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M2

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Manchester, in 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 M2 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 M2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
706
153rd 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
93.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How M2 compares

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

M2Middle
Population45 postcode districts, M · 2021
Population: every postcode district in M45 areas from 289 to 61,848. The middle area is 27,199. M2 is 706.
7065th 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%. M2 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%. M2 is 93.5%.
93.5%19th lowest
Claimant rate41 postcode districts, M · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in M41 areas from 1.6% to 11.1%. The middle area is 4.8%. M2 is 3.5%.
3.5%joint 10th lowest

What is the population of M2?

M2 had 706 usual residents at the census.

M2 is the 153rd least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in M2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M2 has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in M2

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Manchester 054C1,394No figure592.6%

Your MP

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 M27

Council1

Towns in M21

Postcode districts next to M24

Nearest rail stations4

More in the M postcode area2

M2 in brief

M2 is a postcode district covering Manchester, in Manchester.

About 862 people lived in M2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates).

M2 had 706 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in M2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In M2, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In M2, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.