M4 5AX

Ancoats & Beswick · Manchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Manchester
Local authority
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Central
Postcode district
M4
Postcode sector
M4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M4 6JA 27 m
M4 6EZ 43 m
M4 5BZ 49 m
M4 6WX 54 m
M4 5BS 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M4 5AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M4
Postcode sector
M4 5
Latitude
53.483763
Longitude
-2.228260
British National Grid easting
384,950
British National Grid northing
398,583

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Manchester · E08000003
Parish or community
E43000157
Westminster constituency
Manchester Central · E14001352
Output area
E00180842
Lower layer super output area
Manchester 055E · E01033661
Middle layer super output area
Manchester 055 · E02006912

Postcode source versions

Explore M4

86 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Paragon Mill, 4, Apartment Pm 302, Cotton Street, Manchester, M4 5AX 10 July 2026 £372,500
Paragon Mill, 4, Apartment Pm 305, Cotton Street, Manchester, M4 5AX 23 February 2026 £335,000
Paragon Mill, 4, Apartment Pm 304, Cotton Street, Manchester, M4 5AX 19 December 2025 £335,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
196
Primary
109
Secondary
17
  1. Co-op Academy New Islington

    Free schools

    195 m
  2. St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    713 m
  3. Digital Advantage

    Special post 16 institution

    795 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
45
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Theft from the person 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Public order 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
94

44 female, 50 male

Postcode households
48
Residents per household
2.0
M4 5 residents
2,331

Age bands in M4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
3.1%

72 residents

Age 15 to 24
20.8%

490 residents

Age 25 to 44
60.6%

1,430 residents

Age 45 to 64
8.3%

196 residents

Age 65 and over
7.2%

171 residents

This postcode contained 4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider M4 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%

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

70

within 5 km

  • ANCOATS URBAN VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OLD MILL STREET, MANCHESTER, M4 6EE

    ODS code P84673

    583 m

  • NEW ISLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84064

    583 m

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02849

    980 m

  • THE DOC'S SURGERY

    55-59 BLOOM STREET, MANCHESTER, M1 3LY

    ODS code P84683

    999 m

  • MP VICTORIA MILL

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

    ODS code Y01695

    1.1 km

  • WHITLEY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 WHITLEY ROAD, COLLYHURST, MANCHESTER, M40 7QH

    ODS code P84054

    1.3 km

  • ARDWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84037

    1.5 km

  • BRUNSWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84611

    1.5 km

  • VALLANCE MEDICAL

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

    ODS code P84005

    1.5 km

  • BLACKFRIARS

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

    ODS code Y02622

    1.7 km

  • CHEETHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    244 CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 8AU

    ODS code P84046

    2.0 km

  • THE ARCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84630

    2.3 km

  • DR A CHAUDHRY & DR I JEET

    GREAT CLOWES STREET, SALFORD, M7 1RD

    ODS code P87654

    2.3 km

  • NEW COLLEGIATE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84030

    2.4 km

  • FIVE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE

    47 GRAHAM STREET, BESWICK, MANCHESTER, M11 3BB

    ODS code P84004

    2.4 km

  • CORNERSTONE FAMILY PRACTICE

    CORNERSTONE CENTRE, 2 GRAHAM STREET, BESWICK, MANCHESTER, M11 3AA

    ODS code P84041

    2.4 km

  • WEST GORTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 CLOWES ST, WEST GORTON, MANCHESTER, M12 5JE

    ODS code P84052

    2.5 km

  • FERNCLOUGH SURGERY

    TAVISTOCK SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M9 5RD

    ODS code P84605

    2.6 km

  • CORNBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    204 CITY ROAD, HULME, MANCHESTER, M15 4EA

    ODS code P84669

    2.7 km

  • SURREY LODGE PRACTICE

    11 ANSON ROAD, VICTORIA PARK, MANCHESTER, M14 5BY

    ODS code P84023

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 70 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

  • Jersey Street

    BCT · Ancoats

    0.1 miles
  • Jersey Street

    BCT · Ancoats

    0.1 miles
  • Rochdale Canal

    BCT · Ancoats

    0.1 miles
  • Laystall Street

    BCT · Ancoats

    0.1 miles
  • Postal Street

    BCT · Manchester City Centre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Manchester 055E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,089 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £321,000 from 26 recorded sales in M4 5AX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Manchester is £251,250 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

196 open schools are in scope, including 109 primary and 17 secondary schools. Co-op Academy New Islington is the nearest published school at 195 m.

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

Recorded crime

45 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 31 events.

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