Historically in Lancashire and part of Ancoats, it has taken a separate identity to reflect its changed status as a regeneration area.

By the turn of the millennium, the Cardroom Estate had a reputation as being "a crime-ridden place stuck between the Rochdale and Ashton canals".

In 2007, coinciding with the regeneration of the area, the Ancoats Primary Care Centre was opened on Old Mill Street.

The building became the centre of a dispute between re-developers Urban Splash, who wanted to demolish it, and campaigners fighting to save it.

[9] The current MP is Lucy Powell (Labour Co-operative) who represents the constituency within the House of Commons.

In December 2013 the Transport for Greater Manchester Committee announced after their annual fares review that the station would now fall in the City Zone category.