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M26

UK postcode district

Part of Manchester

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,771
Current units
863
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
9

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North West
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
908

Postcode sectors in M26

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

8 sectors
20,124 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Mill Court Drive, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1PY 31 July 2026 £95,000
78, Stoneleigh Drive, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1HA 23 July 2026 £245,000
4, Masefield Avenue, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3GZ 17 July 2026 £197,500

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
13
Primary
11
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
3
Months covered
3
Latest month
March 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

M26 usual residents
37,121
Age-profile population
36,698

Age bands in M26

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
19.1%
7,025 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.1%
4,069 residents
Age 25 to 44
27.6%
10,121 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.1%
9,562 residents
Age 65 and over
16.1%
5,921 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 837 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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
14.3%

In this district, 791 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 713 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 3 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

in this district

  • MONARCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 CROSS LANE, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2QZ

    ODS code P83010

  • RADCLIFFE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    69 CHURCH STREET WEST, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2SP

    ODS code P83007

  • RED BANK GROUP PRACTICE

    RADCLIFFE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 69 CHURCH STREET WEST, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2SP

    ODS code P83603

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £165,000 from 2,807 recorded sales in M26. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bury is £238,446 in June 2026, up 3.3% year on year.

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 3 months, averaging 1 event per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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