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

M1 5WQ 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 5WQ 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=-2.2451,53.4739,M15WQ
- **Manchester Oxford Road, 210 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2451,53.4739,M15WQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2451,53.4739,M15WQ
- **No property in M1 5WQ 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=-2.2451,53.4739,M15WQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2451,53.4739,M15WQ
- **30 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2451,53.4739,M15WQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M1 5WQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2451,53.4739,M15WQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at M1 5WQ**: Road 69 dB, rail 74 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2451,53.4739,M15WQ
- **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=-2.2451,53.4739,M15WQ
- **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=-2.2451,53.4739,M15WQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Philip's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-church-of-england-primary-school-e105509) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crown Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crown-street-primary-school-e150774) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's 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) |
| [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 | – |
| [Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/martenscroft-nursery-school-and-childrens-centre-e105384) | Nursery | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Trinity CofE High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-cofe-high-school-e137801) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rolls Crescent Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rolls-crescent-primary-school-e144913) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pinc College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pinc-college-e149344) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| June 2026 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £245,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £280,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £205,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| December 2024 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £116,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Manchester Oxford Road (210 m, 3 minutes on foot); Deansgate-Castlefield (360 m, 5 minutes on foot); Deansgate (400 m, 5 minutes on foot); St Peter's Square (500 m, 6 minutes on foot); Piccadilly Gardens (890 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE DOC'S SURGERY (580 m); THE ARCH MEDICAL PRACTICE (750 m); CITY HEALTH CENTRE (990 m)
- Pharmacies: CAMEOLORD PHARMACY (330 m); BOOTS (370 m); MANOR PHARMACY (750 m); FAITH PHARMACY (850 m); BOOTS (990 m)
- Dental practices: 207 DENTAL CARE (600 m); CITY CENTRE DENTISTS (680 m); MALMIN DENTAL MANCHESTER (700 m); SMILE STYLIST KING STREET CLINIC (810 m); DENTAL SURGERY (14 ST. ANNS SQUARE) (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Manchester First Street Local (200 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Whitworth Street Local (240 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Manchester Oxford St Express (300 m, Tesco); Asda Express Manchester Botanic Avenue (310 m, Asda); Spar - Oxford Road (330 m, Spar)

## 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 057B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.0** (2025). Manchester 057B has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,919th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Manchester 057B was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 7,374th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,718** (2021). Manchester 057B had 2,718 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 423rd 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: 52.4%** (January 2026). In Manchester 057B, 52.4% 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: 53.4739, -2.2451

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)
- [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=-2.2451,53.4739,M15WQ

## How to cite

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