M1 2AY

Piccadilly · Manchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Central
Postcode district
M1
Postcode sector
M1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M1 2BZ 16 m
M1 2DA 17 m
M1 2BU 27 m
M1 2BA 30 m
M1 2HR 38 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M1 2AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M1
Postcode sector
M1 2
Latitude
53.480418
Longitude
-2.233471
British National Grid easting
384,603
British National Grid northing
398,212

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Manchester · E08000003
Parish or community
E43000157
Westminster constituency
Manchester Central · E14001352
Output area
E00175867
Lower layer super output area
Manchester 055B · E01033653
Middle layer super output area
Manchester 055 · E02006912

Postcode source versions

Explore M1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
197
Primary
110
Secondary
18
  1. Co-op Academy New Islington

    Free schools

    602 m
  2. Abbey College Manchester

    Other independent school

    714 m
  3. The Cooperative College

    Miscellaneous

    776 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
52
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 35
  • Theft from the person 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Other crime 2
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M1 2 residents
2,805

Age bands in M1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
1.1%

37 residents

Age 15 to 24
40.8%

1,393 residents

Age 25 to 44
50.8%

1,733 residents

Age 45 to 64
6.1%

208 residents

Age 65 and over
1.2%

41 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

71

within 5 km

  • THE DOC'S SURGERY

    55-59 BLOOM STREET, MANCHESTER, M1 3LY

    ODS code P84683

    492 m

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    2ND FL, 32 MARKET ST, MANCHESTER, M1 1PL

    ODS code Y02849

    680 m

  • ANCOATS URBAN VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OLD MILL STREET, MANCHESTER, M4 6EE

    ODS code P84673

    958 m

  • NEW ISLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    ANCOATS PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, OLD MILL STREET, ANCOATS, MANCHESTER, M4 6EE

    ODS code P84064

    958 m

  • ARDWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE VALLANCE MEDICAL CENTRE, WADESON ROAD, MANCHESTER, M13 9UJ

    ODS code P84037

    1.2 km

  • BRUNSWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE VALLANCE MEDICAL CENTRE, WADESON ROAD, MANCHESTER, M13 9UJ

    ODS code P84611

    1.2 km

  • VALLANCE MEDICAL

    THE VALLANCE CENTRE, BRUNSWICK STREET, MANCHESTER, M13 9UJ

    ODS code P84005

    1.2 km

  • BLACKFRIARS

    FRESH TOWERS, 138 CHAPEL STREET, SALFORD, M3 6AF

    ODS code Y02622

    1.4 km

  • MP VICTORIA MILL

    VICTORIA MILL HEALTH CENTRE, VICTORIA MILL, 10 LOWER VICKERS STREET, MANCHESTER, M40 7LH

    ODS code Y01695

    1.6 km

  • WHITLEY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 WHITLEY ROAD, COLLYHURST, MANCHESTER, M40 7QH

    ODS code P84054

    1.8 km

  • THE ARCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HULME MEDICAL CENTRE, 175 ROYCE ROAD, HULME, MANCHESTER, M15 5TJ

    ODS code P84630

    1.8 km

  • CORNBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    204 CITY ROAD, HULME, MANCHESTER, M15 4EA

    ODS code P84669

    2.2 km

  • DR A CHAUDHRY & DR I JEET

    GREAT CLOWES STREET, SALFORD, M7 1RD

    ODS code P87654

    2.2 km

  • CHEETHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    244 CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 8AU

    ODS code P84046

    2.3 km

  • WEST GORTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 CLOWES ST, WEST GORTON, MANCHESTER, M12 5JE

    ODS code P84052

    2.5 km

  • CORNERSTONE FAMILY PRACTICE

    CORNERSTONE CENTRE, 2 GRAHAM STREET, BESWICK, MANCHESTER, M11 3AA

    ODS code P84041

    2.6 km

  • FIVE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE

    47 GRAHAM STREET, BESWICK, MANCHESTER, M11 3BB

    ODS code P84004

    2.6 km

  • SURREY LODGE PRACTICE

    11 ANSON ROAD, VICTORIA PARK, MANCHESTER, M14 5BY

    ODS code P84023

    2.7 km

  • NEW COLLEGIATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    407 CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, CHEETHAM HILL, MANCHESTER, M8 0DA

    ODS code P84030

    2.7 km

  • LIMELIGHT HEALTH AND WELLBEING HUB

    LIMELIGHT, 1 ST BRIDES WAY, MANCHESTER, M16 9NW

    ODS code P91020

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 71 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Piccadilly

    BCT · Manchester City Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Piccadilly

    BCT · Manchester City Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Piccadilly

    BCT · Manchester City Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Piccadilly

    BCT · Manchester City Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Piccadilly

    BCT · Manchester City Centre

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Manchester 055B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,026 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

197 open schools are in scope, including 110 primary and 18 secondary schools. Co-op Academy New Islington is the nearest published school at 602 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

52 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 35 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.