M4 5GA Manchester
Live postcode, introduced September 2023. Ward: Piccadilly. Region: North West.
Streets
- Addington Street, Manchester: 44 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 C (46% of about 1,750 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
- DAILY EXPRESS BUILDING, grade II*
- 8, CABLE STREET, grade II
- CROWN AND KETTLE PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- FORMER MIDLAND BANK, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Cable Street Car Park - New Cross Zone A: up to 150 homes, non permissioned (30 m)
- 32-40 Oldham Road (former Cheshire Cheese pub), not permissioned (60 m)
- Oldham Road Sites New Cross Zone A, permissioned (70 m)
- Marshall Street: up to 80 homes, non permissioned (80 m)
- 1-5 Swan Street, permissioned (120 m)
- 1-5 Swan Street, permissioned (120 m)
- 32 Mason Street, Ancoats (140 m)
- 40 Swan Street, not permissioned (150 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 50 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 | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Manchester Piccadilly 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Shudehill (Manchester Metrolink) | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Market Street (Manchester Metrolink) | 600 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink) | 670 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 71 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Addington Street Manchester City Centre | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest National Car Parks | 110 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.5 km (9.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest City Health Centre | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newcross Dental Care | 120 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 11 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Best One Cashzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Michael's Flags 1.5 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,190 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 3.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Daily Express Building, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m south-east. 253 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 22 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Daily Express Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south-east |
| Paragon Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m south-east |
| New Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south-east |
| Royal Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south-east |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 850 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Queen's Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Manchester General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 630 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 44 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 44 |
44 of the postcode's 44 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 71% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Addington Street.