M16 postcode area guide — Manchester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M16 postcode district in Manchester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M16
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
86.2%
Gigabit-capable
85.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M16 postcode district (Manchester) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 835 postcodes Ofcom measures in M16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.3%.
Around 0% of premises in M16 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 M16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M16 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| M16 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| M16 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| M16 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| M16 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| M16 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| M16 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| M16 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| M16 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| M16 0AN | 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 M16
Based on 283 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M16 is £283,000, up 1.1% on the previous year (£280,000).
Detached
£460,000
8 sales
Semi-detached
£417,500
72 sales
Terraced
£319,000
98 sales
Flat / maisonette
£160,000
93 sales
Latest recorded sales in M16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £150,000 | Flat | Withington Road | M16 8FB |
| 12 May 2026 | £490,000 | Semi-detached | Stratton Road | M16 0BB |
| 6 May 2026 | £227,000 | Terraced | Stamford Street | M16 9LR |
| 5 May 2026 | £605,000 | Semi-detached | Grosvenor Road | M16 8JP |
| 1 May 2026 | £305,000 | Semi-detached | Royston Road | M16 0EU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Flat | Athol Road | M16 8QW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Thorpe Street | M16 9PR |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £475,000 | Terraced | Northumberland Road | M16 9PG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced | Beech Hurst Close | M16 8EP |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £145,000 | Flat | Cotterdale Close | M16 8EA |
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 M16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whalley Range 11-18 High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,712 | M16 8GW |
| William Hulme's Grammar School | All-through | 3–18 | 1,542 | M16 8PR |
| Seymour Park Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 682 | M16 9QE |
| St Bede's College | Not applicable | 3–19 | 681 | M16 8HX |
| Kings Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 638 | M16 0GR |
| St Margaret's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 601 | M16 8FQ |
| St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School | Primary | 3–11 | 470 | M16 7AQ |
| Manley Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 442 | M16 0AA |
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 M16
203 rated food businesses operate in M16. 119 hold the top rating of 5, 37 are rated 4, and 17 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Blue Kite Children Care, Co-op Whalley Range, my.ojiltd, Abbotsford Care Home, Afifa High School for Girls.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M16
From a sample of 312 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 M16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
27%
Band C
26%
Band D
36%
Band E
10%
Band F
1%
Band G
0%
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
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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.