# M1 2EJ: area report for a postcode in Manchester

M1 2EJ is a postcode in Manchester.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Manchester. Open the map at M1 2EJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) › [M1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1) › [M1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2315,53.4812,M12EJ
- **Piccadilly Gardens, 380 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2315,53.4812,M12EJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2315,53.4812,M12EJ
- **No property in M1 2EJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.2315,53.4812,M12EJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Manchester 055C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2315,53.4812,M12EJ
- **£252,309 average price**: For the whole of Manchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2315,53.4812,M12EJ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2315,53.4812,M12EJ
- **34 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2315,53.4812,M12EJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M1 2EJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2315,53.4812,M12EJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at M1 2EJ**: Road 60 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2315,53.4812,M12EJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.2315,53.4812,M12EJ
- **21.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2315,53.4812,M12EJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Co-op Academy New Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-new-islington-e139598) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Digital Advantage](https://openindex.co.uk/school/digital-advantage-e149248) | Special | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Abbey College Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-college-manchester-e105601) | Independent | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Chetham's School of Music](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chethams-school-of-music-e105588) | Independent | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Sol Christian Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sol-christian-academy-e139831) | Independent | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Anne's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-rc-primary-school-e131884) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151606) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2021, before the school changed | – |
| [Abbott Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbott-community-primary-school-e105387) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £172,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| July 2025 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| June 2025 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £360,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £228,100 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Piccadilly Gardens (380 m, 5 minutes on foot); Manchester Piccadilly (430 m, 5 minutes on foot); Piccadilly (460 m, 6 minutes on foot); Market Street (480 m, 6 minutes on foot); Shudehill (670 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE DOC'S SURGERY (640 m); CITY HEALTH CENTRE (780 m); NEW ISLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE (810 m); ANCOATS URBAN VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (390 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (420 m); BOOTS (470 m); BOOTS (780 m); K'S CHEMIST LTD (810 m)
- Dental practices: LEVER STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (250 m); MY DENTIST STEVENSON SQUARE (250 m); NEWCROSS DENTAL CARE (500 m); CITY CENTRE DENTISTS (740 m); ARNDALE DENTAL & IMPLANT CLINIC (780 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Urban Exchange Manchester Outlet (180 m, Marks and Spencer); Morrisons Daily Manchester Ducie Street (190 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Manchester Station Approach Local (210 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Piccadilly Express (220 m, Tesco); Aldi Urban Exchange Manchester (250 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £252,309** (July 2026). Manchester’s average house price was £252,309 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,278** (2025). Full-time workers living in Manchester earned a median of £36,278 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 102nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Manchester costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 38.7** (2025). Manchester has a deprivation score of 38.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Manchester 055C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.9** (2025). Manchester 055C has a deprivation score of 17.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,400th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Manchester 055C was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 5,145th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,791** (2021). Manchester 055C had 1,791 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,136th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 60.3%** (January 2026). In Manchester 055C, 60.3% 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.

## M1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M1 was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,008** (2021). M1 had 11,008 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 773rd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 6%** (2022). About 6% of people in M1 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 79.2%** (January 2026). In M1, 79.2% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)
- Centre: 53.4812, -2.2315

Council: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Manchester Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/manchester-central): Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.2315,53.4812,M12EJ

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