Rochdale
Learn about the work happening within Rochdale to support active lives for all
Rochdale is split into four townships: Rochdale, Heywood, Middleton and Pennines, which includes Littleborough.
Rochdale is estimated to be home to over 227,000 people. The latest Active Lives results published by Sport England (November 2022-Nov 2023) shows that 65.6% of adults in Rochdale are active for at least 30 minutes a week, this equates to 116,300 adults moving. However this is a decrease of 600 from 12 months ago and we need to all keep working together to support active lives for all in Rochdale.
Learn more about Rochdale adults activity levels related to key demographic data such as gender, age and disability here.
Active Lives data (academic year 2022-23) also shows that 62.8% of children and young people (CYP) in Rochdale are moving, achieving at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day, this equates to 20,800 CYP moving.
Find more information about children and young people’s physical activity levels in Rochdale here.
Further details please contact
- Nicole Mckeating-Jones
- [email protected]
- 07395795933
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