Middleton
Middleton is covered by postcode districts M9, M24 and OL1. It is mostly in the Rochdale council area: 1,083 of its 1,087 postcodes. The others are in Oldham and Manchester.
ONS publishes this built-up area as Middleton (Rochdale).
Every postcode in Middleton, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 40
- In use before 2020: 1,047
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 1,087 postcodes in Middleton that ONS places, 40 are new since 2020 and 1,047 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.5519, longitude -2.1974. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Middleton?
Homes sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 3.2% on the 12 months before. At 936 of the 1,075 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 22 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 25 of its 1,087 postcodes. It has at least 8 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Mills Hill (Manchester), 1.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Middleton?
Homes in Middleton sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 426 sales, down 3.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £360,000 59 sales
- Semi-detached £250,000 187 sales
- Terraced £176,500 144 sales
- Flat or maisonette £115,500 36 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole M24 district, Middleton's main postcode district: a typical £220,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Middleton: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Middleton?
40 of the 1,087 postcodes now in use in Middleton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 12 of the 548 homes sold in Middleton were newly built (2%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the M24 district, 13%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Middleton | Across the M24 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 3 of 426 (Under 1%) | 14 of 485 (3%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 12 of 548 (2%) | 90 of 688 (13%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Middleton?
Ofcom reports on 1,075 of the 1,087 postcodes in Middleton. At 936 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Middleton at risk of flooding?
25 of the 1,087 postcodes in Middleton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 22 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Middleton?
The open schools at the postcodes in Middleton (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- Middleton Parish Church School500 m 432 pupils, 446 places
- Parkfield Primary School650 m 212 pupils, 210 places
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale900 m 213 pupils, 210 places
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton1.1 km 462 pupils, 480 places
- Hollin Primary School1.3 km 331 pupils, 330 places
- Newlands School1.3 km 131 pupils, 120 places
- Boarshaw Community Primary School1.3 km 446 pupils, 446 places
- St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.3 km 211 pupils, 210 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Middleton?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Middleton is Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.
- Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
- Moston Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
- Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Middleton?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Middleton, the first 5 by distance from its middle. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Durnford Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 0161 643 2011 250 mWalk
- Middleton Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report September 2026 · Phone 0161 655 7434 450 mWalk
- Rochdale Road Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2026 · Phone 0161 643 9131 550 mWalk
- Peterloo Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2024 · Phone 0161 643 5005 800 mWalk
- The Hive Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2026 · Phone 0161 654 4103 850 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Middleton safe? Crime recorded around it
Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for Middleton. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Middleton?
- Councils
- Rochdale (1,083), Oldham (3) and Manchester (1)
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Heywood and Middleton North (682), Blackley and Middleton South (402) and Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton (3)
- Police force area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Middleton
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week. Most of Middleton is in Rochdale; near its edge, check which council a postcode is in.
- Tell Rochdale about council tax Council tax, on rochdale.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Middleton
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Middleton postcodes
1,087 postcodes in use in Middleton, by district:
Those districts are in the M postcode area and OL postcode area.
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Places near Middleton
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Middleton's £220,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Middleton
- What is it like to live in Middleton?
- Homes sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 3.2% on the 12 months before. At 936 of the 1,075 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 22 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 25 of its 1,087 postcodes. It has at least 8 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Mills Hill (Manchester), 1.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Middleton?
- Middleton is covered by postcode districts M9, M24 and OL1, across 1,087 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Middleton?
- Homes in Middleton sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 426 sales, down 3.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Middleton?
- In Middleton, primary schools at its postcodes include Middleton Parish Church School, Parkfield Primary School and St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale; secondary schools at its postcodes include Elizabeth House School, Dixons Middleton Academy and Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Middleton have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Middleton is Mills Hill (Manchester), 1.7 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Middleton?
- Ofcom reports on 1,075 of the 1,087 postcodes in Middleton. At 936 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Middleton at risk of flooding?
- 25 of the 1,087 postcodes in Middleton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 22 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Middleton?
- 40 of the 1,087 postcodes now in use in Middleton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 12 of the 548 homes sold in Middleton were newly built (2%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the M24 district, 13%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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