M3 1NN Manchester
Live postcode, introduced August 2006. Ward: Deansgate. Region: North West.
Streets
- Mirabel Street, Manchester: 102 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 C (26% of about 1,190 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- MANCHESTER PARCEL POST OFFICE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Mirabel House, not permissioned (60 m)
- Land corner of New Bridge Street and Greengate, Salford (One Heritage Tower): up to 542 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Waterloo Place (Kholi) - Land to west of New Bridge Street, Greengate: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- Land off Gorton Street, Greengate, Salford: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- The Residence (formerly Norton Court) - Greengate, Salford, M3 7NS, permissioned (130 m)
- Land to the east of Gravel Lane: up to 550 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Land Bound By Greengate And Trinity Way And Collier Street And Intersected By Boond Street And Caygill Street M3 7BN: up to 444 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Land to the east of Gravel Lane: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (160 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 99 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 99 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 99 low and 0 very low.
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 addresses are about 29 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 Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 290 m |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m | |
| Deansgate 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Victoria (Manchester Metrolink) | 350 m |
| Exchange Square (Manchester Metrolink) | 480 m | |
| Shudehill (Manchester Metrolink) | 600 m | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Trinity Way Strangeways | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 570 m |
| Car parks | 19 within 800 m; nearest J K Car Parks - Manchester | 20 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Apartment Block Charging | 480 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest City Health Centre | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Manchester Chemist | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Dept. | 430 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 11 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Angel Square | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest The Glade of Light 940 m² | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | St Michael's Flags 1.5 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,680 m² | 780 m |
| Allotments | Ordsall Community Allotments 4,110 m² | 2.3 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 3.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chethams Hospital and Attached Wall, a listed building (Grade I), 250 m south-east. 201 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chethams Hospital and Attached Wall | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m south-east |
| Former Public Baths | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m west |
| Cathedral Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 350 m south-east |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 390 m south |
| Church of the Sacred Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m south-west |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km west |
| Queen's Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Choral Grove | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.0 km south-west |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 2.7 km north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.3 km north-west |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 3.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 101 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 100 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
102 of the postcode's 102 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 100 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 78% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 73% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Mirabel Street.