M15 4FE Trafford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gorse Hill & Cornbrook. Region: North West.
Streets
- Cornbrook Park Road, Old Trafford: 41 addresses
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: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 476-480, Stretford Road, Old Trafford, M16 9AD, permissioned (280 m)
- Former Bulls Head Pub, Chester Road / Cleworth Street (300 m)
- Land At Cornbrook Road: up to 224 homes, non permissioned (310 m)
- Cornbrook Road / Chester Road, not permissioned (320 m)
- 27-29 Ellesmere Street Scheme, permissioned (340 m)
- Trentham Street (Britannia Basin): up to 419 homes, non permissioned (370 m)
- Three Legs of Man, Stretford Road: up to 25 homes, non permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Land Bounded By Royce Road, City Road And Chorlton Road Hulme, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 39 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 31 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 | Deansgate 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Cornbrook (Manchester Metrolink) | 360 m |
| Pomona (Manchester Metrolink) | 920 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Trafford Bar (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Malvern Street St Georges | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Manchester Central Coach Station Manchester City Centre | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Silvercroft St Parking | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cornbrook Medical Practice | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wise Pharmacy (Hulme) | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police Hq | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St George's Park 3.4 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Hullard Park 4.0 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,110 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,120 m² | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Ordsall Community Allotments 4,110 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St George, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 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* | 650 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Ordsall Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 890 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Alexandra Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Saint George's Island | Island | 620 m (0.4 miles) north |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Central Bay | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Houghend Clough | Valley | 3.3 km (2 miles) south |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.9 km (3 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 41 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 41 |
41 of the postcode's 41 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Cornbrook Park Road.