M16 7LF Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Moss Side. Region: North West.
Streets
- Radley Street, Manchester: 10 addresses
- Unnamed street near Radley Street, Moss Side: 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 (81% of about 1,020 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
- Big Western 87 Great Western Street M16 7PA: up to 21 homes, Planning Permission (260 m)
- Princess St / Raby Street, not permissioned (400 m)
- Former children's centre, Adscombe Street: up to 56 homes, non permissioned (420 m)
- Moss Lane East / Princess Road (Reno site): up to 223 homes, non permissioned (530 m)
- Bus Depot Princess Road, permissioned (540 m)
- Land at Barnhill St / Moss Lane East (site 2): up to 42 homes, non permissioned (550 m)
- Land At The Junction Of Alness Road And Wellington Road, permissioned (560 m)
- 31 Range Rd/131 Withington Rd, not permissioned (590 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 32 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 | 2.2 km |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Manchester Piccadilly 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Firswood (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.9 km |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Brentwood Street Alexandra Park | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chorlton Bus Station | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Car Park on Moss Lane East, M16 | 600 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 890 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 | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ipharmacy Princess Rd | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Family Dental Practice | 290 m |
| Hospital | Bridgewater Hospital | 620 m |
| Police station | Greenheys Police Station | 900 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Alexandra Park 24 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,880 m² | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,550 m² | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 32 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Alexandra Park, Manchester, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 350 m south. 21 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 | 350 m south |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m north |
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-east |
| Manchester Southern Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Houghend Clough | Valley | 1.8 km south |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.2 km north-west |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north-west |
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north-east |
| Central Bay | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km north-west |
| Treasure Wood | Wood | 3.3 km south-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 14 |
6 of the postcode's 14 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 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 81% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Radley Street.