# M18 8QN: area report for a postcode in Manchester

M18 8QN 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 M18 8QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) › [M18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m18) › [M18 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m18-8)

## 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=-2.1638,53.4668,M188QN
- **Gorton, 300 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1638,53.4668,M188QN
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1638,53.4668,M188QN
- **No property in M18 8QN 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=-2.1638,53.4668,M188QN
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Manchester 021B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1638,53.4668,M188QN
- **£252,309 average price**: For the whole of Manchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1638,53.4668,M188QN
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1638,53.4668,M188QN
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1638,53.4668,M188QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M18 8QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1638,53.4668,M188QN
- **Low road and rail noise at M18 8QN**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1638,53.4668,M188QN
- **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=-2.1638,53.4668,M188QN
- **14.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1638,53.4668,M188QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Abbey Hey Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-hey-primary-academy-e139404) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Clement's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clements-cofe-primary-school-e105501) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 58% 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 | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wright Robinson College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wright-robinson-college-e146239) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 52.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Varna Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/varna-community-primary-school-e105459) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Old Hall Drive Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-hall-drive-academy-e142501) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 67% 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151517) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| August 2025 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| December 2023 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2026 | £173,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2026 | £262,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £169,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2024 | £131,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Gorton (300 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: FLORENCE HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE (650 m); LIME SQUARE MEDICAL CENTRE (760 m); GORTON MEDICAL CENTRE (950 m)
- Pharmacies: PHARMACO (610 m); GORTON PHARMACY (750 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (750 m); PEAK PHARMACY (760 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (480 m); KINGS DENTAL CENTRE (950 m); THE DENTAL PRACTICE (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Gorton (450 m, Spar); Lidl Openshaw Manchester (660 m, Lidl); Farmfoods Lime Square (740 m, Farmfoods); Morrisons Openshaw Manchester (800 m, Morrisons); Tesco Manchester Gorton Extra (860 m, Tesco)

## 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 021B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 43.1** (2025). Manchester 021B has a deprivation score of 43.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,783rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Manchester 021B was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 4,219th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,919** (2021). Manchester 021B had 1,919 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,815th 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: 96.5%** (January 2026). In Manchester 021B, 96.5% 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.

## M18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M18 was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 278th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,199** (2021). M18 had 27,199 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,069th 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: 6%** (2022). About 6% of people in M18 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: 96.7%** (January 2026). In M18, 96.7% 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: 53.4668, -2.1638

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=-2.1638,53.4668,M188QN

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