M40
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Manchester, Newton Heath and Moston, 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 M40 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In M40, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How M40 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of M40?
M40 had 45,360 usual residents at the census.
M40 is the 298th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in M40, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M40 has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 15 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in M40
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 003D | 1,678 | No figure | 2 | 99.7% |
| Manchester 003E | 1,929 | No figure | 1 | 98.6% |
| Manchester 005A | 1,421 | No figure | 4 | 99.8% |
| Manchester 005B | 1,329 | No figure | 5 | 100.0% |
| Manchester 005C | 2,197 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Manchester 005D | 2,234 | No figure | 2 | 100.0% |
| Manchester 005E | 1,705 | No figure | 2 | 100.0% |
| Manchester 005F | 1,606 | No figure | 4 | 97.5% |
| Manchester 007C | 2,093 | No figure | 1 | 93.5% |
| Manchester 007D | 1,939 | No figure | 1 | 99.5% |
| Manchester 007E | 1,502 | No figure | 4 | 99.8% |
| Manchester 009E | 2,250 | No figure | 1 | 90.4% |
| Manchester 009F | 1,776 | No figure | 1 | 94.4% |
| Manchester 009G | 1,397 | No figure | 1 | 80.0% |
| Manchester 011A | 2,640 | No figure | 1 | 93.6% |
| Manchester 011B | 2,009 | No figure | 1 | 87.4% |
| Manchester 011C | 1,798 | No figure | 1 | 99.9% |
| Manchester 011D | 1,773 | No figure | 1 | 99.9% |
| Manchester 011E | 1,468 | No figure | 2 | 94.4% |
| Manchester 012D | 1,664 | No figure | 1 | 80.3% |
| Manchester 012E | 1,786 | No figure | 1 | 99.5% |
| Manchester 054A | 1,447 | No figure | 1 | 72.9% |
| Manchester 061A | 1,842 | No figure | 1 | 63.2% |
| Manchester 061B | 2,137 | No figure | 1 | 86.6% |
MPs for M40
- Graham StringerLabourMP for Blackley and Middleton South53% of M40’s postcodes
- Lucy PowellLabour (Co-op)MP for Manchester Central47% of M40’s postcodes
- Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton0.2% of M40’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in M404
Postcode sectors in M409
Council1
Towns in M401
Postcode districts next to M409
Nearest rail stations4
More in the M postcode area2
M40 in brief
M40 is a postcode district covering Manchester, Newton Heath and Moston, in Manchester.
About 47,414 people lived in M40 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £211,500 in 2025 across 342 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M40 was £211,500 in 2025.
M40 had 45,360 usual residents at the census.
In M40, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In M40, 6.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.