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M4

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Manchester, Ancoats and Strangeways, in Manchester.

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 M4 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In M4, 83.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£247,755
740th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
17,539
1,141st least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How M4 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

M4Middle
Median sale price40 postcode districts, M · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in M40 areas from £175,000 to £420,999. The middle area is £234,875. M4 is £247,755.
£247,75516th most expensive
Population45 postcode districts, M · 2021
Population: every postcode district in M45 areas from 289 to 61,848. The middle area is 27,199. M4 is 17,539.
17,53911th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in M45 areas from 51.5% to 99.1%. The middle area is 94.7%. M4 is 83.4%.
83.4%8th lowest
Claimant rate41 postcode districts, M · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in M41 areas from 1.6% to 11.1%. The middle area is 4.8%. M4 is 2.8%.
2.8%joint 4th lowest

What is the population of M4?

M4 had 17,539 usual residents at the census.

M4 is the 1,141st least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in M4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M4 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

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

Neighbourhoods in M4

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Manchester 054B1,691No figure480.6%
Manchester 054D1,859No figure698.9%
Manchester 054E1,491No figure468.6%
Manchester 055E1,988No figure690.7%
Manchester 055F1,082No figure584.4%
Manchester 056B1,267No figure750.3%
Manchester 056C1,522No figure385.7%
Manchester 061C1,869No figure282.8%
Manchester 061D1,193No figure799.7%
Manchester 062A1,115No figure479.5%
Manchester 062B1,709No figure181.0%
Manchester 062C1,009No figure696.8%
Manchester 062D1,820No figure899.8%

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Middle areas in M44

Postcode sectors in M47

Council1

Towns in M41

Postcode districts next to M48

Nearest rail stations4

More in the M postcode area2

M4 in brief

M4 is a postcode district covering Manchester, Ancoats and Strangeways, in Manchester.

About 21,488 people lived in M4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £247,755 in 2025 across 413 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in M4 was £247,755 in 2025.

M4 had 17,539 usual residents at the census.

In M4, 83.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In M4, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.