# M24

Postcode district covering Middleton, Langley and Alkrington Garden Village, in Rochdale.

M24 is a postcode district covering Middleton, Langley and Alkrington Garden Village, in Rochdale. Median sale price £237,250 in 2025. About 54,947 people.

Postcode district. Code M24. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £237,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M24 was £237,250 in 2025. 663rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 51,110** (2021). M24 had 51,110 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 187th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 90%** (2022). About 90% of people in M24 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.9%** (January 2026). In M24, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=M24) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 90% of people in M24 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=M24) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 690 homes were sold in M24 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=M24) (Census 2021, England and Wales): M24 had 51,110 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=M24) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Rochdale, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is M24.

## How M24 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | M24 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £237,250 | 20th most expensive | 40 postcode districts, M · 2025 |
| Population | 51,110 | 3rd most populated | 45 postcode districts, M · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 90% | 3rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 45 postcode districts, M · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.9% | 16th lowest | 45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026 |

## 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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in M24

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bury 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004969) | 1,509 | – | 2 | 62.0% |
| [Rochdale 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005524) | 1,470 | – | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Rochdale 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005525) | 1,886 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Rochdale 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005526) | 1,907 | – | 3 | 98.8% |
| [Rochdale 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005528) | 1,548 | – | 3 | 96.7% |
| [Rochdale 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005536) | 1,713 | – | 2 | 94.3% |
| [Rochdale 021F](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005543) | 1,251 | – | 5 | 79.5% |
| [Rochdale 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005527) | 2,059 | – | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Rochdale 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005529) | 1,660 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Rochdale 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005551) | 2,026 | – | 1 | 94.8% |
| [Rochdale 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005552) | 2,342 | – | 1 | 95.9% |
| [Rochdale 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005553) | 2,037 | – | 2 | 96.5% |
| [Rochdale 022F](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005554) | 2,157 | – | 5 | 97.2% |
| [Rochdale 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005534) | 1,417 | – | 4 | 88.3% |
| [Rochdale 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005535) | 1,469 | – | 2 | 91.3% |
| [Rochdale 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005537) | 1,270 | – | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Rochdale 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005538) | 1,482 | – | 2 | 94.3% |
| [Rochdale 023E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005540) | 1,345 | – | 5 | 96.7% |
| [Rochdale 023F](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005541) | 1,534 | – | 3 | 96.3% |
| [Rochdale 023G](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005542) | 1,619 | – | 2 | 87.8% |
| [Rochdale 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005533) | 1,623 | – | 4 | 90.0% |
| [Rochdale 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005539) | 1,311 | – | 1 | 68.9% |
| [Rochdale 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005546) | 1,242 | – | 3 | 91.8% |
| [Rochdale 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005547) | 1,755 | – | 3 | 95.1% |
| [Rochdale 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005548) | 1,275 | – | 2 | 62.0% |
| [Rochdale 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005530) | 1,458 | – | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Rochdale 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005531) | 1,158 | – | 4 | 94.9% |
| [Rochdale 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005532) | 1,548 | – | 2 | 99.2% |
| [Rochdale 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005544) | 1,475 | – | 9 | 98.6% |
| [Rochdale 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005545) | 1,250 | – | 9 | 92.9% |
| [Rochdale 025F](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005549) | 1,548 | – | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Rochdale 025G](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/neighbourhood/e01005550) | 1,465 | – | 10 | 99.5% |

## Your MP

- [Heywood and Middleton North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/heywood-and-middleton-north): Mrs Elsie Blundell (Labour), MP since July 2024. 58% of the people here.
- [Blackley and Middleton South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blackley-and-middleton-south): Graham Stringer (Labour), MP since July 2024. 38% of the people here.
- [Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-west-chadderton-and-royton): Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 2.8% of the people here.
- [Bury South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-south): Christian Wakeford (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.3% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in M24

[Alkrington](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/alkrington), [Langley & Wood Side](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/langley-and-wood-side), [Middleton East](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/middleton-east), [Middleton Town & Rhodes](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/middleton-town-and-rhodes), [North Middleton & Stakehill](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/north-middleton-and-stakehill)

## Postcode sectors in M24

[M24 0 (4 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24-0), [M24 1 (279 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24-1), [M24 2 (334 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24-2), [M24 4 (272 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24-4), [M24 5 (226 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24-5), [M24 6 (154 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24-6)

## Council

[Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

## Towns in M24

[Middleton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/middleton)

## Postcode districts next to M24

[BL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl9), [M8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m8), [M9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m9), [M25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m25), [M40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m40), [OL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1), [OL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol2), [OL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9), [OL10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol10), [OL11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol11)

## Nearest rail stations

[Mills Hill (Manchester) (1.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1715,53.5513), [Moston (4.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1710,53.5234), [Castleton (Manchester) (4.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1782,53.5919), [Freehold (4.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1380,53.5377)

## More in the M postcode area

[All M postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 90% of people in M24 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M24, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: M24
- Postcode area: [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)
- Constituency: [Heywood and Middleton North †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/heywood-and-middleton-north)
- Council: [Rochdale †](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)
- Area: 23.80 km²
- People, mid-2024: 54,947*
- Neighbourhoods: 32
- Output areas: 163

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[OL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9), [OL10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol10), [M9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m9), [OL11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol11), [OL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol2), [M25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m25)

## Latest updates for M24

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/M24

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24