M1 2HR Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Piccadilly. Region: North West.
Streets
- Lena Street, Manchester: 162 addresses
- Portland Street, Manchester: 25 addresses
- Dale Street, Manchester: 7 addresses
- Great Ancoats Street, 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: 26.
- 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
- DALE WAREHOUSE, grade II*
- 107, PICCADILLY, grade II
- 14 AND 16, NEWTON STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 19, PATON STREET, grade II
- 35, DALE 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
- 56, DALE STREET, grade II
- 64 AND 66, DALE STREET, grade II
- 68, DALE STREET, grade II
- 77-83, PICCADILLY, grade II
- 8-12, NEWTON STREET, grade II
- BARCLAYS BANK, grade II
- ELESKA HOUSE, grade II
- ENTRANCE ARCHWAY AND LODGE TO YARD OF THE ROCHDALE CANAL COMPANY, grade II
- FORMER HORROCKS, CREWDSON AND COMPANY WAREHOUSE, grade II
- HALLS BUILDINGS, grade II
- Industry House, grade II
- KINGSLEY HOUSE, grade II
- LANGLEY BUILDINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 13 AND 15 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- ROCHDALE CANAL COMPANY OFFICE, grade II
- ROCHDALE CANAL LOCK NUMBER 84 (DALE STREET LOCK), grade II
- ST MARGARETS CHAMBERS, grade II
- THE BRUNSWICK HOTEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land To Rear Of 56 Dale Street Mangle Street, permissioned (60 m)
- St Margarets Chambers 5 Newton Street M1 1HL: up to 12 homes, Planning Permission (120 m)
- Cheetwood House, Newton Street, permissioned (130 m)
- Cheetwood House, Newton Street, not permissioned (130 m)
- Remaining Picc Basin Sites: up to 250 homes, non permissioned (220 m)
- Burlington House, Tariff Street (Picc Basin Plot H), permissioned (220 m)
- Eider House (Piccadilly Basin Framework), permissioned (230 m)
- Eider House (Piccadilly Basin Framework), not permissioned (230 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 1 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 195 addresses are between 45 m and 46 m above sea level (45 m on average).
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 | 370 m |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m | |
| Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink) | 270 m |
| Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) | 410 m | |
| Market Street (Manchester Metrolink) | 420 m | |
| Bus stops | 47 stops within 400 m, 103 within 800 m; nearest Piccadilly Manchester City Centre | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 200 m |
| Car parks | 36 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Piccadilly Gardens | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Doc's Surgery | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lever Street (Dental Surgery) | 310 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 820 m |
| Cash machines | 11 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Piccadilly Gardens 7,840 m² | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mayfield Park 2.2 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 750 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,120 m² | 1.8 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 Dale Warehouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m south-east. 369 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 38 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south-east |
| Former Rochdale Canal Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north-east |
| City Police Courts | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south-west |
| Brownsfield Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north-east |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 920 m north-west |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km west |
| Philips Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 150 m south-east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.2 km south-west |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 2.4 km north-west |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 3.4 km north-east |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km west |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 189 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 195 |
195 of the postcode's 195 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 | 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 71% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 81% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 74% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Lena Street.