M4 6ER Manchester
Live postcode, introduced December 2015. Ward: Ancoats & Beswick. Region: North West.
Streets
- Navigation Street, Manchester: 39 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 (60% of about 750 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
- Harriett Street, not permissioned (80 m)
- Ancoats Green, Jersey Street: up to 280 homes, non permissioned (100 m)
- Poland Street: up to 200 homes, non permissioned (150 m)
- Land Bounded By Naval Street, Poland Street, Jersey Street and Radium Street - Pheonix Ironworks: up to 256 homes, Planning Permission (180 m)
- Silk Glass (New Union Street), permissioned (190 m)
- Poland Street/Naval Street/George Leigh Street: up to 78 homes, non permissioned (230 m)
- HOUSE Phase 2 (New Islington MDA), permissioned (240 m)
- New Little Mill (Jersey St/Bengal St), not permissioned (240 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 38 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 49 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 Piccadilly 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Ardwick 260 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | New Islington (Manchester Metrolink) | 510 m |
| Holt Town (Manchester Metrolink) | 740 m | |
| Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Garforth Avenue Miles Platting | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 16 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on 9 New Union Street, M4 | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest New Islington Medical Centre | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest K's Chemist LTD | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newcross Dental Care | 510 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,340 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 4.5 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,200 m² | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 7.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Beehive Mill, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m west. 124 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beehive Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m west |
| Doubling Mill Fireproof Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south-west |
| Decker Mill Old Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south-west |
| New Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m west |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Philips Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km east |
| Philips Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 810 m south-west |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 2.6 km north-west |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 2.6 km north-east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 3.0 km south-west |
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 3.2 km east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.7 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 39 | 39 |
None of the postcode's 39 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 79% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 96% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 60% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 80% | 34% |
| No qualifications | under 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Navigation Street.