M4 3AD Manchester
Live postcode, introduced December 1999. Ward: Piccadilly. Region: North West.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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: 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
- 5 -7, 9-11, And 15-17 Chapel Walks, permissioned (140 m)
- Old Half Moon Chambers 5 - 7 Chapel Walks Manchester M2 1HN, permissioned (150 m)
- 86 - 88 Market Street Manchester M1 1PD, permissioned (190 m)
- 2 Fountain Street (2nd, 3rd and 4th floors), permissioned (220 m)
- 8-14 St Anns Square Manchester, permissioned (220 m)
- 51 King Street (Second And Third Floors Only), permissioned (240 m)
- Land To The North Of Renaissance Hotel, Blackfriars Street: up to 300 homes, Planning Permission (270 m)
- 58 - 66 King Street (upper floors) (280 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 500 m |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m | |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Exchange Square (Manchester Metrolink) | 170 m |
| Market Street (Manchester Metrolink) | 290 m | |
| Shudehill (Manchester Metrolink) | 360 m | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m, 97 within 800 m; nearest Exchange Street Manchester City Centre | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Gardens | 360 m |
| Car parks | 31 within 800 m; nearest NCP | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest Apartment Block Charging | 440 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest City Health Centre | 20 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 20 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Arndale Dental & Implant Clinic | 20 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 810 m |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 490 m |
| Cash machines | 12 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 0 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest The Glade of Light 940 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | St Michael's Flags 1.5 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 180 m² | 830 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,680 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 25, St Ann Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 200 m south-west. 422 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 8 of them Grade I and 40 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 25, St Ann Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m south-west |
| Former Reform Club Manchester Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south |
| Former National Westminster Bank on Corner at Junction With Spring Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-east |
| Bartons Building Including Barton Arcade | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m west |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 240 m north-west |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km west |
| Queen's Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 860 m south-east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 1.8 km south-west |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 3.3 km north-west |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.9 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 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) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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.