M14 5PP Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rusholme. Region: North West.
Streets
- Langdale Road, Manchester: 20 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 (60% of about 1,040 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
- 23-25 Anson Road Longsight, permissioned (190 m)
- Site Of Former Victoria Park Probation Centre Laindon Road M14 5YJ: up to 72 homes, Planning Permission (230 m)
- High Elms, Upper Park Road: up to 30 homes, non permissioned (460 m)
- Victoria Point 44 Hathersage Road (STUDENT): up to 519 homes, non permissioned (470 m)
- 79-85 Hathersage Road M13 0EW: up to 7 homes, Planning Permission (490 m)
- Carolside Upper Park Road, not permissioned (530 m)
- 88-89 Carmoor Road STUDENT: up to 90 homes, non permissioned (540 m)
- Land At Junction Of Birch Land And Plymouth Grove: up to 14 homes, non permissioned (580 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 46 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 | 1.6 km |
| Levenshulme 472,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Ashburys 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Denison Road Rusholme | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Baths Car Park | 450 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 670 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 12.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Surrey Lodge Practice | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wise Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 650 m |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police Longsight Police Station | 550 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Birchfields Park 13 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,580 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 770 m |
| Allotments | Brighton Grove Allotments 1.6 ha | 900 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former First Church of Christ, Scientist, a listed building (Grade I), 260 m west. 38 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former First Church of Christ, Scientist | Listed building, Grade I | 260 m west |
| Victoria Baths With Attached Forecourt Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m north-west |
| Mrs Gaskells House | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m north-west |
| Platt Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| Alexandra Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north-west |
| Houghend Clough | Valley | 3.4 km south-west |
| Peel Moat | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south-east |
| Gorton Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 3.8 km north-west |
| Gorton Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km east |
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 22% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 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 Langdale Road.