M18 8DA Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gorton & Abbey Hey. 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 (68% of about 1,170 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
- Leach Street / Crossley Street (240 m)
- Former All Saints School Crossley Street Gorton Manchester, permissioned (320 m)
- Former Peacock Centre, off Gorton Lane: up to 34 homes, non permissioned (330 m)
- Ambulance Station 81 Belle Vue Street Gorton Manchester M12 5PW, permissioned (590 m)
- 35 Garratt Way: up to 40 homes, non permissioned (640 m)
- 528-532 Hyde Road M18 7AA: up to 5 homes, Planning Permission (670 m)
- South of Showcase cinema site, Hyde Road: up to 40 homes, non permissioned (680 m)
- West of Showcase cinema site, Hyde Road: up to 50 homes, non permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 19 addresses are between 61 m and 65 m above sea level (63 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 80%, ultrafast 20%, gigabit 20% 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 | 600 m |
| Ashburys 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Gorton 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Clayton Hall (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.7 km |
| Velopark (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.8 km | |
| Edge Lane (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Preston Street Gorton | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 3.6 km |
| Car parks | Car Park on Morton Hall Road, M12 | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 590 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gorton Medical Centre | 720 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Gorton Pharmacy | 840 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kings Dental Centre | 720 m |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 3.1 km |
| Police station | GMP Openshaw Police Complex | 500 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Gorton Service Station Cashzone | 760 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Gorton Park 5.7 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,390 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest King George V Playing Field 2.8 ha | 750 m |
| Allotments | Ryder Brow Allotment Gardens 1.1 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 5.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Catholic Church of St Francis and Monastic Building Attached to Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church of St Francis and Monastic Building Attached to Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m west |
| Clayton Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Philips Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km north |
| Philips Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gorton Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south-east |
| Gorton Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km east |
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 2.7 km north |
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 2 | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km east |
| Lumb Clough | Valley | 3.5 km north-east |
| Denton Wood | Wood | 3.8 km south-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 19 |
14 of the postcode's 19 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 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.