M11 2EX Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clayton & Openshaw. Region: North West.
Streets
- Greenside Street, Manchester: 16 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 A (83% of about 920 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 1.0 km
- Land Off Louisa Street: up to 71 homes, Planning Permission (540 m)
- Columbine Street Openshaw, permissioned (810 m)
- Crabtree Lane: up to 300 homes, non permissioned (820 m)
- Clayton Canalside (Eccleshall Street & Croft Street Triangle): up to 880 homes, non permissioned (820 m)
- Ashton Old Road/Lees Street, not permissioned (880 m)
- Former All Saints School Crossley Street Gorton Manchester, permissioned (890 m)
- GML Masterplan: Teardrop Site: up to 105 homes, non permissioned (940 m)
- GML Masterplan: Former Police Station site: up to 150 homes, non permissioned (1.0 km)
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 addresses are about 65 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ashburys 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 920 m |
| Gorton 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Belle Vue 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Clayton Hall (Manchester Metrolink) | 940 m |
| Velopark (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.2 km | |
| Edge Lane (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Parkhouse Street Openshaw | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 3.4 km |
| Car parks | Asda Eastlands Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Five Oaks Family Practice | 880 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Oak House | 880 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beswick Healthcare LTD | 910 m |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police | 630 m |
| Cash machines | ATM | 950 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Openshaw Park 3.0 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | King George V Playing Field 2.8 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Edge Lane Allotments and Community Allotments 2.6 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 6.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Catholic Church of St Francis and Monastic Building Attached to Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m south-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church of St Francis and Monastic Building Attached to Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m south-west |
| Clayton Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Philips Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-west |
| Philips Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 1.9 km north |
| Gorton Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-east |
| Gorton Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south-east |
| Weir Clough | Valley | 3.0 km north-east |
| Lumb Clough | Valley | 3.0 km north-east |
| Denton Wood | Wood | 4.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 16 |
13 of the postcode's 16 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 | 31% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 58% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Greenside Street.