Birch is a small residential district on the eastern edge of Rochdale in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It sits close to the town centre and the rolling foothills of the Pennines, with a mix of older terraced streets and post‑war housing and convenient road links to the M62 and nearby Manchester.
Like much of the wider borough, Birch reflects the region’s industrial past - textile working and the cooperative movement are part of local identity - but today is largely a residential community with local shops, schools and community centres. Many residents commute to neighbouring towns and cities, while borough‑wide regeneration and local green spaces help shape the area’s social and economic life.
Postcode districts covering Birch
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Bradford 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Preston 24 miles38.6 km
- Oldham 5.7 miles9.1 km
- St. Helens 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Wigan 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Warrington 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Burnley 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Huddersfield 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Blackburn 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Bolton 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Stockport 11.4 miles18.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Hopwood Hall Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- West Middleton Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Heywood Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Simister Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Rhodes Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- South Middleton Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Middleton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- West Heywood Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Unsworth Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- North Heywood Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Holyrood Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- North Middleton Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Birch
OL10 2QJ, OL10 2RB, OL10 2RN, OL10 2QE, OL10 2QL, OL10 2QQ, OL10 2RD, OL10 2QD, OL10 2QH … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 14.9 miles24 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 30.2 miles48.7 km
- Heywood Railway Station 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Mills Hill Railway Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 6.1 miles9.8 km
Hotels near Birch Ad
- The Royal Toby Hotel 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Brewdog Doghouse Manchester 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Dakota Manchester 5 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Fairway Inn 4.4 miles7 km
- Leven Manchester 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Stock Exchange Hotel 5 6 miles9.6 km
- Holiday Inn - the Niu, Loom Manchester North 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Wilde Aparthotels Manchester St. Peters Square 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Treehouse Hotel Manchester 4 5.8 miles9.4 km
Local points of interest
- Gigg Lane Stadium 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Heaton Park Estate 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Boundary Park Stadium 4.3 miles6.9 km
- School Stadium 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 5.6 miles9 km
- Urbis Manchester Museum 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Manchester Harbour 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 5.9 miles9.5 km
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 6 miles9.6 km