M2 3HQ Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Deansgate. Region: North West.
Streets
- Mosley Street, Manchester: 7 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 D (33% of about 1,850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- ESTATE EXCHANGE, grade II*
- ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, grade II*
- THE PORTICO LIBRARY AND THE BANK PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II*
- AUSTIN HOUSE, grade II
- CHARLOTTE HOUSE, grade II
- COLWYN CHAMBERS, grade II
- No, 12, CHARLOTTE STREET and No. 17, GEORGE STREET, grade II
- TELEPHONE BUILDINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Manhattan (Devonshire House), George Street, permissioned (30 m)
- Devonshire House, George Street, permissioned (30 m)
- Charlotte House 10 Charlotte Street: up to 14 homes, non permissioned (60 m)
- Charlotte House 10 Charlotte Street, permissioned (60 m)
- 34 Charlotte Street (Lindencourt House), permissioned (150 m)
- 34 Charlotte Street (Lindencourt House): up to 12 homes, non permissioned (150 m)
- Floors 1-4, 36 Charlotte Street, M1 4FD: up to 14 homes, Planning Permission (170 m)
- Waldorf House, Cooper Street, permissioned (190 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 addresses are about 45 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 | Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Manchester Piccadilly 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink) | 210 m |
| Market Street (Manchester Metrolink) | 240 m | |
| St Peter's Square (Manchester Metrolink) | 270 m | |
| Bus stops | 44 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 118 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chinatown Manchester City Centre | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Gardens | 140 m |
| Car parks | 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP Manchester Piccadilly Plaza | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Doc's Surgery | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest City Centre Dentists | 150 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 340 m |
| Cash machines | 12 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 5 Piccadilly Halifax | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Piccadilly Gardens 7,840 m² | 250 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 840 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,120 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Portico Library and the Bank Public House, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 427 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 8 of them Grade I and 39 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Portico Library and the Bank Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north |
| Estate Exchange | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north-west |
| Manchester Art Gallery | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m south-west |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 630 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 610 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 5 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
7 of the postcode's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 7 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 69% | 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) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 62% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Mosley Street.