M18 8TR Manchester
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Gorton & Abbey Hey. Region: North West.
Streets
- Swanhill Close, Manchester: 12 addresses
- Kenyon Street, 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 (51% of about 810 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)
- Land Opposite 83-87 Vine Street: up to 25 homes, Planning Permission (430 m (0.3 miles))
- St George's Rectory: up to 7 homes, Planning Permission (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Ashton Old Road, not permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Bowling club off Backwell St / Club St, Openshaw: up to 8 homes, non permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Abbey Hey Clinic Constable Street: up to 6 homes, Planning Permission (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at 50 Burman Street, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Land Incorporating 1A Stanley Street, 3-5 Ogden Lane And 1292 Ashton Old Road: up to 25 homes, non permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Burman Street, Burman Street, Droylsden: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 87 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 | Gorton 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Fairfield 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Belle Vue 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Cemetery Road (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Edge Lane (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Abbey Hey Lane | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Rcp Parking - Thompson Street | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.6 km (9.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Florence House Medical Practice | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pharmaco | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | GMP Openshaw Police Complex | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.1 ha | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Debdale Park 17 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.3 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,600 m² | 120 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fairfield Moravian Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 880 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 32 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Moravian Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| 20-23 and 23A, Fairfield Square | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) 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 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gorton Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Gorton Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 770 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 2 | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Lumb Clough | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Denton Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 13 | 13 |
None of the postcode's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Swanhill Close.