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M24 5QU

West Middleton · Rochdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
West Middleton
Local authority
Rochdale
Constituency
Heywood and Middleton North
Postcode district
M24
Postcode sector
M24 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M24 5QT 53 m
M24 5RA 53 m
M24 5QS 71 m
M24 5QE 103 m
M24 4RZ 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M24 5QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M24
Postcode sector
M24 5
Latitude
53.555084
Longitude
-2.209505
British National Grid easting
386,218
British National Grid northing
406,514

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rochdale · E08000005
Electoral ward
West Middleton · E05014052
Parish or community
E43000159
Westminster constituency
Heywood and Middleton North · E14001286
Output area
E00027984
Lower layer super output area
Rochdale 022B · E01005529
Middle layer super output area
Rochdale 022 · E02001153

Postcode source versions

Explore M24

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
96
Primary
64
Secondary
17

  1. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton

    Voluntary aided school

    105 m

  2. Parkfield Primary School

    Community school

    519 m

  3. Elizabeth House School

    Other independent school

    566 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

27 female, 20 male

Postcode households
41
Residents per household
1.1
M24 5 residents
9,249

Age bands in M24 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.4%

1,850 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

903 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.5%

2,465 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

2,162 residents

Age 65 and over
14.8%

1,281 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider M24 5 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

33

within 5 km

  • WOODSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    247J WOOD STREET, MIDDLETON, LANGLEY, MANCHESTER, M24 5QL

    ODS code P86012

    288 m

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

    133 BOWNESS ROAD, MIDDLETON, LANGLEY, MANCHESTER, M24 4EN

    ODS code P86606

    456 m

  • WINDERMERE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P86620

    577 m

  • DURNFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    113 LONG STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 6DL

    ODS code P86019

    835 m

  • ROCHDALE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P86015

    933 m

  • MIDDLETON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE UNIT F1, MIDDLETON SHOPPING CENTRE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 4EL

    ODS code Y02795

    944 m

  • PETERLOO MEDICAL CENTRE

    133 MANCHESTER OLD ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 4DZ

    ODS code P86004

    951 m

  • THE HIVE HEALTH CENTRE

    CLOUGH STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 2YJ

    ODS code Y00726

    1.5 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 VICTORIA AVENUE, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 0FN

    ODS code P84033

    2.4 km

  • THE AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    51-53 VICTORIA AVENUE, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 6BA

    ODS code P84049

    2.4 km

  • THE JUNCTION SURGERY

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

    ODS code P86010

    2.7 km

  • DAM HEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1020 ROCHDALE ROAD, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 7HD

    ODS code P84690

    3.2 km

  • HOPWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P86023

    3.6 km

  • THE NEVILLE FAMILY CENTRE

    25 OLD MARKET STREET, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 8DX

    ODS code P84663

    3.7 km

  • CHARLESTOWN MD

    CHARLESTOWN ROAD, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 7ED

    ODS code Y02325

    3.9 km

  • HEYWOOD HEALTH

    ARGYLE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE, 141 ARGYLE STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 3SD

    ODS code P86016

    4.1 km

  • UNSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARR LANE, UNSWORTH, BURY, BL9 8JR

    ODS code P83011

    4.3 km

  • CRUMPSALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DELAUNAYS ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 5RB

    ODS code P84684

    4.3 km

  • PARK VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 DELAUNAYS ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 4RF

    ODS code P84645

    4.4 km

  • VALENTINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SMETHURST STREET, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 8PP

    ODS code P84019

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wood Street Post Office

    BCT · Langley

    0.0 miles

  • Wood Street

    BCT · Langley

    0.0 miles

  • Wood Street Post Office

    BCT · Langley

    0.1 miles

  • Our Lady of the Assumption Church

    BCT · Langley

    0.1 miles

  • Seascale Walk

    BCT · Langley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochdale 022B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,149 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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
28
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
8
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

96 open schools are in scope, including 64 primary and 17 secondary schools. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton is the nearest published school at 105 m.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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