# M18

Postcode district covering Manchester, Gorton and Openshaw, in Manchester.

M18 is a postcode district covering Manchester, Gorton and Openshaw, in Manchester. Median sale price £185,000 in 2025. About 29,378 people.

Postcode district. Code M18. 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 M18 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m18#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m18#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m18#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m18#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=M18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 6% of people in M18 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=M18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 147 homes were sold in M18 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=M18) (Census 2021, England and Wales): M18 had 27,199 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=M18) (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 M18.

## How M18 compares

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

| Measure | M18 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £185,000 | joint 3rd cheapest | 40 postcode districts, M · 2025 |
| Population | 27,199 | 23rd most 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 | 96.7% | joint 17th highest | 45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of M18?

M18 had 27,199 usual residents at the census.
M18 is the 1,069th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in M18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M18 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in M18

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Manchester 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01005189) | 1,688 | – | 1 | 90.6% |
| [Manchester 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01005190) | 2,449 | – | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Manchester 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01005186) | 2,896 | – | 1 | 88.6% |
| [Manchester 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01005187) | 2,246 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Manchester 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01005188) | 1,919 | – | 2 | 96.5% |
| [Manchester 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01005191) | 1,860 | – | 1 | 97.5% |
| [Manchester 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01005192) | 1,733 | – | 1 | 92.5% |
| [Manchester 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01005193) | 1,770 | – | 1 | 97.2% |
| [Manchester 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01005195) | 2,447 | – | 1 | 99.1% |
| [Manchester 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01005197) | 1,727 | – | 1 | 98.8% |
| [Manchester 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01005198) | 2,050 | – | 1 | 97.3% |
| [Manchester 023E](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01005201) | 2,127 | – | 1 | 95.5% |
| [Manchester 023F](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01034120) | 1,777 | – | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Manchester 023G](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/neighbourhood/e01034121) | 1,422 | – | 2 | 97.7% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in M18

[Abbey Hey](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/abbey-hey), [Gorton South](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/gorton-south)

## Postcode sectors in M18

[M18 7 (303 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m18-7), [M18 8 (292 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m18-8)

## Council

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

## Towns in M18

[Denton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/denton), [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

## Postcode districts next to M18

[M11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m11), [M12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m12), [M19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m19), [M34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34), [SK5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5)

## Nearest rail stations

[Ryder Brow (750 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1731,53.4566), [Gorton (850 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1662,53.4691), [Belle Vue (1.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1805,53.4624), [Reddish North (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1563,53.4494)

## 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)

## M18 in brief

M18 is a postcode district covering Manchester, Gorton and Openshaw, in Manchester.
About 29,378 people lived in M18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £185,000 in 2025 across 147 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M18 was £185,000 in 2025.
M18 had 27,199 usual residents at the census.
About 6% of people in M18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M18, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: M18
- Postcode area: [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)
- Constituency: [Gorton and Denton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gorton-and-denton)
- Council: [Manchester †](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)
- Area: 4.86 km²
- People, mid-2024: 29,378*
- Neighbourhoods: 14
- Output areas: 77

* 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

[M12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m12), [M34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34), [M11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m11), [M19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m19), [SK5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5)

## Latest updates for M18

- 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.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/M18

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m18, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m18#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/m18