M41 0PT Trafford
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Urmston. Region: North West.
Streets
- Canterbury Road, Urmston: 12 addresses
- Furness Road, Urmston: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Trafford in 2026-27: Band D £2,292 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,528 | £1,782 | £2,037 | £2,292 | £2,801 | £3,310 | £3,820 | £4,583 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (61% of about 660 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
- Higher Road Depot and Adjoining site, Urmston, not permissioned (710 m)
- Circle Court, Stretford, M32 9QJ, permissioned (750 m)
- 119 Higher Road, Urmston, M41 9BD, permissioned (750 m)
- Moss Vale Crescent, Lostock, Stretford, not permissioned (780 m)
- Land South of Lostock Road Roundabout, Lostock, Stretford, not permissioned (800 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 addresses are about 23 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 | Urmston 371,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m |
| Humphrey Park 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Chassen Road 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Trafford Palazzo (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.3 km |
| The Trafford Centre (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Shops Lostock | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | The Trafford Centre Bus Station | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | Trafford Centre Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 660 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 12.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Primrose Surgery | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Davyhulme Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 500 m |
| Hospital | Trafford General Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Urmston Police Station | 610 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Davyhulme Park 5.8 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,390 m² | 750 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Granville Park Allotments 1.4 ha | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 7.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Waters Meeting | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km east |
| Trafford Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north-east |
| Foxhill Glen | Valley | 3.3 km north-west |
| Overflow River Channel | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south-east |
| Brook Wood | Wood | 3.7 km south |
| Firs Plantation | Wood | 3.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 13 |
8 of the postcode's 13 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | under 1% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Canterbury Road.