M17 1SG Trafford
Live postcode, introduced April 1985. Ward: Gorse Hill & Cornbrook. Region: North West.
Streets
- Guinness Road, Trafford Park: 28 addresses
- Centenary Way, Trafford Park: 17 addresses
- Lankro Way, Eccles: 6 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 B (82% of about 620 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)
- 63 Regent Street Eccles M30 0BP: up to 1 home, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Fox Street, Eccles, Salford, M30 0BJ: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- 65 Regent Street, Eccles, Salford, M30 0BP, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- 49-51 Regent Street, Eccles, M30 0BP, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- 25 Church Street Eccles M30 0BJ: up to 2 homes, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- 103-105 Church Street Eccles M30 0EJ: up to 2 homes, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- 49 Church Street, Eccles, M30 0AF: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- Fox Street, Eccles, Salford, M30 0BJ: up to 24 homes, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 51 addresses are between 23 m and 27 m above sea level (24 m on average).
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 | Eccles (Manchester) 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Patricroft 148,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Trafford Park 45,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Ladywell (Manchester Metrolink) | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Eccles (Manchester Metrolink) | 840 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Parkway (Manchester Metrolink) | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Guinness Circle Trafford Park | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Eccles Interchange | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Trafford Centre Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Source EV Charging Station | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Andrews Medical Centre | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Church Street Chemist | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Salford Oral Surgery | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Eccles Police Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Weaste Service Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Trafford Ecology Park 4.3 ha | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,840 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.2 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Weaste Allotments 2.7 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Weaste Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Buile Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trafford Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| North Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Monton Green | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) east |
| Foxhill Glen | Valley | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) west |
| Hall Hill | Hill | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 51 |
17 of the postcode's 51 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Trafford: see them on the Trafford page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Guinness Road.