M18 8LL Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gorton & Abbey Hey. Region: North West.
Streets
- Millwall Close, Manchester: 49 addresses
- Turner Street, Manchester: 1 address
- Swindon Close, Manchester: 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 (92% of about 870 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
- Gorton District Centre Framework: Care Home, Sibley Street: up to 17 homes, non permissioned (70 m)
- Gorton District Centre Framework: James Court, Wellington Street: up to 10 homes, non permissioned (80 m)
- Gorton District Centre Framework: Gorton Library site, Garratt Way: up to 32 homes, non permissioned (90 m)
- Land At Wellington Street/Cross Lane Gorton, permissioned (110 m)
- Gorton District Centre Framework: Gymnastics Centre, Garratt Way: up to 43 homes, non permissioned (140 m)
- Hyde Road, not permissioned (360 m)
- 35 Garratt Way: up to 40 homes, non permissioned (390 m)
- Former Peacock Centre, off Gorton Lane: up to 34 homes, non permissioned (410 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 69 m and 70 m above sea level (69 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 | Belle Vue 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m |
| Gorton 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m | |
| Ryder Brow 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Edge Lane (Manchester Metrolink) | 2.0 km |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Gorton Post Office | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | Car Park on Morton Hall Road, M12 | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gorton Medical Centre | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Gorton Pharmacy | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 200 m |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Gorton Police Station | 310 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Gorton Service Station Cashzone | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Sunny Brow Park 3.2 ha | 420 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 5.1 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest King George V Playing Field 2.8 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ryder Brow Allotment Gardens 1.1 ha | 610 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 8.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Peacock mausoleum to west of Brookfield Unitarian Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m south-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 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* | 480 m south-east |
| Brookfield Unitarian Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m south-east |
| Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch on Denton golf course 320m south west of Lodge Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gorton Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 940 m east |
| Gorton Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km east |
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 2 | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km east |
| Denton Wood | Wood | 3.0 km south-east |
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 3.1 km north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.8 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 51 |
25 of the postcode's 51 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 35% | 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 | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 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 Millwall Close.