M4 6EW

Ancoats & Beswick · Manchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Central
Postcode district
M4
Postcode sector
M4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M4 6AX 33 m
M4 6BA 36 m
M4 6AN 41 m
M4 6AF 53 m
M4 6JG 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M4 6EW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M4
Postcode sector
M4 6
Latitude
53.485420
Longitude
-2.226536
British National Grid easting
385,065
British National Grid northing
398,767

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
E00180857
Lower layer super output area
Manchester 054B · E01033651
Middle layer super output area
Manchester 054 · E02006902

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
197
Primary
113
Secondary
19
  1. Co-op Academy New Islington

    Free schools

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

    Academy converter

    507 m
  3. Abbott Community Primary School

    Community school

    612 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
38
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Theft from the person 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Public order 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M4 6 residents
4,756

Age bands in M4 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
4%

191 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.4%

888 residents

Age 25 to 44
68.9%

3,321 residents

Age 45 to 64
6.8%

328 residents

Age 65 and over
1.9%

92 residents

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

66

within 5 km

  • ANCOATS URBAN VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OLD MILL STREET, MANCHESTER, M4 6EE

    ODS code P84673

    542 m

  • NEW ISLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84064

    542 m

  • MP VICTORIA MILL

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

    ODS code Y01695

    939 m

  • WHITLEY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 WHITLEY ROAD, COLLYHURST, MANCHESTER, M40 7QH

    ODS code P84054

    1.1 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02849

    1.1 km

  • THE DOC'S SURGERY

    55-59 BLOOM STREET, MANCHESTER, M1 3LY

    ODS code P84683

    1.2 km

  • ARDWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84037

    1.7 km

  • BRUNSWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84611

    1.7 km

  • VALLANCE MEDICAL

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

    ODS code P84005

    1.7 km

  • CHEETHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    244 CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 8AU

    ODS code P84046

    1.8 km

  • BLACKFRIARS

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

    ODS code Y02622

    1.8 km

  • NEW COLLEGIATE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84030

    2.2 km

  • DR A CHAUDHRY & DR I JEET

    GREAT CLOWES STREET, SALFORD, M7 1RD

    ODS code P87654

    2.3 km

  • FERNCLOUGH SURGERY

    TAVISTOCK SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M9 5RD

    ODS code P84605

    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

  • THE ARCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84630

    2.5 km

  • WEST GORTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84052

    2.5 km

  • DR KHAN'S PRACTICE

    CLAYTON HEALTH CENTRE, 89 NORTH ROAD, MANCHESTER, M11 4EJ

    ODS code P84637

    2.8 km

  • DRS HANIF & BANNURU

    CLAYTON HEALTH CENTRE, 89 NORTH ROAD, MANCHESTER, M11 4EJ

    ODS code P84032

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 66 matching practices.

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

  • Thompson Street

    BCT · Ancoats

    0.1 miles
  • Thompson Street

    BCT · Ancoats

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Mail Office

    BCT · Ancoats

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Mail Office

    BCT · Ancoats

    0.1 miles
  • Oldham Road

    BCT · Ancoats

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Manchester 054B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,725 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
1
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.

Schools

Published establishments

197 open schools are in scope, including 113 primary and 19 secondary schools. Co-op Academy New Islington is the nearest published school at 270 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

38 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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