M16 9GP Trafford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Old Trafford. Region: North West.
Streets
- Kings Road, Old Trafford: 12 addresses
- Plumbley Drive, Old Trafford: 1 address
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 C (54% of about 480 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
- 145/7 Upper Chorlton Road, permissioned (270 m)
- 145/7 Upper Chorlton Road, permissioned (270 m)
- Russell House, 83 Russell Road, permissioned (390 m)
- Russell Road LGBT+ scheme (former Spire Hospital site): up to 120 homes, non permissioned (440 m)
- Stretford Memorial Hospital, 226 Seymour Grove, Stretford, M16 0DU, not permissioned (500 m)
- Woodlands 55 Carlton Road, permissioned (570 m)
- 59 Upper Chorlton Road, not permissioned (590 m)
- Trafford Plaza, 73 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, M16 0LD, permissioned (620 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.
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 | 2.4 km |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Trafford Park 45,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Firswood (Manchester Metrolink) | 780 m |
| Trafford Bar (Manchester Metrolink) | 900 m | |
| Old Trafford (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Wood Road North Firswood | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chorlton Bus Station | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Euro Car Parks - Norton Street | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 730 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 11.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ashville Surgery | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest G Pennant Roberts | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ayres Road (Dental Surgery) | 310 m |
| Hospital | Bridgewater Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police Hq | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 530 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Seymour Park 6.0 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,600 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,120 m² | 490 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 920 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Kings Road.