M11 2FE Manchester
Live postcode, introduced May 2017. Ward: Clayton & Openshaw. Region: North West.
Streets
- Crabcroft Close, Manchester: 8 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 (69% of about 650 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
- Columbine Street Openshaw, permissioned (30 m)
- Lees Street / Ogden Lane Openshaw, permissioned (220 m)
- Ashton Old Road/Lees Street, not permissioned (230 m)
- Land Off Louisa Street: up to 71 homes, Planning Permission (470 m)
- Land Incorporating 1A Stanley Street, 3-5 Ogden Lane And 1292 Ashton Old Road: up to 25 homes, non permissioned (500 m)
- Land Opposite 83-87 Vine Street: up to 25 homes, Planning Permission (550 m)
- Abbey Hey Clinic Constable Street: up to 6 homes, Planning Permission (620 m)
- Edge La Business Ctr, Fairfield Rd, Hr Openshw, permissioned (670 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 8 addresses are between 75 m and 77 m above sea level (76 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 | Gorton 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m |
| Belle Vue 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Ashburys 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Edge Lane (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.1 km |
| Cemetery Road (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.4 km | |
| Clayton Hall (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Cornwall Street Gorton | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 4.2 km |
| Car parks | Ravensbury Street Primary School Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lime Square Medical Centre | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 760 m |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 3.9 km |
| Police station | GMP Openshaw Police Complex | 320 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Openshaw Park 3.0 ha | 620 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest King George V Playing Field 2.8 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Edge Lane Allotments and Community Allotments 2.6 ha | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 8.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Clayton Hall moated site, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km north-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-west |
| Philips Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km north-west |
| Philips Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gorton Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
| Gorton Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-east |
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 2.2 km north |
| Lumb Clough | Valley | 2.8 km north-east |
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 2 | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km east |
| Denton Wood | Wood | 3.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 13% | 1% |
| Social rented | 53% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 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) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Crabcroft Close.