# M1 5LG: area report for a postcode in Manchester

M1 5LG 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 5LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) › [M1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1) › [M1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1-5)

## 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=-2.2493,53.4754,M15LG
- **Deansgate-Castlefield, 100 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2493,53.4754,M15LG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2493,53.4754,M15LG
- **No property in M1 5LG 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=-2.2493,53.4754,M15LG
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Manchester 060E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2493,53.4754,M15LG
- **£252,309 average price**: For the whole of Manchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2493,53.4754,M15LG
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2493,53.4754,M15LG
- **35 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2493,53.4754,M15LG
- **No gigabit broadband at M1 5LG**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2493,53.4754,M15LG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at M1 5LG**: Road 62 dB, rail 61 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2493,53.4754,M15LG
- **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=-2.2493,53.4754,M15LG
- **23.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2493,53.4754,M15LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Crown Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crown-street-primary-school-e150774) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Abbey College Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-college-manchester-e105601) | Independent | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Wilfrid's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-rc-primary-school-e105539) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Philip's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-church-of-england-primary-school-e105509) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/martenscroft-nursery-school-and-childrens-centre-e105384) | Nursery | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Rolls Crescent Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rolls-crescent-primary-school-e144913) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Philip's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-cofe-primary-school-e105944) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chetham's School of Music](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chethams-school-of-music-e105588) | Independent | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £285,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £427,035 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £334,719 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £443,750 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £482,832 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £148,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2024 | £255,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Deansgate-Castlefield (100 m, 1 minute on foot); Deansgate (180 m, 2 minutes on foot); Manchester Oxford Road (510 m, 6 minutes on foot); St Peter's Square (520 m, 7 minutes on foot); Salford Central (930 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE DOC'S SURGERY (760 m); THE ARCH MEDICAL PRACTICE (850 m); CITY HEALTH CENTRE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: CAMEOLORD PHARMACY (420 m); BOOTS (500 m); MANOR PHARMACY (870 m); BOOTS (920 m)
- Dental practices: 207 DENTAL CARE (370 m); MALMIN DENTAL MANCHESTER (580 m); CITY CENTRE DENTISTS (670 m); SMILE STYLIST KING STREET CLINIC (740 m); DENTAL SURGERY (14 ST. ANNS SQUARE) (790 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Deansgate (140 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Manchester First Street Local (240 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Overseas House Local (310 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Manchester Quay St Express (320 m, Tesco); Tesco Manchester Oxford St Express (490 m, Tesco)

## 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 060E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.5** (2025). Manchester 060E has a deprivation score of 19.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,058th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £246,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Manchester 060E was £246,250 in 2025. Joint 11,181st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,025** (2021). Manchester 060E had 1,025 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,821st least 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: 72.3%** (January 2026). In Manchester 060E, 72.3% 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: 53.4754, -2.2493

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=-2.2493,53.4754,M15LG

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