M3 3NW Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Deansgate. Region: North West.
Streets
- Deansgate, Manchester: 34 addresses
- Bootle Street, Manchester: 1 address
- Oxford 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 D (34% of about 1,590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Deansgate and Peter Street (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- 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
- 184 AND 186, DEANSGATE, grade II
- ALBERT MEMORIAL HALL, grade II
- Elliot House, grade II
- FORMER ENTRANCE TO DEANSGATE GOODS STATION INCLUDING NUMBERS 223 TO 233, grade II
- ONWARD BUILDINGS, grade II
- ROYAL LONDON HOUSE, grade II
- SUNLIGHT HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- St Michael's (Bootle Street), not permissioned (110 m)
- St John Street Chambers, permissioned (140 m)
- 3 St John Street, permissioned (170 m)
- Artillery House, Byrom Street, permissioned (200 m)
- Great Northern Complex: up to 746 homes, non permissioned (280 m)
- 11 St James's Square, John Dalton Street, not permissioned (290 m)
- 16 - 18 King Street Manchester M2 6AG, permissioned (300 m)
- 58 - 66 King Street (upper floors) (350 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 3 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 36 addresses are between 34 m and 35 m above sea level (35 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 | Deansgate 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m | |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | St Peter's Square (Manchester Metrolink) | 400 m |
| Deansgate-Castlefield (Manchester Metrolink) | 450 m | |
| Exchange Square (Manchester Metrolink) | 770 m | |
| Bus stops | 23 stops within 400 m, 82 within 800 m; nearest Watson Street Manchester City Centre | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Gardens | 720 m |
| Car parks | 28 within 800 m; nearest Very Tight Underground Car Park – Compact Cars Only – 1.75m Height | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest City Health Centre | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cameolord Pharmacy | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 207 Dental Care | 0 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 300 m |
| Police station | Bootle Town Hall Police Station | 130 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest St John's Gardens 4,740 m² | 240 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 90 m² | 860 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,120 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Free Trade Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m south-east. 375 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 11 of them Grade I and 35 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Free Trade Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south-east |
| Deansgate Goods Station and Attached Carriage Ramp | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m south |
| John Rylands Library and Attached Railings, Gates and Lamp Standards` | Listed building, Grade I | 190 m north |
| Memorial Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m east |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 540 m south-west |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 730 m north-east |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Saint George's Island | Island | 1.1 km south-west |
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km east |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south-west |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 3.6 km north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 31 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 36 |
36 of the postcode's 36 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 | 21 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 72% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Deansgate.