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M9 8FY

Higher Blackley · Manchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Higher Blackley
Local authority
Manchester
Constituency
Blackley and Middleton South
Postcode district
M9
Postcode sector
M9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M9 7FW 90 m
M9 8HZ 91 m
M9 8DS 104 m
M9 8HY 111 m
M9 8BU 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M9 8FY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M9
Postcode sector
M9 8
Latitude
53.522892
Longitude
-2.217218
British National Grid easting
385,696
British National Grid northing
402,934

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Manchester · E08000003
Electoral ward
Higher Blackley · E05011367
Parish or community
E43000157
Westminster constituency
Blackley and Middleton South · E14001103
Output area
E00175966
Lower layer super output area
Manchester 002G · E01034108
Middle layer super output area
Manchester 002 · E02001046

Postcode source versions

Explore M9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
158
Primary
91
Secondary
19

  1. Pike Fold Primary School

    Community school

    429 m

  2. Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    437 m

  3. Co-op Academy Manchester

    Academy sponsor led

    745 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M9 8 residents
9,380

Age bands in M9 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.9%

2,213 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,072 residents

Age 25 to 44
31%

2,869 residents

Age 45 to 64
23%

2,131 residents

Age 65 and over
10.4%

961 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
86.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
86.7%
Gigabit-capable
86.7%
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

51

within 5 km

  • THE NEVILLE FAMILY CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84663

    258 m

  • DAM HEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1020 ROCHDALE ROAD, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 7HD

    ODS code P84690

    487 m

  • VALENTINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SMETHURST STREET, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 8PP

    ODS code P84019

    844 m

  • CRUMPSALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DELAUNAYS ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 5RB

    ODS code P84684

    986 m

  • PARK VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 DELAUNAYS ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 4RF

    ODS code P84645

    1.2 km

  • THE AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84049

    1.2 km

  • CHURCH VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CHURCH LANE, HARPURHEY, MANCHESTER, M9 4BE

    ODS code P84065

    1.2 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 VICTORIA AVENUE, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 0FN

    ODS code P84033

    1.3 km

  • CONRAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 CHURCH LANE, HARPURHEY, MANCHESTER, M9 5BH

    ODS code P84040

    1.4 km

  • WILLOWBANK SURGERY

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

    ODS code P84679

    1.6 km

  • SIMPSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    361 MOSTON LANE, MOSTON, MANCHESTER, M40 9NB

    ODS code Y02520

    1.6 km

  • FERNCLOUGH SURGERY

    TAVISTOCK SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M9 5RD

    ODS code P84605

    1.9 km

  • WELLFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    53 CRESCENT ROAD, CRUMPSALL, MANCHESTER, M8 9JT

    ODS code P84074

    2.0 km

  • CHARLESTOWN MD

    CHARLESTOWN ROAD, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 7ED

    ODS code Y02325

    2.0 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84025

    2.4 km

  • NEW COLLEGIATE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84030

    2.4 km

  • CHEETHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    244 CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 8AU

    ODS code P84046

    2.7 km

  • PETERLOO MEDICAL CENTRE

    133 MANCHESTER OLD ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 4DZ

    ODS code P86004

    2.8 km

  • MIDDLETON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE UNIT F1, MIDDLETON SHOPPING CENTRE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 4EL

    ODS code Y02795

    3.0 km

  • WHITLEY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 WHITLEY ROAD, COLLYHURST, MANCHESTER, M40 7QH

    ODS code P84054

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 51 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

  • Sandy Brow

    BCT · Blackley

    0.0 miles

  • Old Market Street

    BCT · Blackley

    0.1 miles

  • Charlestown Road

    BCT · Blackley

    0.1 miles

  • Old Market Street

    BCT · Blackley

    0.1 miles

  • Lion Street

    BCT · Blackley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Manchester 002G, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,804 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

Schools

158 open schools are in scope, including 91 primary and 19 secondary schools. Pike Fold Primary School is the nearest published school at 429 m.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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