# M16 8GJ: area report for a postcode in Manchester

M16 8GJ 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 M16 8GJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) › [M16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m16) › [M16 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m16-8)

## 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=-2.2513,53.4441,M168GJ
- **St Werburgh's Road, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2513,53.4441,M168GJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2513,53.4441,M168GJ
- **6 of 7 properties in M16 8GJ at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.2513,53.4441,M168GJ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Manchester 030D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2513,53.4441,M168GJ
- **£252,309 average price**: For the whole of Manchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2513,53.4441,M168GJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2513,53.4441,M168GJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2513,53.4441,M168GJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M16 8GJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2513,53.4441,M168GJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at M16 8GJ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2513,53.4441,M168GJ
- **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=-2.2513,53.4441,M168GJ
- **17.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2513,53.4441,M168GJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kassim-darwish-grammar-school-for-boys-e131979) | Independent | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [William Hulme's Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-hulmes-grammar-school-e135296) | All-through | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, June 2025 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whalley Range 11-18 High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whalley-range-11-18-high-school-e141264) | Secondary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2022 | Attainment 8 of 52.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Margaret's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-cofe-primary-school-e105493) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bede's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-college-e105594) | Independent | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [CHS South](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chs-south-e145873) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-kentigerns-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e149453) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wilbraham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilbraham-primary-school-e145439) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £265,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2025 | £205,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| May 2025 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £212,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2023 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2025 | £201,565 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE ALEXANDRA PRACTICE (310 m); PRINCESS ROAD SURGERY (660 m); THE RANGE MEDICAL CENTRE (990 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (660 m); DAVINA CHEMIST (900 m); IPHARMA-C (950 m); EVEREST PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: WITHINGTON DENTAL CARE (710 m); WHALLEY RANGE DENTAL PRACTICE (880 m); MR R HUNTER-JAMES (880 m); FALLOWFIELD DENTAL CENTRE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Moss Side Manchester (900 m, Aldi); Co-op Whalley Range (960 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 030D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.7** (2025). Manchester 030D has a deprivation score of 24.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,272nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £243,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Manchester 030D was £243,750 in 2025. Joint 10,891st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,226** (2021). Manchester 030D had 2,226 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,609th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Manchester 030D, 100.0% 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.

## M16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £307,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M16 was £307,500 in 2025. Joint 1,042nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,336** (2021). M16 had 39,336 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 482nd most 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in M16 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: 87.0%** (January 2026). In M16, 87.0% 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: 53.4441, -2.2513

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

## Your MP

- [Manchester Rusholme](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/manchester-rusholme): Afzal Khan (Labour), 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), 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=-2.2513,53.4441,M168GJ

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