M1 5SU Manchester
Live postcode, introduced July 1995. Ward: Deansgate. 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 A (37% of about 2,630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- CHATHAM MILL, grade II
- CHORLTON NEW MILL AND ATTACHED CHIMNEY, grade II
- CHORLTON OLD MILL, grade II
- Mill chimney stack on west side of junction with Cambridge Street, grade II
- MILL ON NORTH EAST CORNER OF JUNCTION WITH CHESTER STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Hulme Street car park: up to 300 homes, non permissioned (70 m)
- New Medlock House 25-45 Chester Street (STUDENT): up to 8 homes, Planning Permission (130 m)
- Student Castle 2 - Gt Marlborough Street/Hulme St (STUDENT): up to 341 homes, Planning Permission (170 m)
- Cambridge Circus STUDENT: up to 300 homes, non permissioned (170 m)
- First Steet South (Plot 8), permissioned (180 m)
- First Steet South (Plot 8), permissioned (180 m)
- Hotspur Press 2 Gloucester Street (STUDENT): up to 231 homes, non permissioned (210 m)
- UNITE Tower, 1-5 New Wakefield Street, permissioned (220 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 75 addresses are between 34 m and 37 m above sea level (34 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 230 m |
| Deansgate 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 590 m | |
| Manchester Piccadilly 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Deansgate-Castlefield (Manchester Metrolink) | 580 m |
| St Peter's Square (Manchester Metrolink) | 690 m | |
| Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 24 stops within 400 m, 87 within 800 m; nearest Hulme Street Manchester City Centre | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Manchester Central Coach Station Manchester City Centre | 720 m |
| Car parks | 23 within 800 m; nearest Chatham Mill - Manchester Car Park | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 13.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Doc's Surgery | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cameolord Pharmacy | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 207 Dental Care | 850 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 550 m |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 750 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Grosvenor Square 7,380 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 700 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,120 m² | 710 m |
| Allotments | Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 7.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Refuge Assurance Company Offices, a listed building (Grade II*), 300 m north-east. 262 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 29 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Refuge Assurance Company Offices | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m north-east |
| Tootal, Broadhurst and Lee Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north |
| India House (Including Attached Wrought Iron Gateway Linked to Lancaster House) | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m north-east |
| Asia House | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m north-east |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 770 m north-west |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Alexandra Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km south |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 1.3 km west |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 2.9 km north |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km west |
| Houghend Clough | Valley | 3.8 km south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 | 73 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 75 |
75 of the postcode's 75 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 | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 83% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 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) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 60% | 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.