M13 0FY Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ardwick. 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 (77% of about 1,250 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
- 247 Upper Brook Street: up to 5 homes, Planning Permission (100 m)
- 1-5 Plymouth Grove STUDENT: up to 105 homes, non permissioned (370 m)
- 1-5 Plymouth Grove Ardwick Manchester M13 9PZ, permissioned (370 m)
- 88-89 Carmoor Road STUDENT: up to 90 homes, non permissioned (380 m)
- 79-85 Hathersage Road M13 0EW: up to 7 homes, Planning Permission (450 m)
- St Gabriel's Hall STUDENT: up to 128 homes, Planning Permission (460 m)
- Victoria Point 44 Hathersage Road (STUDENT): up to 519 homes, non permissioned (470 m)
- Land At Upper Brook Street Ardwick Manchester, permissioned (480 m)
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 9 addresses are between 41 m and 42 m above sea level (41 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Manchester Piccadilly 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.7 km |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Swinton Grove Manchester Royal Infirmary | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Wilmslow Park | 460 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 13.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Surrey Lodge Practice | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wise Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vallance Dental Centre | 910 m |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 290 m |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police Longsight Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Whitworth Park 9.1 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 820 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 9.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mrs Gaskells House, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m north-east. 63 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gaskells House | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north-east |
| The Pankhurst Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m west |
| Student Health Centre, University of Manchester | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m west |
| Victoria Baths With Attached Forecourt Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m south-east |
| Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Alexandra Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.9 km north-west |
| Houghend Clough | Valley | 3.3 km south-west |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km west |
| Gorton Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km east |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 4.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 9 |
9 of the postcode's 9 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 | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 70% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 33% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 20% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 33% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 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) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.