# M1

Postcode district covering Manchester and Ancoats, in Manchester.

M1 is a postcode district covering Manchester and Ancoats, in Manchester. Median sale price £245,000 in 2025. About 15,107 people.

Postcode district. Code M1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an M1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=M1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 6% of people in M1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=M1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 179 homes were sold in M1 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=M1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): M1 had 11,008 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=M1) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Manchester, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is M1.

## How M1 compares

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

| Measure | M1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £245,000 | 18th most expensive | 40 postcode districts, M · 2025 |
| Population | 11,008 | 8th least populated | 45 postcode districts, M · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 6% | joint 20th most people in radon Affected Areas | 45 postcode districts, M · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 79.2% | 5th lowest | 45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of M1?

M1 had 11,008 usual residents at the census.
M1 is the 773rd least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in M1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M1 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in M1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Manchester 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01005066) | 1,052 | – | 1 | 40.0% |
| [Manchester 055A](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01005128) | 2,026 | – | 6 | 92.9% |
| [Manchester 055B](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01033653) | 1,851 | – | 4 | 85.1% |
| [Manchester 055C](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01033654) | 1,791 | – | 5 | 60.3% |
| [Manchester 055G](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01034130) | 1,391 | – | 6 | 84.7% |
| [Manchester 057C](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01033662) | 2,014 | – | 5 | 86.1% |

## Your MP

- [Manchester Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/manchester-central): Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 95% of the people here.
- [Manchester Rusholme](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/manchester-rusholme): Afzal Khan (Labour), MP since July 2024. 4.6% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in M1

[Piccadilly & Ancoats](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/piccadilly-and-ancoats)

## Postcode sectors in M1

[M1 1 (84 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1-1), [M1 2 (127 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1-2), [M1 3 (78 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1-3), [M1 4 (57 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1-4), [M1 5 (80 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1-5), [M1 6 (40 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1-6), [M1 7 (82 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1-7)

## Council

[Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

## Towns in M1

[Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

## Postcode districts next to M1

[M2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m2), [M3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m3), [M4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m4), [M12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m12), [M13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m13), [M15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m15), [M60](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m60)

## Nearest rail stations

[Manchester Piccadilly (100 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2309,53.4774), [Piccadilly (150 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2306,53.4771), [Piccadilly Gardens (400 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2370,53.4803), [Market Street (600 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2388,53.4819)

## More in the M postcode area

[All M postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## M1 in brief

M1 is a postcode district covering Manchester and Ancoats, in Manchester.
About 15,107 people lived in M1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £245,000 in 2025 across 179 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M1 was £245,000 in 2025.
M1 had 11,008 usual residents at the census.
About 6% of people in M1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M1, 79.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: M1
- Postcode area: [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)
- Constituency: [Manchester Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/manchester-central)
- Council: [Manchester †](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)
- Area: 1.65 km²
- People, mid-2024: 15,107*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 40

* 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 constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[M4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m4), [M15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m15), [M12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m12), [M13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m13), [M60](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m60), [M3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m3)

## Latest updates for M1

- 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/m1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m1#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/m1