M2 5AZ

Deansgate · Manchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Central
Postcode district
M2
Postcode sector
M2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M2 5DA 24 m
M3 3WD 24 m
M2 5JB 26 m
M2 5HS 51 m
M3 3WR 59 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M2 5AZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M2
Postcode sector
M2 5
Latitude
53.479381
Longitude
-2.248578
British National Grid easting
383,600
British National Grid northing
398,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Manchester · E08000003
Electoral ward
Deansgate · E05011361
Parish or community
E43000157
Westminster constituency
Manchester Central · E14001352
Output area
E00175827
Lower layer super output area
Manchester 054C · E01033658
Middle layer super output area
Manchester 054 · E02006902

Postcode source versions

Explore M2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
189
Primary
102
Secondary
21
  1. Abbey College Manchester

    Other independent school

    372 m
  2. Chetham's School of Music

    Other independent school

    818 m
  3. Crown Street Primary School

    Free schools

    979 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
60
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 39
  • Other theft 7
  • Theft from the person 6
  • Other crime 2
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M2 5 residents
14

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.

GP practices

63

within 5 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02849

    530 m

  • BLACKFRIARS

    FRESH TOWERS, 138 CHAPEL STREET, SALFORD, M3 6AF

    ODS code Y02622

    651 m

  • THE DOC'S SURGERY

    55-59 BLOOM STREET, MANCHESTER, M1 3LY

    ODS code P84683

    749 m

  • THE ARCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84630

    1.3 km

  • CORNBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    204 CITY ROAD, HULME, MANCHESTER, M15 4EA

    ODS code P84669

    1.5 km

  • DR A CHAUDHRY & DR I JEET

    GREAT CLOWES STREET, SALFORD, M7 1RD

    ODS code P87654

    1.7 km

  • ARDWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84037

    1.8 km

  • BRUNSWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84611

    1.8 km

  • VALLANCE MEDICAL

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

    ODS code P84005

    1.8 km

  • ANCOATS URBAN VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OLD MILL STREET, MANCHESTER, M4 6EE

    ODS code P84673

    2.0 km

  • NEW ISLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84064

    2.0 km

  • LIMELIGHT HEALTH AND WELLBEING HUB

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

    ODS code P91020

    2.2 km

  • ORDSALL HEALTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code P87035

    2.2 km

  • WHITLEY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 WHITLEY ROAD, COLLYHURST, MANCHESTER, M40 7QH

    ODS code P84054

    2.4 km

  • CHEETHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    244 CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 8AU

    ODS code P84046

    2.5 km

  • MP VICTORIA MILL

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

    ODS code Y01695

    2.5 km

  • CLARENDON SURGERY

    PENDLETON GATEWAY, 1 BROADWALK, SALFORD, M6 5FX

    ODS code P87634

    2.6 km

  • PENDLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PENDLETON GATEWAY, 1 BROADWALK, SALFORD, M6 5FX

    ODS code P87015

    2.6 km

  • THE WHITSWOOD PRACTICE

    2 WHITSWOOD CLOSE, MANCHESTER, M16 7AP

    ODS code P84635

    2.6 km

  • CARE HOMES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MEZZANINE FLOOR, ST JAMES'S HOUSE, PENDLETON WAY, SALFORD, M6 5FW

    ODS code Y02625

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 63 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

  • John Rylands Library

    BCT · Manchester City Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Deansgate

    TXR · Manchester City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Ridgefield

    BCT · Manchester City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Watson Street

    BCT · Manchester City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Ridgefield

    BCT · Manchester City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Manchester 054C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,707 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

189 open schools are in scope, including 102 primary and 21 secondary schools. Abbey College Manchester is the nearest published school at 372 m.

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

Recorded crime

60 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 39 events.

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