M43 postcode area guide — Manchester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M43 postcode district in Manchester — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is M43?
Broadband & internet speeds in M43
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91.3%
Gigabit-capable
88.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M43 postcode district (Manchester) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 618 postcodes Ofcom measures in M43, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.7%.
Around 0% of premises in M43 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 M43
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M43 6AB | 100% | 100% |
| M43 6AD | 100% | 37.1% |
| M43 6AE | 97.7% | 25.6% |
| M43 6AF | 100% | 100% |
| M43 6AG | 90% | 90% |
| M43 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| M43 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| M43 6AL | 100% | 100% |
| M43 6AN | 100% | 100% |
| M43 6AP | 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 M43
Based on 226 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M43 is £207,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£206,000).
Detached
£342,000
19 sales
Semi-detached
£228,000
99 sales
Terraced
£182,000
93 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in M43
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Kelsall Drive | M43 7QQ |
| 13 May 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Saxon Drive | M43 7SY |
| 11 May 2026 | £245,000 | Detached | Cemetery Road | M43 6QN |
| 8 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Burns Grove | M43 7YN |
| 1 May 2026 | £248,500 | Terraced | Fraternitas Terrace | M43 7SU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £207,000 | Semi-detached | Greenside Lane | M43 7RY |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Edge Lane | M43 6JQ |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Fairfield Road | M43 6EB |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Crossland Road | M43 7AQ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Edge Lane | M43 6JQ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 M43
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurus Ryecroft | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,153 | M43 7LJ |
| Fairfield High School for Girls | Secondary | 11–16 | 986 | M43 6AB |
| Droylsden Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 926 | M43 6QD |
| Greenside Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 446 | M43 7RA |
| Fairfield Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 434 | M43 6AF |
| St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 405 | M43 7NA |
| Moorside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 382 | M43 7DA |
| Manchester Road Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 371 | M43 6GD |
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 M43
119 rated food businesses operate in M43. 81 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Active Medlock Sky High Adventure, Adam Halal Meat, B And M Bargains, Bollywood Spice, Central Cafe And Sweet Creations.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M43
From a sample of 186 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 M43 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 42% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
8%
Band C
35%
Band D
46%
Band E
11%
Band G
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
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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.