M1 3ED 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 (33% of about 1,850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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
- BRITANNIA HOTEL, grade II*
- CITY POLICE COURTS, grade II*
- 11, BLOOM STREET, grade II
- 8, MINSHULL STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- MINSHULL HOUSE, grade II
- ROCHDALE CANAL BOUNDARY WALL TO CANAL BETWEEN CHORLTON STREET AND MINSHULL STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 12 Minshull Street, permissioned (90 m)
- 1 Canal Street Manchester M1 3HE, permissioned (90 m)
- 14 Chorlton Street Manchester M1 3HW, permissioned (120 m)
- Kampus Phase 2 (Minto & Turner and Minshull House), permissioned (160 m)
- Kampus Phase 2 (Minto & Turner and Minshull House), not permissioned (160 m)
- Floors 1-4, 36 Charlotte Street, M1 4FD: up to 14 homes, Planning Permission (180 m)
- Kampus, Aytoun Street / Chorlton Street (MMU site), permissioned (180 m)
- 34 Charlotte Street (Lindencourt House), permissioned (190 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 7 addresses are between 42 m and 43 m above sea level (43 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 | 380 m |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m | |
| Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink) | 180 m |
| Market Street (Manchester Metrolink) | 390 m | |
| Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) | 410 m | |
| Bus stops | 52 stops within 400 m, 113 within 800 m; nearest Chorlton Street Coach Station Manchester City Centre | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Manchester Central Coach Station Manchester City Centre | 110 m |
| Car parks | 40 within 800 m; nearest Care Free Parking | 40 m |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Doc's Surgery | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest City Centre Dentists | 430 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 790 m |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 580 m |
| Cash machines | 11 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Sackville Gardens 4,080 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mayfield Park 2.2 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 700 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,120 m² | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is City Police Courts, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m east. 405 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 40 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| City Police Courts | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m east |
| Britannia Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m west |
| 103, Princess Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-west |
| The Portico Library and the Bank Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m west |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 880 m north-west |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north-west |
| Philips Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 380 m east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 1.9 km west |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 2.4 km north-west |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km west |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 3.7 km north-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 7 |
7 of the postcode's 7 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 10% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 53% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 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) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 41% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 42% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 36% | 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.