# M8 8RQ: area report for a postcode in Manchester

M8 8RQ 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 M8 8RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) › [M8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m8) › [M8 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m8-8)

## 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=-2.2330,53.4953,M88RQ
- **Queens Road, 820 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2330,53.4953,M88RQ
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2330,53.4953,M88RQ
- **No property in M8 8RQ 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=-2.2330,53.4953,M88RQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Manchester 056C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2330,53.4953,M88RQ
- **£252,309 average price**: For the whole of Manchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2330,53.4953,M88RQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2330,53.4953,M88RQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2330,53.4953,M88RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M8 8RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2330,53.4953,M88RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at M8 8RQ**: Road 44 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2330,53.4953,M88RQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.2330,53.4953,M88RQ
- **19.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2330,53.4953,M88RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eden-boys-leadership-academy-manchester-e144744) | Secondary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eden-girls-leadership-academy-manchester-e144745) | Secondary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 61.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Beltane College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beltane-college-e152809) | Special | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-chads-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e148326) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbott Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbott-community-primary-school-e105387) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Malachy's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-malachys-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152015) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [Collyhurst Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/collyhurst-nursery-school-e105385) | Nursery | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [Saviour CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saviour-cofe-primary-school-e105548) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £79,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 420 m |
| October 2025 | £312,996 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 460 m |
| October 2025 | £323,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 460 m |
| September 2025 | £346,560 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 460 m |
| October 2025 | £595,000 | Terraced, new build, leasehold | 490 m |
| September 2025 | £123,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 500 m |
| June 2026 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 500 m |
| November 2023 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 530 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Queens Road (830 m, 10 minutes on foot); Victoria (1 km, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CHEETHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE (640 m); WHITLEY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (680 m)
- Pharmacies: DOCPHARMA PHARMACY (190 m); BOOTS (250 m); COHENS CHEMIST (670 m); COHENS CHEMIST (680 m)
- Dental practices: KISS DENTAL MANCHESTER (270 m); C M CHAU'S DENTAL SURGERY (930 m); DENTAL DEPT. (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Living Manchester (310 m, Asda); M&S Cheetham Hill Manchester SF (320 m, Marks and Spencer); Lidl Manchester Cheetham Hill Rd (520 m, Lidl); Co-op Cypress Place (810 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Manchester - Angel Street (900 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 056C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.5** (2025). Manchester 056C has a deprivation score of 31.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,568th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Manchester 056C was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 11,433rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,522** (2021). Manchester 056C had 1,522 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,345th 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: 85.7%** (January 2026). In Manchester 056C, 85.7% 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.

## M8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M8 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.
- **Population: 36,565** (2021). M8 had 36,565 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 572nd 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: 19%** (2022). About 19% of people in M8 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: 91.6%** (January 2026). In M8, 91.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)
- Centre: 53.4953, -2.2330

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

## Your MP

- [Manchester Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/manchester-central): Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-2.2330,53.4953,M88RQ

## How to cite

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