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M61

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Ancoats and 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 M61 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 M61 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
334
Joint 76th 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
78.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
89.6%
28th highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How M61 compares

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

M61Middle
Population45 postcode districts, M · 2021
Population: every postcode district in M45 areas from 289 to 61,848. The middle area is 27,199. M61 is 334.
3342nd 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%. M61 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%. M61 is 78.4%.
78.4%4th lowest
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%. M61 is 89.6%.
89.6%6th highest

What is the population of M61?

M61 had 334 usual residents at the census.

M61 is the joint 76th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

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 M611

Council1

Postcode districts next to M613

Nearest rail stations4

More in the M postcode area2

M61 in brief

M61 is a postcode district covering Ancoats and Manchester, in Manchester.

About 397 people lived in M61 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates).

M61 had 334 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in M61 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In M61, 78.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

89.6% of residents in M61 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.