# M31

Postcode district covering Partington and Carrington, in Trafford.

M31 is a postcode district covering Partington and Carrington, in Trafford. Median sale price £252,000 in 2025. About 8,856 people.

Postcode district. Code M31. 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 M31 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £252,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M31 was £252,000 in 2025. Joint 780th 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/m31#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,187** (2021). M31 had 8,187 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 624th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m31#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in M31 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/m31#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.1%** (January 2026). In M31, 97.1% 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/m31#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=M31) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in M31 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=M31) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 153 homes were sold in M31 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=M31) (Census 2021, England and Wales): M31 had 8,187 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=M31) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Trafford, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is M31.

## How M31 compares

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

| Measure | M31 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £252,000 | 14th most expensive | 40 postcode districts, M · 2025 |
| Population | 8,187 | 7th least populated | 45 postcode districts, M · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 45 postcode districts, M · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.1% | joint 9th highest | 45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of M31?

M31 had 8,187 usual residents at the census.
M31 is the 624th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in M31, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M31 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in M31

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trafford 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006104) | 1,687 | – | 3 | 95.5% |
| [Trafford 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006105) | 1,766 | – | 1 | 98.8% |
| [Trafford 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006106) | 1,474 | – | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Trafford 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006107) | 1,594 | – | 3 | 93.7% |
| [Trafford 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006108) | 1,668 | – | 1 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Stretford and Urmston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stretford-and-urmston): Andrew Western (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.

## Middle areas in M31

[Partington](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/partington)

## Postcode sectors in M31

[M31 4 (267 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m31-4)

## Council

[Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford)

## Towns in M31

[Partington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/partington)

## Postcode districts next to M31

[M33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33), [M41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m41), [M44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44), [WA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3), [WA13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa13), [WA14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14)

## Nearest rail stations

[Flixton (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3843,53.4438), [Chassen Road (2.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3682,53.4462), [Urmston (3.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3538,53.4483), [Timperley (3.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3383,53.4043)

## 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)

## M31 in brief

M31 is a postcode district covering Partington and Carrington, in Trafford.
About 8,856 people lived in M31 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £252,000 in 2025 across 153 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M31 was £252,000 in 2025.
M31 had 8,187 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in M31 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M31, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: M31
- Postcode area: [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)
- Constituency: [Stretford and Urmston †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stretford-and-urmston)
- Council: [Trafford †](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford)
- Area: 12.02 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,856*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 27

* 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

[M41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m41), [WA13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa13), [M44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44), [M33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33), [WA14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14), [WA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3)

## Latest updates for M31

- 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/M31

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m31, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m31#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/m31