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M12 5AR

Ardwick · Manchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ardwick
Local authority
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Rusholme
Postcode district
M12
Postcode sector
M12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M12 6JS 88 m
M12 4FG 124 m
M12 5AQ 141 m
M12 4BE 153 m
M12 4EL 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M12 5AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M12
Postcode sector
M12 5
Latitude
53.468489
Longitude
-2.214742
British National Grid easting
385,842
British National Grid northing
396,881

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Manchester · E08000003
Electoral ward
Ardwick · E05011351
Parish or community
E43000157
Westminster constituency
Manchester Rusholme · E14001353
Output area
E00025628
Lower layer super output area
Manchester 018C · E01005063
Middle layer super output area
Manchester 018 · E02001062

Postcode source versions

Explore M12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
181
Primary
114
Secondary
21

  1. St Luke's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    572 m

  2. Armitage CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    591 m

  3. Co-op Academy Medlock

    Academy sponsor led

    719 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Theft from the person 4
  • Drugs 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.

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

63

within 5 km

  • ARDWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84037

    719 m

  • BRUNSWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84611

    719 m

  • VALLANCE MEDICAL

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

    ODS code P84005

    719 m

  • WEST GORTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84052

    737 m

  • NEW BANK HEALTH

    339 STOCKPORT ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M12 4JE

    ODS code Y02960

    1.2 km

  • SURREY LODGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84023

    1.2 km

  • CORNERSTONE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84041

    1.5 km

  • MANCHESTER INTEGRATIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84689

    1.5 km

  • FIVE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE

    47 GRAHAM STREET, BESWICK, MANCHESTER, M11 3BB

    ODS code P84004

    1.6 km

  • DICKENSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84026

    1.6 km

  • ANCOATS URBAN VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OLD MILL STREET, MANCHESTER, M4 6EE

    ODS code P84673

    1.6 km

  • NEW ISLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84064

    1.6 km

  • AILSA CRAIG MEDICAL CENTRE

    270 DICKENSON ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M13 0YL

    ODS code P84009

    1.6 km

  • THE ROBERT DARBISHIRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84072

    1.7 km

  • THE DOC'S SURGERY

    55-59 BLOOM STREET, MANCHESTER, M1 3LY

    ODS code P84683

    1.8 km

  • WILMSLOW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P84626

    1.9 km

  • THE ARCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84630

    2.3 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    187 NORTHMOOR ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M12 5RU

    ODS code P84644

    2.3 km

  • MP VICTORIA MILL

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

    ODS code Y01695

    2.4 km

  • MOUNT ROAD SURGERY

    110 MOUNT ROAD, GORTON, MANCHESTER, M18 7BQ

    ODS code P84050

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 63 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

  • Hyde Road Bus Depot

    BCT · Ardwick

    0.0 miles

  • Hyde Road Bus Depot

    BCT · Ardwick

    0.0 miles

  • The Manchester College

    BCT · Ardwick

    0.1 miles

  • The Manchester College

    BCT · Ardwick

    0.1 miles

  • Bennett Street

    BCT · Ardwick

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Manchester 018C, 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

2,329 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

181 open schools are in scope, including 114 primary and 21 secondary schools. St Luke's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 572 m.

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

Recorded crime

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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