M16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Old Trafford, Whalley Range and Moss Side, in Trafford and Manchester.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an M16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in M16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How M16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of M16?
M16 had 39,336 usual residents at the census.
M16 is the 482nd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in M16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M16 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in M16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 024B | 2,911 | No figure | 1 | 95.5% |
| Manchester 024C | 2,806 | No figure | 1 | 98.8% |
| Manchester 028A | 2,436 | No figure | 3 | 94.5% |
| Manchester 028B | 1,814 | No figure | 3 | 97.7% |
| Manchester 028C | 2,109 | No figure | 3 | 64.5% |
| Manchester 028E | 1,261 | No figure | 3 | 88.2% |
| Manchester 028F | 1,317 | No figure | 2 | 85.2% |
| Manchester 030B | 2,230 | No figure | 4 | 88.0% |
| Manchester 030D | 2,226 | No figure | 4 | 100.0% |
| Trafford 001A | 1,147 | No figure | 1 | 94.4% |
| Trafford 001B | 1,876 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Trafford 001C | 1,775 | No figure | 2 | 97.4% |
| Trafford 001D | 2,049 | No figure | 2 | 84.6% |
| Trafford 001F | 1,990 | No figure | 4 | 82.9% |
| Trafford 001G | 1,235 | No figure | 4 | 46.6% |
| Trafford 004A | 1,619 | No figure | 6 | 100.0% |
| Trafford 004B | 1,693 | No figure | 4 | 92.6% |
| Trafford 004C | 1,518 | No figure | 3 | 83.7% |
| Trafford 004D | 2,051 | No figure | 3 | 91.7% |
| Trafford 004E | 1,791 | No figure | 7 | 100.0% |
MPs for M16
- Andrew WesternLabourMP for Stretford and Urmston54% of M16’s postcodes
- Afzal KhanLabourMP for Manchester Rusholme43% of M16’s postcodes
- Jeff SmithLabourMP for Manchester Withington3.6% of M16’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in M163
Postcode sectors in M165
Councils M16 covers2
Towns in M162
Postcode districts next to M166
Nearest rail stations4
More in the M postcode area2
M16 in brief
M16 is a postcode district covering Old Trafford, Whalley Range and Moss Side, in Trafford and Manchester.
About 41,241 people lived in M16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £307,500 in 2025 across 309 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M16 was £307,500 in 2025.
M16 had 39,336 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in M16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M16, 87.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.