M1 postcode area guide — Manchester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M1 postcode district in Manchester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M1
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
76.1%
Gigabit-capable
76.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M1 postcode district (Manchester) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 494 postcodes Ofcom measures in M1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 76.1%.
Around 0% of premises in M1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in M1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M1 1AD | 8.3% | 8.3% |
| M1 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| M1 1AF | 0% | 0% |
| M1 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| M1 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| M1 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
| M1 1AR | 100% | 0% |
| M1 1AS | 100% | 100% |
| M1 1AU | 100% | 100% |
| M1 1AW | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Manchester
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Manchester district (262,589 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
100%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in M1
Based on 166 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M1 is £228,100, down 21.3% on the previous year (£290,000).
Flat / maisonette
£225,000
154 sales
Latest recorded sales in M1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £232,000 | Flat | Store Street | M1 2WA |
| 6 May 2026 | £4,050,000 | Terraced | Piccadilly | M1 1LZ |
| 5 May 2026 | £217,000 | Flat | Chapeltown Street | M1 2EW |
| 1 May 2026 | £220,000 | Flat | Granby Row | M1 7AB |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £135,000 | Flat | New Wakefield Street | M1 5NP |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Flat | Sackville Street | M1 3WE |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £215,000 | Flat | Harter Street | M1 6HP |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Flat | Princess Street | M1 6HR |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £205,000 | Flat | Cambridge Street | M1 5BY |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £195,000 | Flat | Cambridge Street | M1 5GF |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Manchester demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Manchester district (551,937 residents, 214,730 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.7% |
| 15–29 | 35.9% |
| 30–44 | 19.7% |
| 45–64 | 14.3% |
| 65+ | 9.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 37.2% |
| Private rented | 32.5% |
| Social rented | 18.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around M1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey College Manchester | Not applicable | 14–23 | 155 | M2 4WG |
| The Manchester Metropolitan University | Not applicable | — | — | M15 6BH |
| Royal Northern College of Music | Not applicable | — | — | M13 9RD |
| Co-op Academy New Islington | Primary | 4–11 | 376 | M4 6EY |
| The Cooperative College | Not applicable | 16–99 | — | M60 0AS |
| Digital Advantage | Not applicable | 16–24 | — | M60 0AS |
| Chetham's School of Music | Not applicable | 8–19 | 331 | M3 1SB |
| St Philip's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 173 | M15 6BT |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in M1
625 rated food businesses operate in M1. 436 hold the top rating of 5, 74 are rated 4, and 13 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Asda Express, Bunsik, Burgerism, Chai Latte, Diecast.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M1
From a sample of 193 Energy Performance Certificates across 4 M1 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 79% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
47%
Band C
33%
Band D
13%
Band E
4%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Manchester
Landlines around M1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.