M18 postcode area guide — Manchester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M18 postcode district in Manchester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M18
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
94.1%
Gigabit-capable
92.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M18 postcode district (Manchester) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 579 postcodes Ofcom measures in M18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.9%.
Around 0% of premises in M18 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 M18
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M18 7AA | 93.9% | 87.9% |
| M18 7AD | 100% | 100% |
| M18 7AE | 100% | 92.3% |
| M18 7AF | 100% | 94.3% |
| M18 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| M18 7AH | 100% | 100% |
| M18 7AJ | 100% | 46.7% |
| M18 7AL | 100% | 100% |
| M18 7AN | 100% | 100% |
| M18 7AP | 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 M18
Based on 174 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M18 is £168,000, up 1.8% on the previous year (£165,000).
Detached
£359,000
5 sales
Semi-detached
£230,000
42 sales
Terraced
£155,000
114 sales
Flat / maisonette
£113,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in M18
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £115,000 | Flat | Mount Road | M18 7BG |
| 7 May 2026 | £113,000 | Flat | Woodnewton Close | M18 7AJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Harrop Street | M18 8RW |
| 1 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Tilshead Road | M18 8DJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £37,125 | Terraced | Walnut Street | M18 8PP |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £167,000 | Terraced | Maybury Street | M18 8GP |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Pinnington Road | M18 8WR |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £208,000 | Terraced | Woodland Road | M18 7HS |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £145,320 | Terraced | Gordon Street | M18 8SL |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £120,000 | Flat | Rawsthorne Avenue | M18 7GA |
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 M18
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Robinson College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,781 | M18 8RL |
| Cedar Mount Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 724 | M18 7DT |
| Abbey Hey Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 667 | M18 8PF |
| Rushbrook Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 513 | M18 7TN |
| St James' CofE Primary School Gorton | Primary | 3–11 | 466 | M18 8LW |
| Old Hall Drive Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 458 | M18 7FU |
| Gorton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 446 | M18 7GR |
| Sacred Heart RC Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 330 | M18 7NJ |
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 M18
156 rated food businesses operate in M18. 63 hold the top rating of 5, 39 are rated 4, and 15 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Asda, Rise & Shine Christian Ministries, Tom's Convenience Store, Abbey Hey Primary Academy also T/as Taylorshaw @ Abbey Hey Academy, Across Ummah CIC.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M18
From a sample of 210 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 M18 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 49% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
6%
Band C
43%
Band D
34%
Band E
10%
Band F
5%
Band G
2%
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.