M4 postcode area guide — Manchester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M4 postcode district in Manchester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M4
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
88.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
76.8%
Gigabit-capable
75.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M4 postcode district (Manchester) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 497 postcodes Ofcom measures in M4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 88.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 75.8%.
Around 0% of premises in M4 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 M4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M4 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| M4 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| M4 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| M4 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| M4 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| M4 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| M4 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| M4 1AZ | 0% | 0% |
| M4 1BA | 100% | 0% |
| M4 1BB | 100% | 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.
House prices in M4
Based on 288 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M4 is £220,000, down 12.0% on the previous year (£250,000).
Semi-detached
£360,000
4 sales
Terraced
£300,000
9 sales
Flat / maisonette
£216,000
270 sales
Latest recorded sales in M4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £365,000 | Flat | Church Street | M4 1PE |
| 15 May 2026 | £202,500 | Flat | High Street | M4 1HT |
| 11 May 2026 | £137,000 | Flat | Naples Street | M4 4AR |
| 8 May 2026 | £180,000 | Flat | Fernie Street | M4 4BN |
| 8 May 2026 | £250,000 | Flat | New Century Park | M4 4EH |
| 6 May 2026 | £185,000 | Flat | Isaac Way | M4 7ED |
| 5 May 2026 | £295,000 | Flat | Vesta Street | M4 6LU |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £206,500 | Flat | Tib Street | M4 1LA |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £143,000 | Flat | Shudehill | M4 4AA |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Flat | Bengal Street | M4 6BB |
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 M4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-op Academy New Islington | Primary | 4–11 | 376 | M4 6EY |
| St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 184 | M4 5HF |
| St Anne's RC Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 182 | M4 7EQ |
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 M4
504 rated food businesses operate in M4. 328 hold the top rating of 5, 64 are rated 4, and 17 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Beer Moth, Ibis Budget Pollard Street, Lazy Sundae, Mean Eyed Cat Bar, Morrisan.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M4
From a sample of 387 Energy Performance Certificates across 7 M4 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 90% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
32%
Band C
58%
Band D
10%
Band F
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
Landlines around M4 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.