M40 postcode area guide — Manchester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M40 postcode district in Manchester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M40
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
81.2%
Gigabit-capable
81.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M40 postcode district (Manchester) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,376 postcodes Ofcom measures in M40, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81.2%.
Around 0% of premises in M40 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 M40
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M40 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| M40 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| M40 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| M40 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| M40 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| M40 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| M40 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| M40 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| M40 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
| M40 0AR | 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 M40
Based on 323 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M40 is £200,000, up 8.1% on the previous year (£185,000).
Detached
£280,000
11 sales
Semi-detached
£250,000
123 sales
Terraced
£176,000
146 sales
Flat / maisonette
£125,000
33 sales
Latest recorded sales in M40
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Northfield Avenue | M40 3RD |
| 18 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Sulby Street | M40 5HR |
| 15 May 2026 | £280,000 | Detached | Welling Road | M40 3QS |
| 14 May 2026 | £121,000 | Flat | Dalton Street | M40 7EB |
| 12 May 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached | Naylor Street | M40 7WE |
| 12 May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Roydale Street | M40 7LD |
| 8 May 2026 | £260,750 | Semi-detached | Whernside Avenue | M40 9PW |
| 7 May 2026 | £475,000 | Semi-detached | Lower Vickers Street | M40 7LX |
| 6 May 2026 | £85,000 | Terraced | Bardsley Street | M40 1PB |
| 5 May 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Crowden Road | M40 5RW |
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 M40
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Matthew's RC High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,327 | M40 0EW |
| Manchester Communication Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,240 | M40 8NT |
| Lily Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 598 | M40 9JP |
| Briscoe Lane Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 592 | M40 2TB |
| New Moston Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 487 | M40 3QJ |
| Moston Fields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 398 | M40 9GJ |
| Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester | Primary | 3–11 | 387 | M40 1LU |
| Park View Community Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 343 | M40 7EJ |
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 M40
332 rated food businesses operate in M40. 159 hold the top rating of 5, 59 are rated 4, and 24 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Coalition of Kindness, Gossip On Broadway, Lalley Centre Community Pantry, Mini Mart, Yakoyos Restaurant.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M40
From a sample of 162 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 M40 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 46% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
43%
Band D
48%
Band E
4%
Band F
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
Landlines around M40 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.