# M

Postcode area named after Manchester, with 46 districts.

The M postcode area, named after Manchester, has 46 postcode districts. Median sale price £254,500 in 2025. About 1,352,465 people.

Postcode area. Code M. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £254,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M was £254,500 in 2025. 37th cheapest of 104. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 1,271,260** (2021). M had 1,271,260 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 3rd most populated of 120. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 29%** (2022). About 29% of people in M live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.8%** (January 2026). In M, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=M) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 29% of people in M live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=M) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 14,381 homes were sold in M in 2025.
- [Population by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=M) (Census 2021, England and Wales): M had 1,271,260 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=M) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Deprivation score (England) is published for whole councils, not for M on its own.

## How M compares

Each postcode area against every other postcode area the measure covers.

| Measure | M | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £254,500 | 37th cheapest | 104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025 |
| Population | 1,271,260 | 3rd most populated | 120 postcode areas, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 29% | 42nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 120 postcode areas, UK · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.8% | joint 23rd highest | 120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of M?

M had 1,271,260 usual residents at the census.
M is the 3rd most populated of 120 in the UK.

## Postcode districts in M

| Area | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [M1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1) | 11,008 | £245,000 | – |
| [M2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m2) | 706 | – | – |
| [M3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m3) | 15,709 | £270,000 | – |
| [M4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m4) | 17,539 | £247,755 | – |
| [M5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m5) | 21,375 | £207,467 | – |
| [M6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m6) | 37,680 | £224,550 | – |
| [M7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m7) | 34,430 | £260,000 | – |
| [M8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m8) | 36,565 | £185,000 | – |
| [M9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m9) | 44,700 | £200,000 | – |
| [M11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m11) | 24,751 | £175,000 | – |
| [M12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m12) | 19,242 | £192,500 | – |
| [M13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m13) | 23,443 | £230,000 | – |
| [M14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m14) | 58,134 | £225,000 | – |
| [M15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m15) | 25,638 | £230,000 | – |
| [M16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m16) | 39,336 | £307,500 | – |
| [M17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m17) | 652 | – | – |
| [M18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m18) | 27,199 | £185,000 | – |
| [M19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m19) | 37,515 | £280,000 | – |
| [M20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m20) | 48,413 | £346,000 | – |
| [M21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m21) | 29,056 | £420,999 | – |
| [M22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m22) | 45,176 | £246,000 | – |
| [M23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m23) | 32,942 | £270,000 | – |
| [M24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24) | 51,110 | £237,250 | – |
| [M25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m25) | 32,090 | £302,500 | – |
| [M26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m26) | 36,408 | £200,000 | – |
| [M27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m27) | 42,350 | £232,500 | – |
| [M28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m28) | 44,575 | £285,000 | – |
| [M29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29) | 24,189 | £250,000 | – |
| [M30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m30) | 40,277 | £243,250 | – |
| [M31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m31) | 8,187 | £252,000 | – |
| [M32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m32) | 29,057 | £292,375 | – |
| [M33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33) | 61,848 | £377,750 | – |
| [M34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34) | 47,967 | £226,000 | – |
| [M35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m35) | 21,458 | £217,500 | – |
| [M38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m38) | 14,928 | £180,000 | – |
| [M40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m40) | 45,360 | £211,500 | – |
| [M41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m41) | 41,166 | £345,000 | – |
| [M43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43) | 24,108 | £222,500 | – |
| [M44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44) | 19,879 | £230,000 | – |
| [M45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m45) | 23,855 | £273,000 | – |
| [M46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m46) | 23,270 | £187,500 | – |
| [M50](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m50) | 6,989 | £204,353 | – |
| [M60](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m60) | 357 | – | – |
| [M61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m61) | 334 | – | – |
| [M90](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m90) | 289 | – | – |
| [M99](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m99) | – | – | – |

## M in brief

The M postcode area, named after Manchester, has 46 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in M was £254,500 in 2025.
M had 1,271,260 usual residents at the census.
About 29% of people in M live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode area
- Code: M
- Area: 395 km²
- People, mid-2024: 1,352,465*
- Postcode districts: 46

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the region and nation this postcode area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl), [SK](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk), [WA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa), [OL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol), [WN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn)

## Latest updates for M

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m