M3 postcode area guide — Manchester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M3 postcode district in Manchester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M3
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
85.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
76%
Gigabit-capable
73.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M3 postcode district (Manchester) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 580 postcodes Ofcom measures in M3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 85.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 73.5%.
Around 0% of premises in M3 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 M3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M3 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| M3 1AE | 0% | 0% |
| M3 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| M3 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| M3 1AR | 100% | 100% |
| M3 1AX | 100% | 100% |
| M3 1AZ | 100% | 100% |
| M3 1BD | 100% | 100% |
| M3 1DA | 100% | 100% |
| M3 1DQ | 0% | 0% |
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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.
Crime in M3
Police recorded 5 incidents within about a mile of the centre of M3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 4 | 80.0% |
| Drugs | 1 | 20.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in M3
Based on 257 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M3 is £225,000, down 15.3% on the previous year (£265,580).
Semi-detached
£246,500
4 sales
Terraced
£290,000
14 sales
Flat / maisonette
£217,600
225 sales
Latest recorded sales in M3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £200,000 | Flat | Quay Street | M3 5GE |
| 15 May 2026 | £223,000 | Flat | Sillavan Way | M3 6GD |
| 8 May 2026 | £220,000 | Flat | Collier Street | M3 4NA |
| 5 May 2026 | £180,000 | Flat | Sillavan Way | M3 6GB |
| 1 May 2026 | £205,000 | Flat | Sillavan Way | M3 6GD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Flat | Deansgate | M3 4LX |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Brotherton Drive | M3 6BH |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Brotherton Drive | M3 6BH |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Flat | Melville Street | M3 6DH |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £125,000 | Flat | Angora Drive | M3 6AR |
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 M3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Friars Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 362 | M3 7EU |
| Chetham's School of Music | Not applicable | 8–19 | 331 | M3 1SB |
| St Philip's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 221 | M3 5LF |
| The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 213 | M3 6LU |
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 M3
425 rated food businesses operate in M3. 265 hold the top rating of 5, 46 are rated 4, and 15 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Barry's Bootcamp UK Ltd also T/as Barry's, Fenix Restaurants Limited, Fort, Hey Little Cupcake, Nat West also T/as Baxterstorey.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M3
From a sample of 141 Energy Performance Certificates across 6 M3 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 85% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
62%
Band C
23%
Band D
14%
Band E
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 M3 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.