M24
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Middleton, Langley and Alkrington Garden Village, in Rochdale.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an M24 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In M24, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How M24 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of M24?
M24 had 51,110 usual residents at the census.
M24 is the 187th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in M24, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M24 has no single figure. Of its 32 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in M24
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury 022A | 1,509 | No figure | 2 | 62.0% |
| Rochdale 021A | 1,470 | No figure | 4 | 99.9% |
| Rochdale 021B | 1,886 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Rochdale 021C | 1,907 | No figure | 3 | 98.8% |
| Rochdale 021D | 1,548 | No figure | 3 | 96.7% |
| Rochdale 021E | 1,713 | No figure | 2 | 94.3% |
| Rochdale 021F | 1,251 | No figure | 5 | 79.5% |
| Rochdale 022A | 2,059 | No figure | 2 | 99.7% |
| Rochdale 022B | 1,660 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Rochdale 022C | 2,026 | No figure | 1 | 94.8% |
| Rochdale 022D | 2,342 | No figure | 1 | 95.9% |
| Rochdale 022E | 2,037 | No figure | 2 | 96.5% |
| Rochdale 022F | 2,157 | No figure | 5 | 97.2% |
| Rochdale 023A | 1,417 | No figure | 4 | 88.3% |
| Rochdale 023B | 1,469 | No figure | 2 | 91.3% |
| Rochdale 023C | 1,270 | No figure | 7 | 100.0% |
| Rochdale 023D | 1,482 | No figure | 2 | 94.3% |
| Rochdale 023E | 1,345 | No figure | 5 | 96.7% |
| Rochdale 023F | 1,534 | No figure | 3 | 96.3% |
| Rochdale 023G | 1,619 | No figure | 2 | 87.8% |
| Rochdale 024A | 1,623 | No figure | 4 | 90.0% |
| Rochdale 024B | 1,311 | No figure | 1 | 68.9% |
| Rochdale 024C | 1,242 | No figure | 3 | 91.8% |
| Rochdale 024D | 1,755 | No figure | 3 | 95.1% |
| Rochdale 024E | 1,275 | No figure | 2 | 62.0% |
| Rochdale 025A | 1,458 | No figure | 8 | 100.0% |
| Rochdale 025B | 1,158 | No figure | 4 | 94.9% |
| Rochdale 025C | 1,548 | No figure | 2 | 99.2% |
| Rochdale 025D | 1,475 | No figure | 9 | 98.6% |
| Rochdale 025E | 1,250 | No figure | 9 | 92.9% |
| Rochdale 025F | 1,548 | No figure | 10 | 99.8% |
| Rochdale 025G | 1,465 | No figure | 10 | 99.5% |
MPs for M24
- Mrs Elsie BlundellLabourMP for Heywood and Middleton North58% of M24’s postcodes
- Graham StringerLabourMP for Blackley and Middleton South38% of M24’s postcodes
- Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton2.8% of M24’s postcodes
- Christian WakefordLabourMP for Bury South1.3% of M24’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in M245
Postcode sectors in M246
Council1
Towns in M241
Postcode districts next to M2410
Nearest rail stations4
More in the M postcode area2
M24 in brief
M24 is a postcode district covering Middleton, Langley and Alkrington Garden Village, in Rochdale.
About 54,947 people lived in M24 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £237,250 in 2025 across 690 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M24 was £237,250 in 2025.
M24 had 51,110 usual residents at the census.
In M24, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In M24, 5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.