M1 2EJ Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Piccadilly. Region: North West.
Streets
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 (43% of about 1,620 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: 14.
- 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
- FORMER ROCHDALE CANAL WAREHOUSE, grade II*
- 19, PATON STREET, grade II
- 35, DALE STREET, grade II
- 45, 47 AND 47A, HILTON STREET, grade II
- 45, DALE STREET, grade II
- 47, DALE STREET, grade II
- 49 AND 51, DALE STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 50-62, PORT STREET, grade II
- 64 AND 66, DALE STREET, grade II
- 68, DALE STREET, grade II
- FOURWAYS HOUSE, grade II
- Industry House, grade II
- LANGLEY BUILDINGS, grade II
- NEWTON BUILDINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Remaining Picc Basin Sites: up to 250 homes, non permissioned (100 m)
- Burlington House, Tariff Street (Picc Basin Plot H), permissioned (110 m)
- 1NQ Tariff Street: up to 261 homes, Planning Permission (120 m)
- Land To Rear Of 56 Dale Street Mangle Street, permissioned (140 m)
- Eider House (Piccadilly Basin Framework), permissioned (150 m)
- Eider House (Piccadilly Basin Framework), not permissioned (150 m)
- Port Street/Postal Street: up to 110 homes, non permissioned (150 m)
- Cheetwood House, Newton Street, permissioned (160 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 47 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 | 420 m |
| Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink) | 380 m |
| Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) | 450 m | |
| Market Street (Manchester Metrolink) | 490 m | |
| Bus stops | 34 stops within 400 m, 96 within 800 m; nearest Hilton Street Manchester City Centre | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 280 m |
| Car parks | 34 within 800 m; nearest Outdoor Parking – Northern Quarter, Hilton Street, M1 | 40 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Doc's Surgery | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lever Street (Dental Surgery) | 260 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 930 m |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Piccadilly Gardens 7,840 m² | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mayfield Park 2.2 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 800 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,120 m² | 1.9 km |
| Allotments | Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Rochdale Canal Warehouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m north-east. 338 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 33 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Rochdale Canal Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north-east |
| Dale Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south-west |
| Brownsfield Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north-east |
| Store Street Aqueduct | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m south-east |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-west |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Philips Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km east |
| Philips Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 140 m south |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.3 km south-west |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 2.4 km north-west |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 3.3 km north-east |
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 3.9 km east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 22 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 22 |
22 of the postcode's 22 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 | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 64% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 86% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 75% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.