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

M12 5QJ 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 5QJ 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=-2.1880,53.4577,M125QJ
- **Belle Vue, 720 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1880,53.4577,M125QJ
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1880,53.4577,M125QJ
- **21 of 34 properties in M12 5QJ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.1880,53.4577,M125QJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Manchester 023D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1880,53.4577,M125QJ
- **£252,309 average price**: For the whole of Manchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1880,53.4577,M125QJ
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1880,53.4577,M125QJ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1880,53.4577,M125QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M12 5QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1880,53.4577,M125QJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at M12 5QJ**: Road 56 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1880,53.4577,M125QJ
- **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=-2.1880,53.4577,M125QJ
- **14.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1880,53.4577,M125QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Peter's RC High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-rc-high-school-e131880) | Secondary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Richard's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-richards-rc-primary-school-e105544) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Co-op Academy Belle Vue](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-belle-vue-e148544) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 52.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rodney House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rodney-house-school-e105616) | Special | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | – |
| [Stanley Grove Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanley-grove-primary-academy-e138785) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Progress Schools - Gorton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/progress-schools-gorton-e148542) | Independent | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Gorton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gorton-primary-school-e143763) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crowcroft Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crowcroft-park-primary-school-e105413) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £226,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2024 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2023 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2023 | £162,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2025 | £203,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| June 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Belle Vue (720 m, 9 minutes on foot); Ryder Brow (1 km, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MOUNT ROAD SURGERY (500 m); PARKSIDE SURGERY (540 m); MANCHESTER INTEGRATIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE (920 m); GORTON MEDICAL CENTRE (940 m); DICKENSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: MOUNT ROAD PHARMACY (470 m); ASDA PHARMACY (750 m); MANCHESTER PHARMACY AND HEALTH CLINIC (800 m); MYMEDICARE LTD (860 m); W&B PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (560 m); SLADE LANE (DENTAL SURGERY) (780 m); NOVA DENTAL (850 m); LONGSIGHT HEALTH CENTRE (920 m); KINGS DENTAL CENTRE (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Longsight Superstore (750 m, Asda); Lidl Longsight Manchester (760 m, Lidl); Farmfoods Longsight Manchester (760 m, Farmfoods); Aldi Gorton Manchester (800 m, Aldi); Asda Levenshulme Supermarket (940 m, Asda)

## 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 023D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 56.1** (2025). Manchester 023D has a deprivation score of 56.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,446th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,050** (2021). Manchester 023D had 2,050 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,541st 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: 97.3%** (January 2026). In Manchester 023D, 97.3% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.6%** (August 2026). In Manchester 023D, 9.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 53.4577, -2.1880

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=-2.1880,53.4577,M125QJ

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