M31 4BU

Bucklow-St Martins · Trafford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Manchester
Local authority
Trafford
Postcode district
M31
Postcode sector
M31 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M31 4GW 68 m
M31 4GT 83 m
M31 4JE 116 m
M31 4TA 119 m
M31 4NN 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M31 4BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M31
Postcode sector
M31 4
Latitude
53.412244
Longitude
-2.432057
British National Grid easting
371,378
British National Grid northing
390,689

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Trafford · E08000009
Parish or community
E04000011
Westminster constituency
Stretford and Urmston · E14001528
Output area
E00030923
Lower layer super output area
Trafford 017B · E01006105
Middle layer super output area
Trafford 017 · E02001275

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
54, Warburton Lane, Partington, Manchester, M31 4BU 30 May 2025 £256,000
4, Lyle Terrace, Partington, Manchester, M31 4BU 8 April 2025 £205,000
3, Lyle Terrace, Partington, Manchester, M31 4BU 26 June 2023 £195,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
20
Secondary
4
  1. Broadoak School

    Academy converter

    199 m
  2. Fairfield House School

    Other independent special school

    534 m
  3. Partington Central Academy

    Academy converter

    660 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

21 female, 23 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.6
M31 4 residents
8,176

Age bands in M31 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.7%

1,862 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

941 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

2,092 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.6%

2,019 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

1,279 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider M31 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • PARTINGTON CENTRAL SURGERY

    PARTINGTON HEALTH CENTRE, CENTRAL ROAD, PARTINGTON, MANCHESTER, M31 4FL

    ODS code P91019

    730 m

  • PARTINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PARTINGTON HEALTH CENTRE, CENTRAL ROAD, PARTINGTON, MANCHESTER, M31 4FL

    ODS code P91026

    730 m

  • THE MOSSLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MACDONALD ROAD, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 5LH

    ODS code P87610

    2.9 km

  • CHAPEL GROUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    220 LIVERPOOL ROAD, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 6FE

    ODS code P87649

    4.2 km

  • (IRLAM) SALFORD CARE CTRS MEDICAL PRACTI

    125 LIVERPOOL ROAD, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 6DP

    ODS code P87657

    4.2 km

  • BROOKFIELD SURGERY

    WHITBARROW ROAD, LYMM, WARRINGTON, LYMM, WA13 9DB

    ODS code N81014

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Broadoak School

    BCT · Partington

    0.0 miles
  • Broadoak School

    BCT · Partington

    0.0 miles
  • Brook Farm Close

    BCT · Partington

    0.1 miles
  • Brook Farm Close

    BCT · Partington

    0.1 miles
  • Redbrook Road

    BCT · Partington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Trafford 017B, 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

895 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £220,000 from 4 recorded sales in M31 4BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Trafford is £396,811 in June 2026, up 9.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

29 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Broadoak School is the nearest published school at 199 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 2 events.

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