M4 7LR Manchester
Live postcode, introduced September 2016. 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 C (73% of about 1,200 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
- X1 The Plaza (Great Ancoats Street / Issac Way), permissioned (30 m)
- Piccadilly Trading Estate: up to 1,960 homes, non permissioned (110 m)
- Block A 12 Pollard Street Bradford (excluding 101795), permissioned (200 m)
- Block A Pollard Street (additional units) (200 m)
- Ground floor, Vulcan Mill, Pollard Street, permissioned (230 m)
- All Souls Rectory Every Street, permissioned (280 m)
- Heyrod Street / Churchgate Buildings (Portugal Street East - Plot C): up to 80 homes, non permissioned (320 m)
- Ferrous, Longacre Street: up to 107 homes, Planning Permission (330 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 81 addresses are between 46 m and 47 m above sea level (46 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 Piccadilly 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m |
| Ardwick 260 journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m | |
| Manchester Oxford Road 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | New Islington (Manchester Metrolink) | 290 m |
| Holt Town (Manchester Metrolink) | 720 m | |
| Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) | 770 m | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Every Street Ancoats | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Station Manchester City Centre | 880 m |
| Car parks | 14 within 800 m; nearest 9 Sheffield Street Parking | 460 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 580 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest New Islington Medical Centre | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest K's Chemist LTD | 490 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vallance Dental Centre | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | University Dental Hospital Of Manchester | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Gstyleuk | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 9.6 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,580 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,200 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Hartfield Close Allotments 890 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Store Street Aqueduct, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m west. 87 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Store Street Aqueduct | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m west |
| Hope Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north |
| Decker Mill Old Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m north-west |
| Doubling Mill Fireproof Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m north-west |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Philips Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-east |
| Philips Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 790 m west |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 3.0 km west |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 3.2 km north-west |
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 3.2 km north-east |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 3.3 km north |
| Gorton Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 80 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 81 |
81 of the postcode's 81 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 | 26 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 0% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 3% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 93% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 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) | 77% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.