M
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Manchester, with 46 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 29% of people in M live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How M compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
What is the population of M?
M had 1,271,260 usual residents at the census.
M is the 3rd most populated of 120 in the UK.
Postcode districts in M
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1Manchester, Ancoats | 11,008 | £245,000 | No figure |
| M2Manchester | 706 | No figure | No figure |
| M3Salford, Manchester | 15,709 | £270,000 | No figure |
| M4Manchester, Ancoats | 17,539 | £247,755 | No figure |
| M5Salford, Ordsall | 21,375 | £207,467 | No figure |
| M6Salford, Irlams o' th' Height | 37,680 | £224,550 | No figure |
| M7Salford, Lower Broughton | 34,430 | £260,000 | No figure |
| M8Manchester, Cheetham Hill | 36,565 | £185,000 | No figure |
| M9Manchester, Harpurhey | 44,700 | £200,000 | No figure |
| M11Manchester, Clayton | 24,751 | £175,000 | No figure |
| M12Manchester, West Gorton | 19,242 | £192,500 | No figure |
| M13Manchester, Brunswick | 23,443 | £230,000 | No figure |
| M14Manchester, Fallowfield | 58,134 | £225,000 | No figure |
| M15Manchester, St George's | 25,638 | £230,000 | No figure |
| M16Old Trafford, Whalley Range | 39,336 | £307,500 | No figure |
| M17Trafford Park, Dumplington | 652 | No figure | No figure |
| M18Manchester, Gorton | 27,199 | £185,000 | No figure |
| M19Manchester, Levenshulme | 37,515 | £280,000 | No figure |
| M20Manchester, Withington | 48,413 | £346,000 | No figure |
| M21Manchester, Chorlton-cum-Hardy | 29,056 | £420,999 | No figure |
| M22Wythenshawe, Woodhouse Park | 45,176 | £246,000 | No figure |
| M23Wythenshawe, Baguley | 32,942 | £270,000 | No figure |
| M24Middleton, Langley | 51,110 | £237,250 | No figure |
| M25Prestwich, Heaton Park | 32,090 | £302,500 | No figure |
| M26Radcliffe, Black Lane | 36,408 | £200,000 | No figure |
| M27Swinton, Newtown | 42,350 | £232,500 | No figure |
| M28Mosley Common, Walkden | 44,575 | £285,000 | No figure |
| M29Tyldesley, Blackmoor | 24,189 | £250,000 | No figure |
| M30Eccles, Patricroft | 40,277 | £243,250 | No figure |
| M31Partington, Carrington | 8,187 | £252,000 | No figure |
| M32Stretford, Gorse Hill | 29,057 | £292,375 | No figure |
| M33Sale, Ashton upon Mersey | 61,848 | £377,750 | No figure |
| M34Denton, Haughton Green | 47,967 | £226,000 | No figure |
| M35Failsworth, Holt Lane End | 21,458 | £217,500 | No figure |
| M38Little Hulton, Peel | 14,928 | £180,000 | No figure |
| M40Manchester, Newton Heath | 45,360 | £211,500 | No figure |
| M41Urmston, Flixton | 41,166 | £345,000 | No figure |
| M43Droylsden, Greenside | 24,108 | £222,500 | No figure |
| M44Irlam, Cadishead | 19,879 | £230,000 | No figure |
| M45Whitefield, Lily Hill | 23,855 | £273,000 | No figure |
| M46Atherton, Hag Fold | 23,270 | £187,500 | No figure |
| M50Salford, Wharfside | 6,989 | £204,353 | No figure |
| M60Manchester, Ancoats | 357 | No figure | No figure |
| M61Ancoats, Manchester | 334 | No figure | No figure |
| M90Woodhouse Park, Warburton Green | 289 | No figure | No figure |
| M99Ancoats | No figure | No figure | No figure |
M in brief
The M postcode area, named after Manchester, has 46 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in M was £254,500 in 2025.
M had 1,271,260 usual residents at the census.
About 29% of people in M live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.