Summit
Summit is covered by postcode district OL15. It is in the Rochdale council area, England.
Every postcode in Summit, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 0
- At medium risk at worst: 0
- At low risk at worst: 1
- At very low risk only: 0
- Not on the at-risk list: 70
Of the 71 postcodes in Summit that ONS places, 1 are at low risk at worst and 70 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
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. 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 53.6614, longitude -2.0853. 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; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; 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
What is it like to live in Summit?
Homes sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 5% on the 12 months before. At 34 of the 70 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts no home or business at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 1 of its 71 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is The Village Medical Ctr., 2.2 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Littleborough, 2.1 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 Summit?
Homes in Summit sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 29 sales, down 5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £200,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £190,000
▼ down 5% on the 12 months before
Across the whole OL15 district, Summit's main postcode district: a typical £225,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Summit: 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 Summit?
1 of the 71 postcodes now in use in Summit came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 25 homes sold in Summit were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OL15 district, 2%.
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 Summit | Across the OL15 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 29 (0%) | 0 of 193 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 25 (0%) | 6 of 245 (2%) |
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 Summit?
Ofcom reports on 70 of the 71 postcodes in Summit. At 34 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 Summit at risk of flooding?
1 of the 71 postcodes in Summit has a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts none of the 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 Summit?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Summit. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
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 Summit?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Summit is Littleborough Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.
- Littleborough Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
- Smithy Bridge Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
- Walsden Rail Station Railway station 4.1 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 Summit?
There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Summit. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- The Village Medical Ctr.2.2 km
- Trinity Medical Centre2.3 km
- Littleborough Group Practice2.4 km
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Summit 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 Summit. 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 Summit?
- Council
- Rochdale
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rochdale
- Police force area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- MP
- Paul Waugh (Labour (Co-op))
All 71 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Summit
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- 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 nearest GP practices
- 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 Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Summit postcodes
71 postcodes in use in Summit, by district:
That district is in the OL postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Summit
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Summit's £190,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Summit
- What is it like to live in Summit?
- Homes sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 5% on the 12 months before. At 34 of the 70 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts no home or business at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 1 of its 71 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is The Village Medical Ctr., 2.2 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Littleborough, 2.1 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 Summit?
- Summit is covered by postcode district OL15, across 71 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Summit in?
- Summit is in the Rochdale council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Summit?
- Summit is in the Rochdale parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Paul Waugh (Labour (Co-op)), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Summit?
- Homes in Summit sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 29 sales, down 5% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Summit?
- In Summit, primary schools at its postcodes include Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Wardle Academy, 3.6 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Summit have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Summit is Littleborough, 2.1 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Summit?
- Ofcom reports on 70 of the 71 postcodes in Summit. At 34 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Summit at risk of flooding?
- 1 of the 71 postcodes in Summit has a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts none of the 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 Summit?
- 1 of the 71 postcodes now in use in Summit came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 25 homes sold in Summit were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OL15 district, 2%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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