M31 4EL

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 4RB 44 m
M31 4SB 80 m
M31 4FB 109 m
M31 4FL 126 m
M31 4EJ 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M31 4EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M31
Postcode sector
M31 4
Latitude
53.418873
Longitude
-2.425669
British National Grid easting
371,807
British National Grid northing
391,424

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
E00030934
Lower layer super output area
Trafford 017A · E01006104
Middle layer super output area
Trafford 017 · E02001275

Postcode source versions

Explore M31

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 20a, Partington Shopping Centre, Partington, Manchester, M31 4EL 31 March 2016 £355,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
22
Secondary
5
  1. Partington Central Academy

    Academy converter

    197 m
  2. Fairfield House School

    Other independent special school

    370 m
  3. Broadoak School

    Academy converter

    669 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
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
90.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
81.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
81.8%
Gigabit-capable
81.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
90.9%
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

7

within 5 km

  • PARTINGTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P91019

    126 m

  • PARTINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P91026

    126 m

  • THE MOSSLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MACDONALD ROAD, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 5LH

    ODS code P87610

    2.2 km

  • CHAPEL GROUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    220 LIVERPOOL ROAD, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 6FE

    ODS code P87649

    3.4 km

  • (IRLAM) SALFORD CARE CTRS MEDICAL PRACTI

    125 LIVERPOOL ROAD, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 6DP

    ODS code P87657

    3.4 km

  • URMSTON GROUP PRACTICE

    6 WOODSEND CRESCENT ROAD, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, M41 8AA

    ODS code P91006

    4.3 km

  • FIRSWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    121 FIRS WAY, SALE, M33 4BR

    ODS code P91021

    4.7 km

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

  • Partington Shopping Centre

    BCT · Partington

    0.0 miles
  • Central Road

    BCT · Partington

    0.0 miles
  • Central Road

    BCT · Partington

    0.1 miles
  • Partington Central Academy

    BCT · Partington

    0.1 miles
  • Hardwick Road

    BCT · Partington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Trafford 017A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,586 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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
0
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

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Partington Central Academy is the nearest published school at 197 m.

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

Recorded crime

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.