M12 6BF Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1995. Ward: Ardwick. Region: North West.
Streets
- Rondin Road, Manchester: 14 addresses
- Anthony Close, Manchester: 3 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 (54% of about 970 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
- Lower Medlock, not permissioned (300 m)
- Ashton Old Road / Lime Bank Street: up to 44 homes, non permissioned (330 m)
- Land between Lime Bank Street & railway line: up to 40 homes, non permissioned (340 m)
- Church Of St Jerome Rylance Street, Bradford, permissioned (420 m)
- Coverdale Crescent: up to 5 homes, non permissioned (660 m)
- Haverford Street: up to 25 homes, non permissioned (750 m)
- GML Masterplan: The Grange: up to 69 homes, non permissioned (840 m)
- X1 The Plaza (Great Ancoats Street / Issac Way), permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 17 addresses are between 48 m and 52 m above sea level (50 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 | Ardwick 260 journeys in 2024–25 | 400 m |
| Ashburys 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Manchester Piccadilly 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | New Islington (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.1 km |
| Holt Town (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.1 km | |
| Etihad Campus (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Claribel Street Ardwick | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest North Western Street Car Park | 490 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Gorton Medical Practice | 770 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 770 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beswick Healthcare LTD | 930 m |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police Longsight Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,490 m² | 500 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 9.6 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 530 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,200 m² | 810 m |
| Allotments | Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Anglican Church of St Benedict, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m south-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican Church of St Benedict | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m south-east |
| Former Nicholls Hospital including gymnasium, governor's house, stone setted and flagged forecourt, boundary walls and gates, stone gate piers on Ford Street and Devonshire Street, and two granite memorials in the forecourt | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m south-west |
| Philips Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-east |
| Philips Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-west |
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 3.0 km north-east |
| Gorton Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 3.6 km west |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 3.7 km north |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 4.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 9 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 7 |
5 of the postcode's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 10 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 59% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 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 Rondin Road.