M9 0WP Manchester
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Higher Blackley. Region: North West.
Streets
- Acre Top Road, Manchester: 51 addresses
- Unnamed street near Acre Top Road, Higher Blackley: 1 address
- Liverton Court, Higher Blackley: 1 address
- Munn Road, 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 (86% of about 810 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
- Riverdale Road/Inchcape Drive, not permissioned (680 m)
- West of Riverdale Road: up to 10 homes, non permissioned (770 m)
- 194-212 Chapel Lane, not permissioned (820 m)
- Former Police Station, Plant Hill Road, M9 8LU: up to 12 homes, Planning Permission (830 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 1 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 54 addresses are between 91 m and 99 m above sea level (96 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 84%, gigabit 47% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Moston 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km |
| Mills Hill (Manchester) 304,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.6 km |
| Crumpsall (Manchester Metrolink) | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Acre Top Road Higher Blackley | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Middleton Bus Station | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | Old Market Street Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 540 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 20.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beacon Medical Centre | 780 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 820 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Blackley Dental Practice | 80 m |
| Hospital | North Manchester General Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police - Plant Hill Police Station | 830 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Go Local Extra Cashzone | 70 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Heaton Park 287 ha | 820 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,520 m² | 270 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.1 km |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 31 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 54 |
37 of the postcode's 54 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Acre Top Road.