M4 4HF Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cheetham. Region: North West.
Streets
- Red Bank, Manchester: 23 addresses
- Red Bank, Manchester: 1 address
- Faber Street, Manchester: 1 address
- Roger Street, Manchester: 1 address
- St Chad's Street, Manchester: 1 address
- Back Red Bank, Manchester: 1 address
- Colenso Way, 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 A (35% of about 1,330 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- ASHTON HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- South of Roger Street (Victoria North): up to 1,100 homes, non permissioned (70 m)
- NOMA Plots 2, 3, 4 & 5, permissioned (180 m)
- NOMA Plots 2, 3, 4 & 5, not permissioned (190 m)
- Green Quarter Management Building In Between Park Inn And Petrol Filling Station Cheetham Hill Road, permissioned (200 m)
- 20 Lord Street: up to 17 homes, Planning Permission (210 m)
- No 1 Lord Street (Block 10-Lord Street / Cheetham Hill Road), permissioned (230 m)
- 1 Park Place Manchester M4 4EZ: up to 154 homes, Planning Permission (250 m)
- 23 New Mount Street, permissioned (250 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 29 addresses are between 30 m and 45 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 | Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Manchester Piccadilly 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Victoria (Manchester Metrolink) | 310 m |
| Shudehill (Manchester Metrolink) | 510 m | |
| Exchange Square (Manchester Metrolink) | 660 m | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Park Place Strangeways | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 430 m |
| Car parks | 21 within 800 m; nearest Ncp | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest City Health Centre | 840 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Docpharma Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kiss Dental Manchester | 540 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Angel Square Cashzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest St Michael's Flags 1.5 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 750 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,190 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Crumpsall and Cheetham Allotments Pavilion 2.9 ha | 2.2 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 5.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chethams Hospital and Attached Wall, a listed building (Grade I), 510 m south-west. 141 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chethams Hospital and Attached Wall | Listed building, Grade I | 510 m south-west |
| Cathedral Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m south-west |
| Manchester Jewish Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m north |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 710 m south-west |
| Daily Express Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m south-east |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| Queen's Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-east |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-east |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.5 km south-west |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 2.9 km north-west |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 2.9 km north-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 81% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 85% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 81% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Red Bank.