M12 4PY Manchester
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Ardwick. Region: North West.
Streets
- Mull Avenue, Manchester: 15 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 (99% of about 700 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
- 424 Stockport Road: up to 8 homes, Planning Permission (130 m)
- Land At Junction Of Birch Land And Plymouth Grove: up to 14 homes, non permissioned (170 m)
- 328-336 Stockport Road (360 m)
- Site Of Former Victoria Park Probation Centre Laindon Road M14 5YJ: up to 72 homes, Planning Permission (460 m)
- Haverford Street: up to 25 homes, non permissioned (670 m)
- Victoria Point 44 Hathersage Road (STUDENT): up to 519 homes, non permissioned (800 m)
- 23-25 Anson Road Longsight, permissioned (870 m)
- 88-89 Carmoor Road STUDENT: up to 90 homes, non permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 52 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ardwick 260 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Ashburys 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Belle Vue 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Plymouth Grove Longsight | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | Victoria Baths Car Park | 810 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 640 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 13.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest New Bank Health | 110 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest W&B Pharmacy | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Longsight Health Centre | 440 m |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police Longsight Police Station | 220 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Kingfisher Filling Station | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest West Gorton Community Park 1.3 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 530 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,570 m² | 480 m |
| Allotments | Brighton Grove Allotments 1.6 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Victoria Baths With Attached Forecourt Walls, a listed building (Grade II*), 790 m west. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Baths With Attached Forecourt Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m west |
| Former First Church of Christ, Scientist | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m south-west |
| Anglican Church of St Benedict | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m north |
| Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north-west |
| Gorton Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km east |
| Gorton Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km east |
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 3.9 km north-east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 4.1 km west |
| Denton Wood | Wood | 4.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 17 |
8 of the postcode's 17 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 75% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Mull Avenue.