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M12 5AX

Longsight · Manchester · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M12 4NL 44 m
M12 4UG 64 m
M12 5GJ 82 m
M12 4LA 99 m
M12 5HW 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M12 5AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M12
Postcode sector
M12 5
Latitude
53.457617
Longitude
-2.196961
British National Grid easting
387,019
British National Grid northing
395,668

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
E00026503
Lower layer super output area
Manchester 063A · E01005234
Middle layer super output area
Manchester 063 · E02006985

Postcode source versions

Explore M12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
171
Primary
104
Secondary
22

  1. Stanley Grove Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    74 m

  2. Rodney House School

    Community special school

    186 m

  3. St Peter's RC High School

    Voluntary aided school

    379 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

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

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

16 female, 12 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider M12 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

57

within 5 km

  • MANCHESTER INTEGRATIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84689

    327 m

  • DICKENSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84026

    392 m

  • NEW BANK HEALTH

    339 STOCKPORT ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M12 4JE

    ODS code Y02960

    567 m

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    187 NORTHMOOR ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M12 5RU

    ODS code P84644

    637 m

  • AILSA CRAIG MEDICAL CENTRE

    270 DICKENSON ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M13 0YL

    ODS code P84009

    859 m

  • MOUNT ROAD SURGERY

    110 MOUNT ROAD, GORTON, MANCHESTER, M18 7BQ

    ODS code P84050

    1.1 km

  • WEST GORTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84052

    1.2 km

  • WEST POINT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84027

    1.3 km

  • LEVENSHULME MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DUNSTABLE STREET, LEVENSHULME, MANCHESTER, M19 3BX

    ODS code P84016

    1.4 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    803 STOCKPORT ROAD, LEVENSHULME, MANCHESTER, M19 3BS

    ODS code P84053

    1.4 km

  • SURREY LODGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84023

    1.4 km

  • GORTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84028

    1.5 km

  • HAWTHORN MC

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

    ODS code Y02890

    1.7 km

  • WILMSLOW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P84626

    1.8 km

  • CORNERSTONE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84041

    1.9 km

  • THE ROBERT DARBISHIRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84072

    2.0 km

  • FIVE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE

    47 GRAHAM STREET, BESWICK, MANCHESTER, M11 3BB

    ODS code P84004

    2.0 km

  • BODEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LADYBARN LANE, FALLOWFIELD, MANCHESTER, M14 6WP

    ODS code P84035

    2.2 km

  • ARDWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84037

    2.4 km

  • BRUNSWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84611

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 57 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Asda

    BCT · Longsight

    0.1 miles

  • Asda

    BCT · Longsight

    0.1 miles

  • Queens Grove

    BCT · Longsight

    0.1 miles

  • Peel Grove

    BCT · Longsight

    0.1 miles

  • Peel Grove

    BCT · Longsight

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Manchester 063A, 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

784 of 33,755

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

171 open schools are in scope, including 104 primary and 22 secondary schools. Stanley Grove Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 74 m.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 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.