# M12 5PS: area report for a postcode in Manchester

M12 5PS 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 M12 5PS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) › [M12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m12) › [M12 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m12-5)

## 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=-2.1837,53.4634,M125PS
- **Belle Vue, 240 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1837,53.4634,M125PS
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1837,53.4634,M125PS
- **No property in M12 5PS 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=-2.1837,53.4634,M125PS
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Manchester 020B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1837,53.4634,M125PS
- **£252,309 average price**: For the whole of Manchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1837,53.4634,M125PS
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1837,53.4634,M125PS
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1837,53.4634,M125PS
- **42.5% can get gigabit broadband at M12 5PS**: Superfast for 43.8%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1837,53.4634,M125PS
- **Moderate road and rail noise at M12 5PS**: Road 63 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1837,53.4634,M125PS
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-2.1837,53.4634,M125PS
- **16.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1837,53.4634,M125PS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Progress Schools - Gorton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/progress-schools-gorton-e148542) | Independent | 60 m (1 minute on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Co-op Academy Belle Vue](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-belle-vue-e148544) | Secondary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 52.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [All Saints Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-primary-school-e105480) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's RC High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-rc-high-school-e131880) | Secondary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e150650) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, special measures | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James' CofE Primary School Gorton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-cofe-primary-school-gorton-e141689) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sacred Heart RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-rc-primary-school-e134479) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [LTE Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lte-group-e135524) | Sixth form and further education | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £130,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| May 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £190,135 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £207,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2023 | £249,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 220 m |
| September 2025 | £386,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Belle Vue (240 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MOUNT ROAD SURGERY (430 m); GORTON MEDICAL CENTRE (540 m)
- Pharmacies: MOUNT ROAD PHARMACY (710 m); GORTON PHARMACY (750 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (750 m)
- Dental practices: KINGS DENTAL CENTRE (540 m); THE DENTAL PRACTICE (540 m); DENTAL SURGERY (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Gorton Manchester (300 m, Aldi); Tesco Manchester Gorton Extra (660 m, Tesco); Spar - Gorton (920 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 020B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 49.4** (2025). Manchester 020B has a deprivation score of 49.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,453rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £199,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Manchester 020B was £199,000 in 2025. Joint 6,470th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,896** (2021). Manchester 020B had 2,896 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 177th 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: 88.6%** (January 2026). In Manchester 020B, 88.6% 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.

## M12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £192,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M12 was £192,500 in 2025. Joint 334th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,242** (2021). M12 had 19,242 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,243rd 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: 37%** (2022). About 37% of people in M12 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: 91.8%** (January 2026). In M12, 91.8% 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: 53.4634, -2.1837

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

## Your MP

- [Gorton and Denton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gorton-and-denton): Hannah Spencer (Green Party), MP since February 2026.

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=-2.1837,53.4634,M125PS

## How to cite

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