M8 5RL Manchester
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Crumpsall. 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 (76% of about 870 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
- North Manchester General Hospital: up to 550 homes, non permissioned (110 m)
- Parkhill Avenue / Delaunays Road: up to 24 homes, non permissioned (430 m)
- Land Bounded By Park Hill Avenue, Cleveland Road And Delaunays Road Crumpsall Manchester, permissioned (430 m)
- Former Imperial Public House, Delaunays Road: up to 35 homes, non permissioned (440 m)
- Adjacent 45 Slack Road, not permissioned (570 m)
- Former St Thomas School site - Land Bounded By Nunthorpe Dr/ Chataway Rd/ Cottesmore Dr, permissioned (690 m)
- 67 Old Market Street, Blackley (810 m)
- 63 Crumpsall Lane, not permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 3 addresses are between 71 m and 73 m above sea level (72 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 3.4 km |
| Moston 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Crumpsall (Manchester Metrolink) | 820 m |
| Abraham Moss (Manchester Metrolink) | 870 m | |
| Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest North Manchester General Hospital Higher Crumpsall | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Old Market Street Car Park | 760 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 19.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crumpsall Medical Practice | 100 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest M8 Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 450 m |
| Hospital | North Manchester General Hospital | 100 m |
| Police station | Harpurhey Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Crumpsall Park 4.6 ha | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 9.8 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | Crumpsall and Cheetham Allotments Pavilion 2.9 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km north-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-east |
| Manchester General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south-east |
| Queen's Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boggart Hole Clough | Valley | 1.6 km east |
| Oliver Clough | Valley | 1.6 km east |
| Blackley Forest | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 1.9 km south-east |
| Blackfish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north-west |
| Oak Croft Hill | Hill | 2.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 3 | 3 |
None of the postcode's 3 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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.