M12 postcode area guide — Manchester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M12 postcode district in Manchester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M12
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
73.9%
Gigabit-capable
72.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M12 postcode district (Manchester) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 485 postcodes Ofcom measures in M12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 72.2%.
Around 0% of premises in M12 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 M12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M12 4AA | 50% | 50% |
| M12 4AB | 100% | 0% |
| M12 4AH | 1.8% | 0% |
| M12 4AL | 100% | 77.8% |
| M12 4AN | 100% | 93.3% |
| M12 4AP | 100% | 0% |
| M12 4AQ | 100% | 100% |
| M12 4AR | 100% | 54.5% |
| M12 4AS | 100% | 0% |
| M12 4AT | 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 M12
Based on 86 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M12 is £175,000, down 12.5% on the previous year (£200,000).
Detached
£265,000
4 sales
Semi-detached
£230,000
17 sales
Terraced
£175,000
51 sales
Flat / maisonette
£125,000
11 sales
Latest recorded sales in M12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Crantock Street | M12 5TD |
| 13 May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Hemmons Road | M12 5TW |
| 6 May 2026 | £395,000 | Semi-detached | Armitage Avenue | M12 5GN |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £137,500 | Terraced | Stainer Street | M12 4PB |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Tallis Street | M12 5RQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £80,000 | Flat | Ellen Wilkinson Crescent | M12 4JU |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £167,000 | Terraced | Delafield Avenue | M12 5SL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £110,500 | Semi-detached | Lockhart Close | M12 4JY |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Maida Street | M12 4QQ |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | Pink Bank Lane | M12 5GR |
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 M12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's RC High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,013 | M12 4WB |
| Co-op Academy Belle Vue | Secondary | 11–16 | 946 | M12 4BA |
| Stanley Grove Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 673 | M12 4NL |
| Armitage CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 490 | M12 5NP |
| St Richard's RC Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 454 | M12 5TL |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 405 | M12 4NG |
| Grange School | Not applicable | 4–19 | 312 | M12 4GR |
| Crowcroft Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 250 | M12 5SY |
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 M12
352 rated food businesses operate in M12. 138 hold the top rating of 5, 59 are rated 4, and 14 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 30 Grams Ltd, 961 Flavours LTD, A Little Sweet, Alen Market, All Saints Primary School also T/as Taylorshaw.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M12
From a sample of 235 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 M12 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 54% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
17%
Band C
37%
Band D
37%
Band E
7%
Band F
1%
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 M12 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.