M40 1LE Manchester
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Miles Platting & Newton Heath. Region: North West.
Streets
- Scotland Street, Manchester: 34 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 A (88% of about 840 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Millwright Street/May Street: up to 28 homes, non permissioned (120 m)
- Land Bounded By Culcheth Lane And Tandlewood Mews Newton Heath, permissioned (300 m)
- Phase 2 Jacksons Brickworks, Briscoe Lane: up to 338 homes, Planning Permission (310 m)
- Newton Silk Mill: up to 10 homes, non permissioned (310 m)
- Oldham Road (Phase 1b) & Former Rosedale Building (Phase 2): up to 109 homes, non permissioned (350 m)
- Droylesden Road: up to 30 homes, non permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Land at end of Rothwell Street: up to 10 homes, non permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Land off Rothwell Street: up to 12 homes, non permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 85 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 | Moston 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Ashburys 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Gorton 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Newton Heath and Moston (Manchester Metrolink) | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Central Park (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Failsworth (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 49 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crawford Street Newton Heath | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Asda Newton Heath Car Park | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 17.9 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest All Saints Medical Centre | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Levis Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newton Heath | 190 m |
| Hospital | North Manchester General Hospital | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Newton Heath Police Station | 300 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Go Local Extra Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brookdale Park 19 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,790 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Scotland Hall Road Allotments 2,670 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Philips Park Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Philips Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Philips Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Clayton Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Jericho Clough | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Weir Clough | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Bailey's Wood | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
| Crime Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 34 |
3 of the postcode's 34 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 | 31% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Scotland Street.