M11 4EA Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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 (84% of about 760 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Units 1-3, West Street, Clayton, permissioned (20 m)
- Junction of Bamford St / Bank St, permissioned (130 m)
- Junction of Bamford St / Bank St, permissioned (130 m)
- Junction of Bamford St / Bank St: up to 14 homes, non permissioned (130 m)
- Bank Street/Fairclough Street, not permissioned (460 m)
- Clayton Canalside (Eccleshall Street & Croft Street Triangle): up to 880 homes, non permissioned (530 m)
- GML Masterplan: Alan Turing Way / Willow Street: up to 23 homes, non permissioned (650 m)
- GML Masterplan: Grey Mare Lane / Raglan Close / Sledmore Close (plots 5 & 6): up to 150 homes, non permissioned (770 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 addresses are about 69 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 88%, ultrafast 82%, gigabit 82% of premises; 6% 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 | 1.4 km |
| Gorton 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Ardwick 260 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Clayton Hall (Manchester Metrolink) | 320 m |
| Velopark (Manchester Metrolink) | 420 m | |
| Etihad Campus (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Ashton New Road Clayton | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Ravensbury Street Primary School Car Park | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 16.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Drs Hanif & Bannuru | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Openshaw Internet Pharmacy | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 570 m |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police | 900 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest M+M Convenience, Clayton Cashzone | 30 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Clayton Park 3.4 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 54 ha | 620 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,230 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Hewlett Johnson Playing Fields 4.2 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Philips Park Allotments 4,980 m² | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 72 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Cross, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m east. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m east |
| Clayton Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 440 m east |
| Clayton Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m east |
| Philips Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 700 m north-west |
| Philips Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 900 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 1.2 km north-east |
| Jericho Clough | Valley | 2.7 km north-east |
| Weir Clough | Valley | 2.7 km north-east |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 2.8 km north-west |
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km west |
| Bailey's Wood | Wood | 4.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 17 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 32 |
32 of the postcode's 32 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.