M16 7FR Manchester
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Moss Side. 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 (71% of about 1,190 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
- 59 Upper Chorlton Road, not permissioned (270 m)
- Whalley Pub, 2 Withington Road, permissioned (320 m)
- Former children's centre, Adscombe Street: up to 56 homes, non permissioned (330 m)
- 31 Range Rd/131 Withington Rd, not permissioned (350 m)
- Woodlands 55 Carlton Road, permissioned (380 m)
- Big Western 87 Great Western Street M16 7PA: up to 21 homes, Planning Permission (400 m)
- Barrel Yard (Hydes Brewery Site), Moss Lane West, permissioned (420 m)
- Brooks Bar Centre, 162-164 Chorlton Road, Old Trafford, M16 7WW, permissioned (430 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 1 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 | 2.1 km |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Manchester Piccadilly 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Firswood (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.5 km |
| Trafford Bar (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.5 km | |
| Cornbrook (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Whalley Road Whalley Range | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chorlton Bus Station | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Euro Car Parks - Norton Street | 620 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 770 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 11.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Whitswood Practice | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Range Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 440 m |
| Hospital | Bridgewater Hospital | 890 m |
| Police station | Greenheys Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Alexandra Park 24 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,350 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,880 m² | 350 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,550 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 29 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Alexandra Park, Manchester, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 700 m south-east. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 700 m south-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m north-east |
| Gmb National College | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m south-west |
| Manchester Southern Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Houghend Clough | Valley | 1.9 km south |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.0 km north |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| Central Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north-west |
| Treasure Wood | Wood | 3.0 km south-west |
| North Bay | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 12 | 12 |
None of the postcode's 12 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 69% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 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 | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 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.