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M16 8BQ

Whalley Range · Manchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Whalley Range
Local authority
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Rusholme
Postcode district
M16
Postcode sector
M16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M16 8FL 47 m
M16 8BZ 53 m
M16 8DE 59 m
M16 8LN 76 m
M16 8FW 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M16 8BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M16
Postcode sector
M16 8
Latitude
53.452839
Longitude
-2.261119
British National Grid easting
382,757
British National Grid northing
395,150

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Manchester · E08000003
Electoral ward
Whalley Range · E05011379
Parish or community
E43000157
Westminster constituency
Manchester Rusholme · E14001353
Output area
E00026840
Lower layer super output area
Manchester 028F · E01033686
Middle layer super output area
Manchester 028 · E02001072

Postcode source versions

Explore M16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
152
Primary
92
Secondary
20

  1. Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester

    Voluntary aided school

    283 m

  2. St Margaret's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    405 m

  3. Manley Park Primary School

    Community school

    476 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Other theft 3
  • Drugs 1
  • Possession of weapons 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
63

17 female, 46 male

Postcode households
42
Residents per household
1.5
M16 8 residents
11,253

Age bands in M16 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,963 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

1,447 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.3%

4,422 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.5%

2,604 residents

Age 65 and over
9.7%

1,123 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider M16 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

55

within 5 km

  • THE RANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WITHINGTON ROAD, WHALLEY RANGE, MANCHESTER, M16 8EE

    ODS code P84039

    275 m

  • ASHVILLE SURGERY

    171 UPPER CHORLTON ROAD, MANCHESTER, M16 9RT

    ODS code P84038

    461 m

  • THE WHITSWOOD PRACTICE

    2 WHITSWOOD CLOSE, MANCHESTER, M16 7AP

    ODS code P84635

    603 m

  • LIMELIGHT HEALTH AND WELLBEING HUB

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

    ODS code P91020

    956 m

  • THE ALEXANDRA PRACTICE

    365 WILBRAHAM ROAD, WHALLEY RANGE, MANCHESTER, M16 8NG

    ODS code P84650

    1.1 km

  • WILBRAHAM SURGERY

    515 WILBRAHAM ROAD, CHORLTON CUM HARDY, MANCHESTER, M21 0UF

    ODS code P84071

    1.4 km

  • CHORLTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    CHORLTON HEALTH CENTRE, 1 NICOLAS ROAD, CHORLTON CUM HARDY, MANCHESTER, M21 9NJ

    ODS code P84068

    1.6 km

  • CORNBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    204 CITY ROAD, HULME, MANCHESTER, M15 4EA

    ODS code P84669

    1.7 km

  • PRINCESS ROAD SURGERY

    471-475 PRINCESS ROAD, WITHINGTON, MANCHESTER, M20 1BH

    ODS code P84056

    1.8 km

  • THE ARCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84630

    1.8 km

  • THE ROBERT DARBISHIRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84072

    2.3 km

  • DAVID MEDICAL CENTRE

    274 BARLOW MOOR ROAD, CHORLTON CUM HARDY, MANCHESTER, M21 8HA

    ODS code P84066

    2.4 km

  • WILMSLOW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P84626

    2.5 km

  • NORTH TRAFFORD GROUP PRACTICE

    864-866 CHESTER ROAD, STRETFORD, MANCHESTER, M32 0PA

    ODS code P91629

    2.5 km

  • THE BORCHARDT MEDICAL CENTRE

    62 WHITCHURCH ROAD, WITHINGTON, MANCHESTER, M20 1EB

    ODS code P84010

    2.6 km

  • DIDSBURY MEDICAL CENTRE - DR WHITAKER

    1 THE AVENUE, DIDSBURY, MANCHESTER, M20 2ER

    ODS code P84678

    2.7 km

  • ORDSALL HEALTH SURGERY

    ORDSALL HEALTH, 118 PHOEBE STREET, SALFORD, M5 3PH

    ODS code P87035

    2.7 km

  • SURREY LODGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84023

    2.9 km

  • DELAMERE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DELAMERE AVENUE, STRETFORD, MANCHESTER, M32 0DF

    ODS code P91018

    3.1 km

  • THE DOC'S SURGERY

    55-59 BLOOM STREET, MANCHESTER, M1 3LY

    ODS code P84683

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 55 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

  • Range Road

    BCT · Whalley Range

    0.2 miles

  • Dudley Road

    BCT · Whalley Range

    0.2 miles

  • Dudley Road

    BCT · Whalley Range

    0.2 miles

  • Sedgeborough Road

    BCT · Whalley Range

    0.2 miles

  • Sylvan Avenue

    BCT · Whalley Range

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Manchester 028F, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,881 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

152 open schools are in scope, including 92 primary and 20 secondary schools. Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester is the nearest published school at 283 m.

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

Recorded crime

13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.083 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.