M15 4EE Trafford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gorse Hill & Cornbrook. Region: North West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Trafford in 2026-27: Band D £2,292 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,528 | £1,782 | £2,037 | £2,292 | £2,801 | £3,310 | £3,820 | £4,583 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (29% of about 1,200 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
- HULME BARRACKS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Bulls Head Pub, Chester Road / Cleworth Street (160 m)
- Land At Cornbrook Road: up to 224 homes, non permissioned (170 m)
- Cornbrook Road / Chester Road, not permissioned (170 m)
- 27-29 Ellesmere Street Scheme, permissioned (200 m)
- Trentham Street (Britannia Basin): up to 419 homes, non permissioned (220 m)
- Gallery Gardens - Manchester Gardens: up to 366 homes, Planning Permission (290 m)
- Former Manchester Regiment PH, 6 Hulme Hall Road, permissioned (290 m)
- Land Adjacent To Hulme Hall Road Manchester (Excelsior Mill site), permissioned (310 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 16 addresses are between 29 m and 30 m above sea level (29 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Deansgate 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Cornbrook (Manchester Metrolink) | 230 m |
| Pomona (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.0 km | |
| Trafford Bar (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Cornbrook Metrolink Stop | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Manchester Central Coach Station Manchester City Centre | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Silvercroft St Parking | 720 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 13.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cornbrook Medical Practice | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wise Pharmacy (Hulme) | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police Hq | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 760 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest St George's Park 3.4 ha | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hullard Park 4.0 ha | 620 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,110 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,120 m² | 810 m |
| Allotments | Ordsall Community Allotments 4,110 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St George, a listed building (Grade II*), 540 m north-east. 24 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St George | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m north-east |
| Ordsall Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 840 m west |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north |
| Alexandra Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Saint George's Island | Island | 470 m north |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| Central Bay | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 3.2 km north |
| Houghend Clough | Valley | 3.4 km south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 15 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 16 |
16 of the postcode's 16 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 2% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.