M8 0AB Manchester
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Cheetham. 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 (71% 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: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Bounded By Herbert Street, Elizabeth St & Alderglen Rd: up to 14 homes, Planning Permission (530 m)
- 54 St James Road Salford M7 4XE: up to 22 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 98 Devonshire Street Salford M7 4AE: up to 1 home, permissioned (700 m)
- 103 Queens Road Cheetham, permissioned (770 m)
- 103 Queens Road Cheetham, permissioned (770 m)
- 8 Ralston Close Salford M7 4QQ: up to 1 home, permissioned (860 m)
- 4 King Edwards Buildings, Bury Old Road, Salford, M7 4QJ: up to 2 homes, permissioned (910 m)
- Woodlands Mill, Hazelbottom Road, not permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 27 addresses are between 63 m and 65 m above sea level (64 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 Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Salford Crescent 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Abraham Moss (Manchester Metrolink) | 680 m |
| Queens Road (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.1 km | |
| Crumpsall (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Hightown Post Office Cheetham Hill | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Cheetham Hill On Street Parking | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 17.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest New Collegiate Medical Centre | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Somerville And Salt | 0 m |
| Hospital | North Manchester General Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Harpurhey Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 590 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,180 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mandley Park 2.9 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,680 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Smedley Fields 3.7 ha | 500 m |
| Allotments | Crumpsall and Cheetham Allotments Pavilion 2.9 ha | 930 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 6.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Evangelist, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m south-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m south-west |
| Queen's Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km east |
| Manchester General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Choral Grove | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 1.7 km west |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 2.4 km east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.6 km west |
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km south |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 3.9 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 27 | 27 |
None of the postcode's 27 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 56% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 15% | 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.