M32 9PU Trafford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lostock & Barton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Winchester Road, Stretford: 37 addresses
- Fountains Road, Stretford: 1 address
- Ripon Crescent, Stretford: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Trafford in 2026-27: Band D £2,292 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,528 | £1,782 | £2,037 | £2,292 | £2,801 | £3,310 | £3,820 | £4,583 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (38% of about 720 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 1.0 km
- Moss Vale Crescent, Lostock, Stretford, not permissioned (450 m)
- Circle Court, Stretford, M32 9QJ, permissioned (480 m)
- Land South of Lostock Road Roundabout, Lostock, Stretford, not permissioned (610 m)
- 119 Higher Road, Urmston, M41 9BD, permissioned (660 m)
- Simpsons Food Factory, Stretford Road, M41 9WH, permissioned (780 m)
- Meadowside Adult training Centre, Torbay Road, Urmston, M41 9LF, not permissioned (830 m)
- Higher Road Depot and Adjoining site, Urmston, not permissioned (860 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 4 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 23 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 | Humphrey Park 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m |
| Urmston 371,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Trafford Park 45,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Trafford Palazzo (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.6 km |
| The Trafford Centre (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.9 km | |
| Parkway (Manchester Metrolink) | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Fountains Road Humphrey Park | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | The Trafford Centre Bus Station | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | Trafford Centre Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 710 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 12.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lostock Medical Centre | 610 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barton Road (Dental Surgery) | 460 m |
| Hospital | Trafford General Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Urmston Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,210 m² | 530 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Lostock Park 7.8 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 860 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,390 m² | 620 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Humphrey Park Allotments 3.1 ha | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 8.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Waters Meeting | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km east |
| Overflow River Channel | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-east |
| Trafford Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north-east |
| Sale Water Park | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km south-east |
| Brook Wood | Wood | 3.4 km south |
| Foxhill Glen | Valley | 4.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 39 |
35 of the postcode's 39 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 69% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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 Winchester Road.