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M18 8EQ

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 8BW 99 m
M18 8EZ 147 m
M18 8EP 161 m
M18 8DA 178 m
M18 8DB 281 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M18 8EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M18
Postcode sector
M18 8
Latitude
53.468126
Longitude
-2.178979
British National Grid easting
388,216
British National Grid northing
396,834

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
E00180827
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
160
Primary
100
Secondary
22

  1. St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    620 m

  2. Progress Schools - Gorton

    Other independent school

    637 m

  3. Music Stuff

    Other independent school

    645 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other crime 1
  • Vehicle crime 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+
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

53

within 5 km

  • GORTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84028

    692 m

  • MOUNT ROAD SURGERY

    110 MOUNT ROAD, GORTON, MANCHESTER, M18 7BQ

    ODS code P84050

    938 m

  • LIME SQUARE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84059

    1.1 km

  • FLORENCE HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84042

    1.2 km

  • CORNERSTONE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84041

    1.3 km

  • FIVE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE

    47 GRAHAM STREET, BESWICK, MANCHESTER, M11 3BB

    ODS code P84004

    1.3 km

  • WEST GORTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84052

    1.7 km

  • DR KHAN'S PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84637

    1.8 km

  • DRS HANIF & BANNURU

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

    ODS code P84032

    1.8 km

  • EASTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84051

    1.8 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    187 NORTHMOOR ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M12 5RU

    ODS code P84644

    1.8 km

  • NEW BANK HEALTH

    339 STOCKPORT ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M12 4JE

    ODS code Y02960

    1.9 km

  • MANCHESTER INTEGRATIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84689

    1.9 km

  • DICKENSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84026

    2.0 km

  • AILSA CRAIG MEDICAL CENTRE

    270 DICKENSON ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M13 0YL

    ODS code P84009

    2.5 km

  • LEVENSHULME MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DUNSTABLE STREET, LEVENSHULME, MANCHESTER, M19 3BX

    ODS code P84016

    2.5 km

  • MARKET STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    76 MARKET STREET, DROYLSDEN, MANCHESTER, M43 6DE

    ODS code P89029

    2.5 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    803 STOCKPORT ROAD, LEVENSHULME, MANCHESTER, M19 3BS

    ODS code P84053

    2.6 km

  • MEDLOCK VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    58 ASHTON ROAD, DROYLSDEN, MANCHESTER, M43 7BW

    ODS code P89010

    2.7 km

  • WEST POINT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84027

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 53 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

  • Preston Street

    BCT · Gorton

    0.1 miles

  • Peacock Close

    BCT · Gorton

    0.1 miles

  • Preston Street

    BCT · Gorton

    0.1 miles

  • Peacock Close

    BCT · Gorton

    0.1 miles

  • Borwell Street

    BCT · Gorton

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

160 open schools are in scope, including 100 primary and 22 secondary schools. St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 620 m.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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