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

M1 5WZ 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 5WZ 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=-2.2505,53.4742,M15WZ
- **Deansgate, 40 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2505,53.4742,M15WZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2505,53.4742,M15WZ
- **No property in M1 5WZ 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=-2.2505,53.4742,M15WZ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Manchester 060E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2505,53.4742,M15WZ
- **£256,760 average price**: For the whole of Manchester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2505,53.4742,M15WZ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2505,53.4742,M15WZ
- **27 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2505,53.4742,M15WZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M1 5WZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2505,53.4742,M15WZ
- **Loud road and rail noise at M1 5WZ**: Road 69 dB, rail 67 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2505,53.4742,M15WZ
- **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=-2.2505,53.4742,M15WZ
- **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=-2.2505,53.4742,M15WZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Crown Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crown-street-primary-school-e150774) | Primary | 450 m (6 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 | 620 m (8 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 | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbey College Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-college-manchester-e105601) | Independent | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Rolls Crescent Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rolls-crescent-primary-school-e144913) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 64% 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 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Trinity CofE High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-cofe-high-school-e137801) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [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) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| October 2024 | £265,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £245,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £202,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| September 2024 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Deansgate (40 m, 1 minute on foot); Deansgate-Castlefield (60 m, 1 minute on foot); Manchester Oxford Road (560 m, 7 minutes on foot); St Peter's Square (670 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE ARCH MEDICAL PRACTICE (720 m); THE DOC'S SURGERY (880 m); CORNBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: CAMEOLORD PHARMACY (550 m); BOOTS (630 m); MANOR PHARMACY (740 m); WISE PHARMACY (HULME) (920 m)
- Dental practices: 207 DENTAL CARE (510 m); MALMIN DENTAL MANCHESTER (730 m); CITY CENTRE DENTISTS (820 m); SMILE STYLIST KING STREET CLINIC (890 m); DENTAL SURGERY (14 ST. ANNS SQUARE) (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Deansgate (160 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Manchester First Street Local (190 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Overseas House Local (450 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Manchester Quay St Express (450 m, Tesco); Asda Express Manchester Botanic Avenue (510 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £256,760** (August 2026). Manchester’s average house price was £256,760 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 7.1×** (2025). A home in Manchester costs 7.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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: 53.4742, -2.2505

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), August 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=-2.2505,53.4742,M15WZ

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