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M18 8BD

Gorton & Abbey Hey · Manchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Gorton & Abbey Hey
Local authority
Manchester
Constituency
Gorton and Denton
Postcode district
M18
Postcode sector
M18 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M18 8AA 53 m
M18 8BG 111 m
M18 8HA 113 m
M18 8DQ 130 m
M12 5PS 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M18 8BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M18
Postcode sector
M18 8
Latitude
53.463610
Longitude
-2.181716
British National Grid easting
388,033
British National Grid northing
396,332

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Manchester · E08000003
Electoral ward
Gorton & Abbey Hey · E05011365
Parish or community
E43000157
Westminster constituency
Gorton and Denton · E14001251
Output area
E00026281
Lower layer super output area
Manchester 020B · E01005186
Middle layer super output area
Manchester 020 · E02001064

Postcode source versions

Explore M18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
162
Primary
101
Secondary
22

  1. Progress Schools - Gorton

    Other independent school

    193 m

  2. Co-op Academy Belle Vue

    Free schools

    425 m

  3. St James' CofE Primary School Gorton

    Academy sponsor led

    705 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

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

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M18 8 residents
12,127

Age bands in M18 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
25.8%

3,147 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,421 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

3,444 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.1%

2,823 residents

Age 65 and over
11.3%

1,379 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

51

within 5 km

  • GORTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84028

    419 m

  • MOUNT ROAD SURGERY

    110 MOUNT ROAD, GORTON, MANCHESTER, M18 7BQ

    ODS code P84050

    422 m

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    187 NORTHMOOR ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M12 5RU

    ODS code P84644

    1.3 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

  • WEST GORTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84052

    1.5 km

  • NEW BANK HEALTH

    339 STOCKPORT ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M12 4JE

    ODS code Y02960

    1.6 km

  • LIME SQUARE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84059

    1.6 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

  • FLORENCE HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84042

    1.6 km

  • LEVENSHULME MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DUNSTABLE STREET, LEVENSHULME, MANCHESTER, M19 3BX

    ODS code P84016

    2.0 km

  • AILSA CRAIG MEDICAL CENTRE

    270 DICKENSON ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M13 0YL

    ODS code P84009

    2.1 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    803 STOCKPORT ROAD, LEVENSHULME, MANCHESTER, M19 3BS

    ODS code P84053

    2.1 km

  • WEST POINT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84027

    2.2 km

  • DR KHAN'S PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84637

    2.3 km

  • DRS HANIF & BANNURU

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

    ODS code P84032

    2.3 km

  • EASTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84051

    2.3 km

  • PARK VIEW GROUP PRACTICE

    2 LONGFORD ROAD WEST, REDDISH, STOCKPORT, SK5 6ET

    ODS code P88018

    2.5 km

  • SURREY LODGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84023

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 51 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

  • Belle Vue

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.0 miles

  • Harvard Road

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.1 miles

  • Belle Vue Rail Station

    RSE · Belle Vue

    0.1 miles

  • Belle Vue

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.1 miles

  • Belle Vue Rail Station

    RLY · Belle Vue

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Manchester 020B, 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

2,463 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
7 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

162 open schools are in scope, including 101 primary and 22 secondary schools. Progress Schools - Gorton is the nearest published school at 193 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.