M9 5BJ

Harpurhey · Manchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Manchester
Postcode district
M9
Postcode sector
M9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M9 5UJ 54 m
M9 5AS 70 m
M9 5UX 74 m
M9 5SB 75 m
M9 5UR 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M9 5BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M9
Postcode sector
M9 5
Latitude
53.508241
Longitude
-2.216781
British National Grid easting
385,720
British National Grid northing
401,304

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Manchester · E08000003
Electoral ward
Harpurhey · E05011366
Parish or community
E43000157
Output area
E00026349
Lower layer super output area
Manchester 009B · E01005203
Middle layer super output area
Manchester 009 · E02001053

Postcode source versions

Explore M9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
169
Primary
95
Secondary
16
  1. Oasis Academy Harpur Mount

    Academy sponsor led

    405 m
  2. Manchester Communication Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    489 m
  3. Irk Valley Community School

    Community school

    665 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other crime 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

6 female, 1 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
M9 5 residents
4,324

Age bands in M9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
28%

1,267 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

564 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.3%

1,325 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.2%

914 residents

Age 65 and over
9.9%

449 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider M9 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

48

within 5 km

  • FERNCLOUGH SURGERY

    TAVISTOCK SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M9 5RD

    ODS code P84605

    263 m

  • CHURCH VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CHURCH LANE, HARPURHEY, MANCHESTER, M9 4BE

    ODS code P84065

    474 m

  • CONRAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 CHURCH LANE, HARPURHEY, MANCHESTER, M9 5BH

    ODS code P84040

    482 m

  • WILLOWBANK SURGERY

    1 WILLOW BANK, CHURCH LANE, MANCHESTER, M9 4WH

    ODS code P84679

    593 m

  • VALENTINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SMETHURST STREET, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 8PP

    ODS code P84019

    868 m

  • NEW COLLEGIATE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84030

    1.4 km

  • CRUMPSALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DELAUNAYS ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 5RB

    ODS code P84684

    1.4 km

  • SIMPSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    361 MOSTON LANE, MOSTON, MANCHESTER, M40 9NB

    ODS code Y02520

    1.4 km

  • CHEETHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    244 CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 8AU

    ODS code P84046

    1.5 km

  • WHITLEY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 WHITLEY ROAD, COLLYHURST, MANCHESTER, M40 7QH

    ODS code P84054

    1.5 km

  • PARK VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 DELAUNAYS ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 4RF

    ODS code P84645

    1.6 km

  • THE NEVILLE FAMILY CENTRE

    25 OLD MARKET STREET, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 8DX

    ODS code P84663

    1.6 km

  • WELLFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    53 CRESCENT ROAD, CRUMPSALL, MANCHESTER, M8 9JT

    ODS code P84074

    1.7 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. GEORGES DRIVE, MOSTON, MANCHESTER, M40 5HP

    ODS code P84025

    1.8 km

  • DAM HEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1020 ROCHDALE ROAD, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 7HD

    ODS code P84690

    2.0 km

  • MP VICTORIA MILL

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

    ODS code Y01695

    2.1 km

  • ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTRE

    NEWTON HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 2 OLD CHURCH STREET, MANCHESTER, M40 2JF

    ODS code P84047

    2.5 km

  • NEWTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    NEWTON HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 2 OLD CHURCH STREET, NEWTON HEATH, MANCHESTER, M40 2JF

    ODS code P84070

    2.5 km

  • CHARLESTOWN MD

    CHARLESTOWN ROAD, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 7ED

    ODS code Y02325

    2.5 km

  • THE AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    51-53 VICTORIA AVENUE, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 6BA

    ODS code P84049

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 48 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rochdale Road

    BCT · Harpurhey

    0.0 miles
  • Ash Street

    BCT · Harpurhey

    0.1 miles
  • Rochdale Road

    BCT · Harpurhey

    0.1 miles
  • Ash Street

    BCT · Harpurhey

    0.1 miles
  • Shiredale Drive

    BCT · Harpurhey

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Manchester 009B, 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

93 of 33,755

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

169 open schools are in scope, including 95 primary and 16 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Harpur Mount is the nearest published school at 405 m.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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