M14 4BL Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Moss Side. Region: North West.
Streets
- Santiago Street, Manchester: 30 addresses
- Claremont Road, Manchester: 1 address
- Parkfield Avenue, Manchester: 1 address
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 (91% of about 560 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
- Former Manchester City FC Maine Road/Claremont Road Moss Side, permissioned (260 m)
- MCR House 341 Great Western Street Moss Side, permissioned (440 m)
- Land East of Aspinall Street, Rusholme, not permissioned (450 m)
- 98 Wilmslow Road: up to 20 homes, non permissioned (480 m)
- 466 - 472 Moss Lane East STUDENT (PBSA): up to 121 homes, Planning Permission (490 m)
- Land To The Rear Of Dalton Avenue M14 7NR: up to 8 homes, Planning Permission (520 m)
- Behind Whitworth Park Mansions, Moss Lane East, permissioned (560 m)
- 25-33 Wilmslow Road, permissioned (580 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 11 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 36 m above sea level.
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 | 2.3 km |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Deansgate 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 57 within 800 m; nearest Carlton Avenue Moss Side | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Manchester Central Coach Station Manchester City Centre | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park Wilmslow Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 500 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 12.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Robert Darbishire Practice | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medichem Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rusholme Dental Practice | 340 m |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Greenheys Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Moss Side | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,540 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Platt Fields Park 34 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 720 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,190 m² | 220 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,570 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 48 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m south-east. 33 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m south-east |
| Platt Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m south-east |
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 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 | 1.1 km south-east |
| Alexandra Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Houghend Clough | Valley | 2.2 km south-west |
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 3.0 km north-west |
| Peel Moat | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km south-east |
| Barlow Wood | Wood | 3.9 km south-west |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 32 |
16 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 | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 60% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 22% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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 Santiago Street.