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M12 6AF

Ancoats & Beswick · Manchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ancoats & Beswick
Local authority
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Central
Postcode district
M12
Postcode sector
M12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M12 6AB 38 m
M12 6AQ 58 m
M12 6AR 86 m
M12 6PH 119 m
M12 6PT 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M12 6AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M12
Postcode sector
M12 6
Latitude
53.480113
Longitude
-2.209059
British National Grid easting
386,223
British National Grid northing
398,173

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Manchester · E08000003
Electoral ward
Ancoats & Beswick · E05011350
Parish or community
E43000157
Westminster constituency
Manchester Central · E14001352
Output area
E00025791
Lower layer super output area
Manchester 062B · E01033688
Middle layer super output area
Manchester 062 · E02006984

Postcode source versions

Explore M12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
196
Primary
114
Secondary
21

  1. Ashbury Meadow Primary School

    Community school

    334 m

  2. St Anne's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    467 m

  3. CofE School of the Resurrection

    Voluntary aided school

    695 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

12 female, 15 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.7
M12 6 residents
1,295

Age bands in M12 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
29.2%

232 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

100 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.2%

256 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.3%

153 residents

Age 65 and over
6.7%

53 residents

This postcode contained 2.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider M12 6 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

66

within 5 km

  • ANCOATS URBAN VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OLD MILL STREET, MANCHESTER, M4 6EE

    ODS code P84673

    764 m

  • NEW ISLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84064

    764 m

  • FIVE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE

    47 GRAHAM STREET, BESWICK, MANCHESTER, M11 3BB

    ODS code P84004

    1.1 km

  • MP VICTORIA MILL

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

    ODS code Y01695

    1.1 km

  • CORNERSTONE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84041

    1.1 km

  • WEST GORTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84052

    1.5 km

  • ARDWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84037

    1.5 km

  • BRUNSWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84611

    1.5 km

  • VALLANCE MEDICAL

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

    ODS code P84005

    1.5 km

  • DR KHAN'S PRACTICE

    CLAYTON HEALTH CENTRE, 89 NORTH ROAD, MANCHESTER, M11 4EJ

    ODS code P84637

    1.7 km

  • DRS HANIF & BANNURU

    CLAYTON HEALTH CENTRE, 89 NORTH ROAD, MANCHESTER, M11 4EJ

    ODS code P84032

    1.7 km

  • EASTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLAYTON HEALTH CENTRE, 89 NORTH ROAD, CLAYTON, MANCHESTER, M11 4EJ

    ODS code P84051

    1.7 km

  • WHITLEY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 WHITLEY ROAD, COLLYHURST, MANCHESTER, M40 7QH

    ODS code P84054

    1.9 km

  • THE DOC'S SURGERY

    55-59 BLOOM STREET, MANCHESTER, M1 3LY

    ODS code P84683

    2.0 km

  • NEW BANK HEALTH

    339 STOCKPORT ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M12 4JE

    ODS code Y02960

    2.2 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02849

    2.3 km

  • SURREY LODGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84023

    2.5 km

  • MANCHESTER INTEGRATIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84689

    2.5 km

  • DICKENSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84026

    2.7 km

  • AILSA CRAIG MEDICAL CENTRE

    270 DICKENSON ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M13 0YL

    ODS code P84009

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 66 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

  • Kirkbridge Road

    BCT · Beswick

    0.1 miles

  • Kirkbridge Road

    BCT · Beswick

    0.1 miles

  • Palmerston Street

    BCT · Ancoats

    0.1 miles

  • Palmerston Street

    BCT · Ancoats

    0.1 miles

  • Rylance Street

    BCT · Beswick

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Manchester 062B, 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

865 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
3 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

196 open schools are in scope, including 114 primary and 21 secondary schools. Ashbury Meadow Primary School is the nearest published school at 334 m.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 4 events.

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