M8 8FT 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 C (26% of about 1,190 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
- Globe House 30- 34 Southall Street Cheetham, permissioned (310 m)
- Ground to third floors, Globe House 30- 34 Southall Street Cheetham, permissioned (310 m)
- Great Ducie Street Masterplan Area: up to 2,000 homes, non permissioned (350 m)
- Springfield Business Centre, Springfield Lane, Salford, M3 7JQ: up to 183 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Former Boddington's Brewery site UX, not permissioned (520 m)
- Trinity Point: up to 1,100 homes, non permissioned (590 m)
- Land North Of Saint Simon Street Salford: up to 42 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- 1 Park Place Manchester M4 4EZ: up to 154 homes, Planning Permission (610 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 25 addresses are between 27 m and 30 m above sea level (29 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 79%, ultrafast 79%, gigabit 79% 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 | 810 m |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Salford Crescent 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Victoria (Manchester Metrolink) | 810 m |
| Exchange Square (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.1 km | |
| Shudehill (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Jury Street Strangeways | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m; nearest Cheetham Hill On Street Parking | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 930 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 16.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr A Chaudhry & Dr I Jeet | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Manchester Chemist | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Dept. | 250 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest AG Gold Properties Limited Cashzone | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 440 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,190 m² | 670 m |
| Allotments | Littleton Road Allotments 2.4 ha | 2.1 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 7.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Public Baths, a listed building (Grade II*), 670 m south. 50 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Public Baths | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south |
| Manchester Jewish Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m east |
| Chethams Hospital and Attached Wall | Listed building, Grade I | 840 m south-east |
| Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m south |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-west |
| Queen's Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Choral Grove | Wood | 610 m north-west |
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-east |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 2.1 km north-west |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.5 km south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.7 km north-west |
| Moston Vale | Valley | 3.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 25 |
10 of the postcode's 25 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 67% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 56% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 14% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.