M12 5AJ

Longsight · Manchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Manchester
Constituency
Gorton and Denton
Postcode district
M12
Postcode sector
M12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M12 4TF 7 m
M12 4TP 64 m
M12 4AZ 94 m
M12 4TH 106 m
M12 4JX 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M12 5AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M12
Postcode sector
M12 5
Latitude
53.460251
Longitude
-2.191476
British National Grid easting
387,384
British National Grid northing
395,960

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Manchester · E08000003
Electoral ward
Longsight · E05011370
Parish or community
E43000157
Westminster constituency
Gorton and Denton · E14001251
Output area
E00026527
Lower layer super output area
Manchester 020D · E01005235
Middle layer super output area
Manchester 020 · E02001064

Postcode source versions

Explore M12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
168
Primary
103
Secondary
22
  1. St Peter's RC High School

    Voluntary aided school

    90 m
  2. Rodney House School

    Community special school

    383 m
  3. Co-op Academy Belle Vue

    Free schools

    407 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M12 5 residents
10,251

Age bands in M12 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
28.1%

2,748 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.6%

1,329 residents

Age 25 to 44
31%

3,027 residents

Age 45 to 64
21%

2,053 residents

Age 65 and over
6.3%

617 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.

GP practices

55

within 5 km straight-line

  • MOUNT ROAD SURGERY

    110 MOUNT ROAD, GORTON, MANCHESTER, M18 7BQ

    ODS code P84050

    671 m

  • MANCHESTER INTEGRATIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    526-528 STOCKPORT ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M13 0RR

    ODS code P84689

    752 m

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    187 NORTHMOOR ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M12 5RU

    ODS code P84644

    785 m

  • DICKENSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    357-359 DICKENSON ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M13 0WQ

    ODS code P84026

    853 m

  • NEW BANK HEALTH

    339 STOCKPORT ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M12 4JE

    ODS code Y02960

    857 m

  • GORTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    FIRST FLOOR, GORTON HUB, 27 GARRATT WAY, MANCHESTER, M18 8HE

    ODS code P84028

    1.1 km

  • WEST GORTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84052

    1.1 km

  • AILSA CRAIG MEDICAL CENTRE

    270 DICKENSON ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M13 0YL

    ODS code P84009

    1.3 km

  • LEVENSHULME MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DUNSTABLE STREET, LEVENSHULME, MANCHESTER, M19 3BX

    ODS code P84016

    1.6 km

  • CORNERSTONE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84041

    1.6 km

  • WEST POINT MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTPOINT MEDICAL CENTRE, 167-169 SLADE LANE, LEVENSHULME, MANCHESTER, M19 2AF

    ODS code P84027

    1.6 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    803 STOCKPORT ROAD, LEVENSHULME, MANCHESTER, M19 3BS

    ODS code P84053

    1.6 km

  • FIVE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE

    47 GRAHAM STREET, BESWICK, MANCHESTER, M11 3BB

    ODS code P84004

    1.7 km

  • SURREY LODGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84023

    1.8 km

  • HAWTHORN MC

    UNIT K, FALLOWFIELD SHOPPING CENTRE, BIRCHFIELDS ROAD, MANCHESTER, M14 6FS

    ODS code Y02890

    2.1 km

  • WILMSLOW ROAD SURGERY

    WILMSLOW ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE, 156 WILMSLOW ROAD, RUSHOLME, MANCHESTER, M14 5LQ

    ODS code P84626

    2.3 km

  • LIME SQUARE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIME SQUARE, ASHTON OLD ROAD, OPENSHAW, MANCHESTER, M11 1DA

    ODS code P84059

    2.3 km

  • THE ROBERT DARBISHIRE PRACTICE

    RUSHOLME HEALTH CENTRE, WALMER STREET, RUSHOLME, MANCHESTER, M14 5NP

    ODS code P84072

    2.4 km

  • FLORENCE HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1344 ASHTON OLD ROAD, HIGHER OPENSHAW, MANCHESTER, M11 1JG

    ODS code P84042

    2.4 km

  • ARDWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84037

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 55 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Pink Bank Lane

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.0 miles
  • Pink Bank Lane

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.0 miles
  • St Peter's High School

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.0 miles
  • St Peter's High School

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.1 miles
  • Northmoor Road

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Manchester 020D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

739 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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

168 open schools are in scope, including 103 primary and 22 secondary schools. St Peter's RC High School is the nearest published school at 90 m.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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