M1 1DB Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Piccadilly. Region: North West.
Streets
- Stevenson Square, Manchester: 22 addresses
- Bradleys Court, Manchester: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Manchester in 2026-27: Band D £2,312 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,541 | £1,798 | £2,055 | £2,312 | £2,826 | £3,340 | £3,853 | £4,624 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (33% of about 1,850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Stevenson Square (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 11.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 22, DALE STREET, grade II
- 25 AND 27, DALE STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 29 and 31, Dale Street, grade II
- 45 AND 47, NEWTON STREET, grade II
- 49, NEWTON STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 50-62, PORT STREET, grade II
- Former Newton Street Police Station, grade II
- Marlsbro House, grade II
- NEWTON BUILDINGS, grade II
- SEVENDALE HOUSE, grade II
- WATTS BROTHERS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 28-30 Oldham Street, not permissioned (110 m)
- Port Street/Postal Street: up to 110 homes, non permissioned (110 m)
- Cheetwood House, Newton Street, permissioned (140 m)
- Cheetwood House, Newton Street, not permissioned (140 m)
- 76 - 82 Oldham Street (Car park), permissioned (140 m)
- Spear Street: up to 6 homes, Planning Permission (160 m)
- 35 Houldsworth Street, permissioned (170 m)
- St Margarets Chambers 5 Newton Street M1 1HL: up to 12 homes, Planning Permission (190 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 48 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Manchester Piccadilly 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m |
| Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m | |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink) | 360 m |
| Market Street (Manchester Metrolink) | 370 m | |
| Shudehill (Manchester Metrolink) | 480 m | |
| Bus stops | 40 stops within 400 m, 98 within 800 m; nearest Faraday Street Manchester City Centre | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Gardens | 370 m |
| Car parks | 33 within 800 m; nearest Parking Manchester Port Street | 160 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest City Health Centre | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lever Street (Dental Surgery) | 70 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 880 m |
| Cash machines | 12 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Piccadilly Gardens 7,840 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | St Michael's Flags 1.5 ha | 690 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 760 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,680 m² | 1.8 km |
| Allotments | Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 3.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Rochdale Canal Warehouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m south-east. 367 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 36 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Rochdale Canal Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-east |
| Daily Express Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north-east |
| Dale Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south |
| Brownsfield Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m east |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 800 m west |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km west |
| Queen's Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 340 m south-east |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 2.2 km north-west |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.3 km south-west |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 3.2 km north-east |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 3.7 km north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 23 |
23 of the postcode's 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 66% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 84% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 68% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Stevenson Square.