Summit’s story
9 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Summit’s built-up area.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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SummitGreater Manchester
A village of 1,728 in Greater Manchester, North West.
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Photo: Christine Johnstone · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,728
Census 2021 · Rochdale council
Median home
£180K
84 sales in 3 years
Median age
40.7
17% are 65+ · Greater Manchester 16%
Degree level
27%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
13%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Summit a good place to live?
Where it does best is hazard risk (A). Buying the median home, at £179,750, takes 4.3 years of household income in the Rochdale council area. Work and incomes lag: the mean household earns £42,018 a year. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021. Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Summit has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. The other subjects are graded below.
What makes Summit stand out
The 3 things Summit does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
42% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
13% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
35% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
How Summit grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Summit is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Summit has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. The other subjects are graded below.
Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Jobs & income3.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsDOpen →HealthLife expectancy 77.5 for men, 82.5 for womenC−Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesC−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 54% of towns in England; secondary results beat 32% of towns in EnglandC+Open →WalkabilityClose to the middle of the towns comparedB−Open →
SafetyNo police.uk data–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryBetter than most of the towns comparedBOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 1.9 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsB−Open →Civic life0.6 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Summit.
Health
More people in Summit say their health is bad than in Greater Manchester’s towns or across England’s towns: 7.3%
There is no GP practice in Summit: the nearest is 1.2 miles off. At the census, 21% of people here had a disability, higher than both Greater Manchester’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). Self-reported good health: nearly four fifths of the town’s residents. The nearest A&E to Summit is Royal Oldham Hospital, 7.4 miles away.
79%good or very good healthC−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Summit | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.3% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
77.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
SchoolsC+
School results in Summit are weaker than in 59% of towns in England
The town has one school, shown below. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 38% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 44.6. 103 pupils attend Summit’s one primary school.
C+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 103 | D− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
HousingCost of living grade C−
Most households in Summit own their home: 72%, more than in both Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
Social housing holds 13% of households. 15% rent privately, lower than both Greater Manchester’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £855 a month across the Rochdale council area.
£180Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Summit£180K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £355,000 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £185,000 | 17 |
| Terraced | £152,500 | 52 |
72%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
rent privately · England 21%
£855
average private rent a month, Rochdale council area
£2,601
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
History
Summit keeps more of its old housing than Greater Manchester’s towns or England’s towns: 42% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Every one of Summit’s 9 listed buildings sits at Grade II, the most common listing. Of the town’s land, 27% lies in conservation areas, above both Greater Manchester’s towns (3%) and England’s towns (7%). The town has 52 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
9listed buildingsBHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II9
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
42%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
52
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Only 13% of commuters in Summit go to work without a car, fewer than in both Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 4% of its commuters stay in Summit for work. The car took 84% of commuters, higher than both Greater Manchester’s towns (72%) and England’s towns (70%). 30% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
13%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
On foot6%
Bus4%
Train2%
Bicycle1%
30%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
23%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
3.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B−
Walkability: more walkable than 46% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Summit has fewer young adults than Greater Manchester’s towns or England’s towns: 9.3% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 27% of adults. The median resident of Summit is 40.7 years old. Children under 15 make up 19%, near Greater Manchester’s towns (19%) and higher than England’s towns (18%).
40.7median age
SummitGreater ManchesterEngland
Ages · share of residents
17%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar22%
Degree level27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Summit | Greater Manchester | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Greater Manchester and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Summit
13pages on Summit
The big questions
SafetyNo police.uk data for Greater ManchesterCost of livingC−Median home £180K · rent £855 a monthHousing30 sold in 12 months · busiest street SummitSchoolsC+1 state schoolHealthC−Life expectancy 77.5 (men), 82.5 (women)Work & commuteD43% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Summit’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LittleboroughWardleMilnrowWhitworthTodmordenNewheyRochdaleSummit
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | 1,728 | — | — | C− | — | C− |
| Littleborough | 12,164 | 1.3 | — | D | — | C |
| Wardle | 2,112 | 2 | — | D | — | B− |
| Milnrow | 9,237 | 3.4 | — | D | — | C− |
| Whitworth | 6,713 | 3.6 | C− | B− | C− | C− |
| Todmorden | 12,971 | 3.7 | C− | A | D | D |
| Newhey | 2,711 | 4 | — | C− | — | C− |
| Rochdale | 111,258 | 4.2 | — | C− | — | D |
Wardle has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Littleborough, Wardle, Milnrow, Newhey and Rochdale have no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Summit
How many listed buildings are there in Summit?
That is 2.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Summit expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £179,750, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £152,500, semi-detached houses £185,000 and detached houses £355,000. Household incomes are lower than in 89% of UK towns, so cost of living grades C−.
Is Summit safe?
We can’t say from police.uk: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime data there, so Summit has no Safety Grade. Greater Manchester Police’s own figures cover whole boroughs, not towns.
About Summit
Village in Greater Manchester, England
Summit is a built-up area of 1,728 people, in the Rochdale council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 1,728 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Rochdale
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001001
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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