M13 0FZ Manchester
Live postcode, introduced July 2002. 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: 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
- 88-89 Carmoor Road STUDENT: up to 90 homes, non permissioned (70 m)
- 79-85 Hathersage Road M13 0EW: up to 7 homes, Planning Permission (120 m)
- 247 Upper Brook Street: up to 5 homes, Planning Permission (230 m)
- Victoria Point 44 Hathersage Road (STUDENT): up to 519 homes, non permissioned (270 m)
- St Gabriel's Hall STUDENT: up to 128 homes, Planning Permission (290 m)
- Carolside Upper Park Road, not permissioned (360 m)
- High Elms, Upper Park Road: up to 30 homes, non permissioned (370 m)
- 25-33 Wilmslow Road, permissioned (470 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 addresses are about 43 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 0% 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 | 1.4 km |
| Manchester Piccadilly 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Hathersage Road Manchester Royal Infirmary | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Wilmslow Park | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 12.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Surrey Lodge Practice | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wise Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Birch Dental Practice | 850 m |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 550 m |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police Longsight Police Station | 850 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Medlock News | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Whitworth Park 9.1 ha | 480 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,570 m² | 760 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Victoria Baths With Attached Forecourt Walls, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m east. 53 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Baths With Attached Forecourt Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m east |
| Former First Church of Christ, Scientist | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m south-east |
| Mrs Gaskells House | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m north |
| The Pankhurst Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m north-west |
| Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.5 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 | 2.3 km north |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 3.2 km north-west |
| Houghend Clough | Valley | 3.2 km south-west |
| Peel Moat | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km south-east |
| Gorton Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km east |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 4.7 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 543 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 544 |
543 of the postcode's 544 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 | 19 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 21% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 28% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 32% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.