 'affordable' in Rochdale

People in the Borough of Rochdale spend less than a third of their disposable income on rent, a BBC investigation has found.

In Rochdale the median* annual gross salary is £24,097, leaving £1,629 a month after tax and National Insurance contributions. Experts recommend spending no more than 30% of this on housing, which would be £489.

An average studio flat costs £321 a month.

Renting a room in a shared property costs on average £375 a month.

A one-bedroom property costs about £388 a month while a two-bedroom home is about £458.

Analysis shows that in Greater Manchester, the 30% threshold is exceeded only in Salford, Trafford and Manchester city centre.

* Median: denoting or relating to a value or quantity lying at the midpoint of a frequency distribution of observed values or quantities, such that there is an equal probability of falling above or below it.