M11 2LS Manchester
Live postcode, introduced April 2006. Ward: Clayton & Openshaw. 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 (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: 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
- Varna Street School, main block, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Columbine Street Openshaw, permissioned (130 m)
- Lees Street / Ogden Lane Openshaw, permissioned (180 m)
- Ashton Old Road/Lees Street, not permissioned (280 m)
- Land Opposite 83-87 Vine Street: up to 25 homes, Planning Permission (410 m)
- Land Incorporating 1A Stanley Street, 3-5 Ogden Lane And 1292 Ashton Old Road: up to 25 homes, non permissioned (450 m)
- Abbey Hey Clinic Constable Street: up to 6 homes, Planning Permission (470 m)
- Land Off Louisa Street: up to 71 homes, Planning Permission (610 m)
- Bellamy Court (EXTRA CARE) (Brownfield part of site), permissioned (630 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 52 addresses are between 76 m and 78 m above sea level (77 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 | 240 m |
| Belle Vue 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Ryder Brow 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Edge Lane (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.2 km |
| Cemetery Road (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.4 km | |
| Clayton Hall (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Cornwall Street Gorton | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | Ravensbury Street Primary School Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lime Square Medical Centre | 470 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 650 m |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 4.0 km |
| Police station | GMP Openshaw Police Complex | 390 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Lees Street Park 1.5 ha | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 5.1 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest King George V Playing Field 2.8 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | Edge Lane Allotments and Community Allotments 2.6 ha | 860 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Clayton Hall moated site, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-west |
| Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch on Denton golf course 320m south west of Lodge Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Philips Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north-west |
| Philips Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gorton Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-east |
| Gorton Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-east |
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 2.4 km north |
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 2 | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km east |
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 1 | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km east |
| Denton Wood | Wood | 3.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 49 | 51 |
3 of the postcode's 52 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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.