M1 2FW Manchester
Live postcode, introduced November 2021. Ward: Piccadilly. Region: North West.
Streets
- Store Street, Manchester: 84 addresses
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 2,480 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Oxygen, Store Street, permissioned (10 m)
- East Village Central Framework: up to 500 homes, non permissioned (60 m)
- Outram House, Great Ancoats Street (80 m)
- Land to south of Store Street: up to 66 homes, non permissioned (100 m)
- Ferrous, Longacre Street: up to 107 homes, Planning Permission (140 m)
- Crusader Works - Chapeltown St / Baird St, permissioned (170 m)
- Crusader Works - Chapeltown St / Baird St, permissioned (170 m)
- Central Park Devt Area Great Ancoats St / Old Mill St, not permissioned (170 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 41 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 | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ardwick 260 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | New Islington (Manchester Metrolink) | 380 m |
| Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) | 500 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink) | 780 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 75 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Old Mill Street Ancoats | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Piccadilly Parking | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15 km (9.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest New Islington Medical Centre | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lever Street (Dental Surgery) | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gstyleuk | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 9.6 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,460 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,200 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Store Street Aqueduct, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m south-west. 195 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Store Street Aqueduct | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south-west |
| Brownsfield Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north-west |
| Former Rochdale Canal Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north-west |
| Royal Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north-west |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Philips Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Philips Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 370 m west |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-east |
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.9 km (3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 | 84 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 84 |
84 of the postcode's 84 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 74% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 78% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 74% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Store Street.