M4 7DU Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1991. Ward: Ancoats & Beswick. Region: North West.
Streets
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 (77% of about 780 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
- All Souls Rectory Every Street, permissioned (150 m)
- Bowlers Yard (Munday Street / Pollard Street): up to 62 homes, non permissioned (300 m)
- Ancoats Works: up to 193 homes, non permissioned (300 m)
- Ground floor, Vulcan Mill, Pollard Street, permissioned (350 m)
- Stubbs Mews (Guest St / Carruthers St) (380 m)
- X1 The Plaza (Great Ancoats Street / Issac Way), permissioned (400 m)
- Bradford Road / Beswick Street: up to 129 homes, non permissioned (430 m)
- Block A 12 Pollard Street Bradford (excluding 101795), permissioned (450 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 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 19 addresses are between 40 m and 44 m above sea level (42 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 | Ardwick 260 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Manchester Piccadilly 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Ashburys 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Holt Town (Manchester Metrolink) | 320 m |
| New Islington (Manchester Metrolink) | 390 m | |
| Etihad Campus (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Carruthers Street Ancoats | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest M4 Car Wash & Tyres Car Park (Events only) | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 790 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest New Islington Medical Centre | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest K's Chemist LTD | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newcross Dental Care | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.5 ha | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 9.6 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,580 m² | 30 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,200 m² | 890 m |
| Allotments | Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hope Mill, a listed building (Grade II*), 320 m north-west. 31 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north-west |
| Doubling Mill Fireproof Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m north-west |
| Store Street Aqueduct | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m west |
| Decker Mill Old Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m north-west |
| Philips Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-east |
| Philips Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 2.8 km north-east |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 2.9 km north |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 3.4 km north-west |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 3.4 km west |
| Gorton Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km south-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 19 |
1 of the postcode's 19 addresses is 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.