M18 7BS Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Longsight. Region: North West.
Streets
- Odette Street, Manchester: 16 addresses
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 (98% of about 910 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)
- Victoria Works, Sunny Brow Road, Gorton: up to 101 homes, non permissioned (160 m)
- 528-532 Hyde Road M18 7AA: up to 5 homes, Planning Permission (210 m)
- 35 Garratt Way: up to 40 homes, non permissioned (270 m)
- Former South Gorton Housing Office, Buckley Road: up to 20 homes, non permissioned (290 m)
- South of Showcase cinema site, Hyde Road: up to 40 homes, non permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Gorton District Centre Framework: Gymnastics Centre, Garratt Way: up to 43 homes, non permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Gorton District Centre Framework: Gorton Library site, Garratt Way: up to 32 homes, non permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Leach Street / Crossley Street (600 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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 addresses are about 62 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 | Belle Vue 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 190 m |
| Ryder Brow 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Gorton 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 60 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Windsor Street Belle Vue | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Car Park on Morton Hall Road, M12 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14 km (8.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mount Road Surgery | 100 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mount Road Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kings Dental Centre | 370 m |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Gorton Police Station | 340 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sunny Brow Park 3.2 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Gorton Park 5.7 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | Yeadon Road Allotments 1.6 ha | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 8.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Peacock mausoleum to west of Brookfield Unitarian Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 810 m (0.5 miles) east. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peacock mausoleum to west of Brookfield Unitarian Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Brookfield Unitarian Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Roman Catholic Church of St Francis and Monastic Building Attached to Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gorton Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Gorton Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 2 | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
| Denton Wood | Wood | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Top Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 16 |
4 of the postcode's 16 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 | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 32% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 44% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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 Odette Street.