M8 0PY Manchester
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Cheetham. Region: North West.
Streets
- Alms Hill Road, Manchester: 27 addresses
- Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester: 1 address
- Daimler Street, Manchester: 1 address
- Haley Street, Manchester: 1 address
- Humber Street, Manchester: 1 address
- Hambridge Close, Manchester: 1 address
- Manswood Drive, 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 (89% of about 850 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
- 103 Queens Road Cheetham, permissioned (530 m)
- 103 Queens Road Cheetham, permissioned (530 m)
- Woodlands Mill, Hazelbottom Road, not permissioned (550 m)
- Land Bounded By Herbert Street, Elizabeth St & Alderglen Rd: up to 14 homes, Planning Permission (720 m)
- Former St Thomas School site - Land Bounded By Nunthorpe Dr/ Chataway Rd/ Cottesmore Dr, permissioned (950 m)
- 54 St James Road Salford M7 4XE: up to 22 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 33 addresses are between 68 m and 69 m above sea level (69 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 | 2.1 km |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Manchester Piccadilly 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Abraham Moss (Manchester Metrolink) | 580 m |
| Queens Road (Manchester Metrolink) | 720 m | |
| Crumpsall (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Shirley Road Cheetham Hill | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Charter Street - Manchester Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 600 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 | 130 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Somerville And Salt | 390 m |
| Hospital | North Manchester General Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Harpurhey Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 500 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,180 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Queen's Park 14 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Smedley Fields 3.7 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Crumpsall and Cheetham Allotments Pavilion 2.9 ha | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Evangelist, a listed building (Grade II*), 470 m west. 13 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* | 470 m west |
| Queen's Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km east |
| Manchester General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Choral Grove | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 2.0 km east |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 2.0 km west |
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.0 km west |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 4.1 km south-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 33 |
30 of the postcode's 33 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 68% | 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 Alms Hill Road.