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M17

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Trafford Park, Dumplington and Wharfside, in Trafford.

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 M17 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in M17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
652
Joint 143rd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
68.4%
Joint 366th highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How M17 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

M17Middle
Population45 postcode districts, M · 2021
Population: every postcode district in M45 areas from 289 to 61,848. The middle area is 27,199. M17 is 652.
6524th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares45 postcode districts, M · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in M45 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 5.0%. M17 is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in M45 areas from 51.5% to 99.1%. The middle area is 94.7%. M17 is 95.9%.
95.9%21st highest
Aged 15 to 6445 postcode districts, M · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in M45 areas from 61.6% to 95.1%. The middle area is 65.3%. M17 is 68.4%.
68.4%17th highest

What is the population of M17?

M17 had 652 usual residents at the census.

M17 is the joint 143rd least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

MPs for M17

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Postcode sectors in M172

Council1

Postcode districts next to M176

Nearest rail stations4

More in the M postcode area2

M17 in brief

M17 is a postcode district covering Trafford Park, Dumplington and Wharfside, in Trafford.

About 750 people lived in M17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates).

M17 had 652 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in M17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In M17, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

68.4% of residents in M17 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.