M24 postcode area · Rochdale
The M24 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale. Area Scores range from 8 to 85 across them. Every full M24 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The M24 district contains both ends of the scale: Middleton Junction at 86 out of 100 (#971 of 6,856 in England) against Langley & Wood Side at 8, a 78-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £166,000 in Castleton & Trub to £317,750 in Unsworth — a 1.9× gap within the M24 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Bury, Manchester, Oldham and Rochdale — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the M24 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton JunctionOldham | 971 | 86 | £252,500 |
| UnsworthBury | 1,143 | 83 | £317,750 |
| AlkringtonRochdale | 2,534 | 63 | £293,500 |
| Kirkhams & HolyroodBury | 3,535 | 48 | £292,000 |
| Heywood Hopwood & Siddal MoorRochdale | 3,851 | 44 | £250,000 |
| Middleton EastRochdale | 5,222 | 24 | £211,000 |
| Castleton & TrubRochdale | 5,468 | 20 | £166,000 |
| North Middleton & StakehillRochdale | 5,612 | 18 | £225,000 |
| Middleton Town & RhodesRochdale | 5,832 | 15 | £182,500 |
| Crumpsall North & Heaton ParkManchester | 6,058 | 12 | £195,000 |
| Langley & Wood SideRochdale | 6,305 | 8 | £232,000 |
People living in M24 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 55% · No religion 29% · Muslim 8%
Born outside the UK: 13%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in M24
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the M24 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around M24.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.