M4 1AE Manchester
Live postcode, introduced May 2020. Ward: Piccadilly. Region: North West.
Streets
- Tib Street, Manchester: 71 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 (31% of about 1,500 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Smithfield (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- 1, PICCADILLY, grade II
- Electricity Junction Box, Tib Street, grade II
- Unicorn Hotel, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Tib Street/Church Street Car Park, permissioned (10 m)
- Church Street car park: up to 300 homes, non permissioned (80 m)
- Red Lion Street / 2 Union Street, permissioned (80 m)
- Red Lion Street / 2 Union Street, permissioned (80 m)
- Red Lion Street / 2 Union Street, permissioned (80 m)
- 28-30 Oldham Street, not permissioned (140 m)
- 2 Fountain Street (2nd, 3rd and 4th floors), permissioned (200 m)
- 86 - 88 Market Street Manchester M1 1PD, permissioned (230 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 69 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 47 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 | 650 m |
| Manchester Piccadilly 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 710 m | |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Market Street (Manchester Metrolink) | 140 m |
| Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink) | 260 m | |
| Shudehill (Manchester Metrolink) | 320 m | |
| Bus stops | 39 stops within 400 m, 98 within 800 m; nearest The Unicorn Manchester City Centre | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Gardens | 230 m |
| Car parks | 33 within 800 m; nearest Church Street Car Park | 60 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest City Health Centre | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lever Street (Dental Surgery) | 270 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 680 m |
| Cash machines | 12 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Piccadilly Gardens 7,840 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | St Michael's Flags 1.5 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,040 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,680 m² | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former National Westminster Bank on Corner at Junction With Spring Gardens, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m south-west. 394 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 8 of them Grade I and 41 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former National Westminster Bank on Corner at Junction With Spring Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m south-west |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m south-west |
| Estate Exchange | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south-west |
| Former Reform Club Manchester Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south-west |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 560 m north-west |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km west |
| Queen's Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north-east |
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 | 71 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 71 |
71 of the postcode's 71 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 | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 79% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 66% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 Tib Street.