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M24 2SD

Castleton · Rochdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Castleton
Local authority
Rochdale
Constituency
Heywood and Middleton North
Postcode district
M24
Postcode sector
M24 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M24 2SH 505 m
M24 2SB 679 m
M24 2RS 1.0 km
M24 2RY 1.1 km
M24 2RX 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M24 2SD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M24
Postcode sector
M24 2
Latitude
53.578644
Longitude
-2.155341
British National Grid easting
389,812
British National Grid northing
409,126

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rochdale · E08000005
Electoral ward
Castleton · E05014035
Parish or community
E43000159
Westminster constituency
Heywood and Middleton North · E14001286
Output area
E00028029
Lower layer super output area
Rochdale 021F · E01005543
Middle layer super output area
Rochdale 021 · E02001152

Postcode source versions

Explore M24

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
109
Primary
69
Secondary
19

  1. St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham

    Academy converter

    679 m

  2. St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

  3. St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

16 female, 14 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
6.0
M24 2 residents
13,744

Age bands in M24 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

2,548 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

1,497 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

3,557 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

3,588 residents

Age 65 and over
16.3%

2,182 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider M24 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

41

within 5 km straight-line

  • KIRKHOLT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STRAND, KIRKHOLT, ROCHDALE, OL11 2JG

    ODS code Y02721

    1.7 km

  • ROYTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHAPEL STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 5QL

    ODS code P85019

    2.4 km

  • THE ROYTON & CROMPTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    ROYTON HEALTH WELLBEING CENTRE, PARK STREET, ROYTON, OLDHAM, OL2 6QW

    ODS code P85013

    2.6 km

  • CASTLETON HEALTH CENTRE

    2 ELIZABETH STREET, CASTLETON, ROCHDALE, OL11 3HY

    ODS code P86009

    2.7 km

  • WELLFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    116 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1AD

    ODS code P86007

    3.2 km

  • THE HIVE HEALTH CENTRE

    CLOUGH STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 2YJ

    ODS code Y00726

    3.2 km

  • ROCHDALE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    48A ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 2PU

    ODS code P86015

    3.6 km

  • DR A HAMID

    2ND FLOOR NYE BEVAN HOUSE, MACLURE ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1DN

    ODS code P86614

    3.7 km

  • DR GWD BHIMA

    1ST FLOOR, BEVAN HOUSE, MACLURE ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1DN

    ODS code P86002

    3.7 km

  • DR MB GHAFOOR & PARTNERS

    1ST FLOOR, NYE BEVAN HOUSE, MACLURE ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1DN

    ODS code P86619

    3.7 km

  • THE DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2ND FLOOR NYE BEVAN HOUSE, MACLURE ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1DN

    ODS code P86609

    3.7 km

  • CHADDERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MIDDLETON ROAD, CHADDERTON, OLDHAM, OL9 0LH

    ODS code P85004

    3.8 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHADDERTON TOWN HEALTH CENTRE, MIDDLETON ROAD, CHADDERTON, OLDHAM, OL9 0LH

    ODS code P85010

    3.8 km

  • HOPWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-6 WALTON STREET, HOPWOOD, HEYWOOD, OL10 2BS

    ODS code P86023

    3.9 km

  • DURNFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    113 LONG STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 6DL

    ODS code P86019

    3.9 km

  • THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE

    285A KINGSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4AT

    ODS code Y02720

    4.0 km

  • WINTER PRESSURES

    THE KINGSWAY PRACTICE, 285A KINGSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4AT

    ODS code Y05250

    4.0 km

  • WINDERMERE SURGERY

    109-111 WINDERMERE ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 5WF

    ODS code P86620

    4.0 km

  • THE JUNCTION SURGERY

    346 GRIMSHAW LANE, MIDDLETON, MIDDLETON JUNCTION, MANCHESTER, M24 2AU

    ODS code P86010

    4.3 km

  • OAK GABLES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SHAW CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE, WESTWAY, SHAW, OLDHAM, OL2 8BF

    ODS code P85017

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 41 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Kildare Crescent

    BCT · Kirkholt

    0.8 miles

  • Devonshire Road

    BCT · Kirkholt

    0.9 miles

  • Kildare Crescent

    BCT · Kirkholt

    0.9 miles

  • Finlan Road

    BCT · Stakehill

    0.9 miles

  • Devonshire Road

    BCT · Kirkholt

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochdale 021F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,703 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

109 open schools are in scope, including 69 primary and 19 secondary schools. St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham is the nearest published school at 679 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.