M40 7PS Manchester
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Miles Platting & Newton Heath. Region: North West.
Streets
- Oldham Road, Manchester: 49 addresses
- Unnamed street near Oldham Road, Collyhurst: 1 address
- Collyhurst Street, Manchester: 1 address
- Ferdinand Street, Manchester: 1 address
- Hampson Street, Manchester: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Oldham Road, Collyhurst: 1 address
- Shetland Road, Manchester: 1 address
- Johnson's Square, Manchester: 1 address
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 920 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
- 325, Oldham Road (40 m)
- Sites adjacent to Miles Platting Joint Service Centre: up to 13 homes, non permissioned (150 m)
- Varley Street / Rosewell Avenue: up to 75 homes, non permissioned (240 m)
- Varley Street / Berkshire Road (Area 11), Miles Platting, permissioned (270 m)
- Collyhurst South (Victoria North): up to 788 homes, non permissioned (310 m)
- Collyhurst Village (Victoria North): up to 990 homes, non permissioned (430 m)
- Land At The Site Of The Former St Lukes School Sawley Road Miles Platting, permissioned (480 m)
- Victoria Mill 10 Lower Vickers Street, permissioned (490 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 0 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 56 addresses are between 49 m and 62 m above sea level (58 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 93%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% 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 | 1.8 km |
| Manchester Piccadilly 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Ardwick 260 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Monsall (Manchester Metrolink) | 920 m |
| Queens Road (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.1 km | |
| Holt Town (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Varley Street Miles Platting | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Premier Parking | 650 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 870 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 16.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Whitley Road Medical Centre | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest C M Chau's Dental Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | North Manchester General Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | The New Greater Manchester Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Collyhurst Village Store Cashzone | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Village Park 4.3 ha | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 5.0 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.1 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,830 m² | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Victoria Mill, a listed building (Grade II*), 490 m south-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m south-east |
| Queen's Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north |
| Manchester General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moston Vale | Valley | 1.6 km north-east |
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 2.7 km west |
| Clayton Vale | Valley | 2.8 km east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 3.8 km south-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 32 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 19 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 8 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 48 |
56 of the postcode's 56 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 8 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Oldham Road.