M18 8SU 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 (91% of about 880 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
- Land Opposite 83-87 Vine Street: up to 25 homes, Planning Permission (340 m)
- St George's Rectory: up to 7 homes, Planning Permission (370 m)
- Abbey Hey Clinic Constable Street: up to 6 homes, Planning Permission (470 m)
- Bellamy Court (EXTRA CARE) (Brownfield part of site), permissioned (550 m)
- Bellamy Court (potentially EXTRA CARE), not permissioned (550 m)
- Land Incorporating 1A Stanley Street, 3-5 Ogden Lane And 1292 Ashton Old Road: up to 25 homes, non permissioned (610 m)
- Bowling club off Backwell St / Club St, Openshaw: up to 8 homes, non permissioned (690 m)
- Land at 50 Burman Street, not permissioned (690 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 1 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 15 addresses are between 84 m and 85 m above sea level (85 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 | Gorton 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m |
| Fairfield 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 920 m | |
| Belle Vue 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Cemetery Road (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.3 km |
| Edge Lane (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.5 km | |
| Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Sandown Street Abbey Hey | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange | 4.7 km |
| Car parks | Rcp Parking - Thompson Street | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 830 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Florence House Medical Practice | 550 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pharmaco | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 860 m |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 4.6 km |
| Police station | GMP Openshaw Police Complex | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Vine Street Park 7,080 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Debdale Park 17 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.3 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,600 m² | 240 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fairfield Moravian Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km north-east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Moravian Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-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 | 1.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gorton Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 700 m south |
| Gorton Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 720 m south-east |
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 2 | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km east |
| Lumb Clough | Valley | 2.7 km north |
| Denton Wood | Wood | 2.9 km south-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 15 |
13 of the postcode's 15 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 44% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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.