M1 2PG Manchester
Live postcode, introduced July 2006. 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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- SCULPTURAL WALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Mayfield - Macdonald car park site: up to 150 homes, non permissioned (60 m)
- London Rd/Altrincham St: up to 100 homes, non permissioned (130 m)
- Bainbridge House, London Road, not permissioned (130 m)
- Land between Echo St, Granby Row, Vimto Gardens And Railway Viaduct (partly STUDENT), permissioned (180 m)
- North Campus (ID Manchester): up to 100 homes, non permissioned (200 m)
- London Road Fire Station 50 London Road, permissioned (240 m)
- Cedar House 3 Cobourg Street, permissioned (260 m)
- Cedar House, 3 Cobourg St, permissioned (260 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 10 addresses are between 36 m and 40 m above sea level (38 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 | 220 m |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m | |
| Ardwick 260 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) | 190 m |
| Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink) | 720 m | |
| New Islington (Manchester Metrolink) | 910 m | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 84 within 800 m; nearest Travis Street Manchester City Centre | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 400 m |
| Car parks | 29 within 800 m; nearest Travis Street Surface Car Park | 50 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV | 430 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Doc's Surgery | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vallance Dental Centre | 630 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Mayfield Park 2.2 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 7.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Police and Fire Station, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m north-west. 256 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 24 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Police and Fire Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m north-west |
| Store Street Aqueduct | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m north |
| City Police Courts | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m north-west |
| Dale Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m north |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Philips Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north-east |
| Philips Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 510 m north |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.2 km west |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 3.0 km north-west |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 3.8 km north-east |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km west |
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 4.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 |
10 of the postcode's 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 6 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 19 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 84% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 17% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 46% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 32% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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.