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M31

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Partington and Carrington, 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 M31 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 M31 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£252,000
Joint 780th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,187
624th 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
97.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How M31 compares

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

M31Middle
Median sale price40 postcode districts, M · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in M40 areas from £175,000 to £420,999. The middle area is £234,875. M31 is £252,000.
£252,00014th most expensive
Population45 postcode districts, M · 2021
Population: every postcode district in M45 areas from 289 to 61,848. The middle area is 27,199. M31 is 8,187.
8,1877th 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%. M31 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%. M31 is 97.1%.
97.1%joint 9th highest

What is the population of M31?

M31 had 8,187 usual residents at the census.

M31 is the 624th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in M31, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M31 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods

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

Neighbourhoods in M31

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Trafford 017A1,687No figure395.5%
Trafford 017B1,766No figure198.8%
Trafford 017C1,474No figure399.7%
Trafford 017D1,594No figure393.7%
Trafford 017E1,668No figure1100.0%

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.

Middle areas in M311

Postcode sectors in M311

Council1

Towns in M311

Postcode districts next to M316

Nearest rail stations4

More in the M postcode area2

M31 in brief

M31 is a postcode district covering Partington and Carrington, in Trafford.

About 8,856 people lived in M31 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £252,000 in 2025 across 153 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in M31 was £252,000 in 2025.

M31 had 8,187 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in M31 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In M31, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.