M3 4LP Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Deansgate. 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 E (39% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- DEANSGATE GOODS STATION AND ATTACHED CARRIAGE RAMP, grade II*
- Free Trade Hall, grade II*
- FORMER ENTRANCE TO DEANSGATE GOODS STATION INCLUDING NUMBERS 223 TO 233, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK IN FRONT OF ST JOHN STREET CHAMBERS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- St John Street Chambers, permissioned (110 m)
- 3 St John Street, permissioned (110 m)
- Great Northern Complex: up to 746 homes, non permissioned (130 m)
- St Michael's (Bootle Street), not permissioned (180 m)
- Artillery House, Byrom Street, permissioned (230 m)
- Viadux Phase 2a: up to 120 homes, non permissioned (230 m)
- Found Space (Bauer Millet showroom site), permissioned (240 m)
- Found Space (Bauer Millet showroom site), not permissioned (240 m)
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 14 addresses are between 35 m and 37 m above sea level (36 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 50%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% 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 | 370 m |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m | |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Deansgate-Castlefield (Manchester Metrolink) | 290 m |
| St Peter's Square (Manchester Metrolink) | 400 m | |
| Market Street (Manchester Metrolink) | 840 m | |
| Bus stops | 23 stops within 400 m, 82 within 800 m; nearest Watson Street Manchester City Centre | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Manchester Central Coach Station Manchester City Centre | 730 m |
| Car parks | 31 within 800 m; nearest Very Tight Underground Car Park – Compact Cars Only – 1.75m Height | 190 m |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Doc's Surgery | 710 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cameolord Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 207 Dental Care | 170 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 150 m |
| Police station | Bootle Town Hall Police Station | 170 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 70 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest St John's Gardens 4,740 m² | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 800 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 730 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,120 m² | 860 m |
| Allotments | Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 4.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Deansgate Goods Station and Attached Carriage Ramp, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 348 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 10 of them Grade I and 33 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Deansgate Goods Station and Attached Carriage Ramp | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| Free Trade Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-east |
| G Mex | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-east |
| Midland Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m east |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 420 m south-west |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 880 m north |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-west |
| Alexandra Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south |
| 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 | 2.2 km north |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km west |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 3.8 km north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 12 |
14 of the postcode's 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 68% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 61% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 69% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.