M3 1FA

Cheetham · Manchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Central
Postcode district
M3
Postcode sector
M3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M3 1DZ 106 m
M3 7JQ 114 m
M3 7FE 115 m
M3 7FF 123 m
M3 7FH 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M3 1FA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M3
Postcode sector
M3 1
Latitude
53.490163
Longitude
-2.250148
British National Grid easting
383,500
British National Grid northing
399,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Manchester · E08000003
Electoral ward
Cheetham · E05011356
Parish or community
E43000157
Westminster constituency
Manchester Central · E14001352
Output area
E00175942
Lower layer super output area
Manchester 058C · E01033674
Middle layer super output area
Manchester 058 · E02006915

Postcode source versions

Explore M3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
182
Primary
102
Secondary
18
  1. The Friars Primary School

    Community school

    583 m
  2. Cheetwood Primary School

    Community school

    613 m
  3. Chetham's School of Music

    Other independent school

    641 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
51
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 37
  • Other theft 5
  • Other crime 2
  • Public order 2
  • Theft from the person 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M3 1 residents
1,759

Age bands in M3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
0.7%

10 residents

Age 15 to 24
20.1%

293 residents

Age 25 to 44
63.8%

929 residents

Age 45 to 64
13%

189 residents

Age 65 and over
2.4%

35 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.

GP practices

61

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR A CHAUDHRY & DR I JEET

    GREAT CLOWES STREET, SALFORD, M7 1RD

    ODS code P87654

    691 m

  • BLACKFRIARS

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

    ODS code Y02622

    722 m

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02849

    954 m

  • CHEETHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    244 CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 8AU

    ODS code P84046

    1.5 km

  • THE DOC'S SURGERY

    55-59 BLOOM STREET, MANCHESTER, M1 3LY

    ODS code P84683

    1.7 km

  • NEW COLLEGIATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    407 CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, CHEETHAM HILL, MANCHESTER, M8 0DA

    ODS code P84030

    1.8 km

  • WHITLEY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 WHITLEY ROAD, COLLYHURST, MANCHESTER, M40 7QH

    ODS code P84054

    1.9 km

  • NEWBURY GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    55 RIGBY STREET, SALFORD, M7 4NX

    ODS code P87026

    2.0 km

  • REUT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWBURY PLACE HEALTH CENTRE, 55 RIGBY STREET, SALFORD, M7 4NX

    ODS code P87648

    2.0 km

  • ANCOATS URBAN VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OLD MILL STREET, MANCHESTER, M4 6EE

    ODS code P84673

    2.2 km

  • NEW ISLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84064

    2.2 km

  • MOCHA PARADE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WILLOW TREE H L C, 94 LITTLETON ROAD, SALFORD, M7 3SE

    ODS code P87022

    2.3 km

  • CLARENDON SURGERY

    PENDLETON GATEWAY, 1 BROADWALK, SALFORD, M6 5FX

    ODS code P87634

    2.3 km

  • PENDLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PENDLETON GATEWAY, 1 BROADWALK, SALFORD, M6 5FX

    ODS code P87015

    2.3 km

  • MP VICTORIA MILL

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

    ODS code Y01695

    2.4 km

  • THE ARCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84630

    2.5 km

  • CORNBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    204 CITY ROAD, HULME, MANCHESTER, M15 4EA

    ODS code P84669

    2.5 km

  • WELLFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    53 CRESCENT ROAD, CRUMPSALL, MANCHESTER, M8 9JT

    ODS code P84074

    2.6 km

  • CARE HOMES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02625

    2.6 km

  • ORDSALL HEALTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code P87035

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 61 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Strangeways

    BCT · Strangeways

    0.1 miles
  • Strangeways

    BCT · Strangeways

    0.1 miles
  • Trinity Way

    BCT · Strangeways

    0.2 miles
  • Jury Street

    BCT · Strangeways

    0.3 miles
  • Greengate West

    BCT · Salford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Manchester 058C, 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

6,364 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

182 open schools are in scope, including 102 primary and 18 secondary schools. The Friars Primary School is the nearest published school at 583 m.

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

Recorded crime

51 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 37 events.

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