# M40 5QR: area report for a postcode in Manchester

M40 5QR 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 M40 5QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) › [M40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m40) › [M40 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m40-5)

## 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=-2.1808,53.5199,M405QR
- **Moston, 760 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1808,53.5199,M405QR
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1808,53.5199,M405QR
- **No property in M40 5QR 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=-2.1808,53.5199,M405QR
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Manchester 003E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1808,53.5199,M405QR
- **£252,309 average price**: For the whole of Manchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1808,53.5199,M405QR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1808,53.5199,M405QR
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1808,53.5199,M405QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M40 5QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1808,53.5199,M405QR
- **Low road and rail noise at M40 5QR**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1808,53.5199,M405QR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.1808,53.5199,M405QR
- **14.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1808,53.5199,M405QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Matthew's RC High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-rc-high-school-e148389) | Secondary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 37.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-moston-e105545) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moston Fields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moston-fields-primary-school-e105427) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Camberwell Park Specialist Support School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/camberwell-park-specialist-support-school-e151378) | Special | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Charlestown Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charlestown-community-primary-school-e105405) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Co-op Academy North Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-north-manchester-e142762) | Secondary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 39.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margaret-marys-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151359) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [New Moston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-moston-primary-school-e105432) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2023 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2024 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £199,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £184,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| September 2025 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| September 2023 | £214,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Moston (760 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CHARLESTOWN MD (510 m)
- Pharmacies: WILKINSON PHARMACY (780 m); WHITEMOSS PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: CHARLESTOWN HEALTH CENTRE (510 m); DENTAL SURGERY (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi 263 Victoria Avenue East, Manchester (770 m, Aldi)

## 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 003E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 47.4** (2025). Manchester 003E has a deprivation score of 47.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,855th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £232,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Manchester 003E was £232,000 in 2025. Joint 9,753rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,929** (2021). Manchester 003E had 1,929 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,610th 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: 98.6%** (January 2026). In Manchester 003E, 98.6% 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.

## M40 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £211,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M40 was £211,500 in 2025. 470th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 45,360** (2021). M40 had 45,360 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 298th 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: 66%** (2022). About 66% of people in M40 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: 92.2%** (January 2026). In M40, 92.2% 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: 53.5199, -2.1808

Council: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Blackley and Middleton South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blackley-and-middleton-south): Graham Stringer (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.

## 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=-2.1808,53.5199,M405QR

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