User:Richardguk/M postcode area
Manchester | |
|---|---|
  M | |
| Coordinates: 53°28′37″N 2°16′12″W / 53.477°N 2.270°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | M |
| Postcode area name | Manchester |
| Post towns | 3 |
| Postcode districts | 48 |
| Postcode sectors | 302 |
| Postcodes (live) | 31,686 |
| Postcodes (total) | 58,623 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The M postcode area, also known as the Manchester postcode area,[2] is a group of several postal districts in Greater Manchester, England.
The area is divided into three post towns: Manchester, Salford, and Sale. The Manchester post town forms most of the area, and the other two post towns are enclaves within it.
It includes parts of all Greater Manchester boroughs except for Stockport. The entirety of the metropolitan district of the City of Manchester itself is included within the area, except for Ringway, which is in WA15. The postcode area also includes nearly all of the City of Salford and most of the borough of Trafford.
Coverage[edit]
The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postal district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | MANCHESTER | Piccadilly, City Centre | Manchester |
| M2 | MANCHESTER | Deansgate, City Centre | Manchester |
| M3 (Sectors 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9) | MANCHESTER | City Centre | Manchester |
| M3 (Sectors 5, 6 and 7) | SALFORD | Blackfriars, Trinity | Salford |
| M4 | MANCHESTER | Ancoats, Northern Quarter, Strangeways | Manchester |
| M5 | SALFORD | Ordsall, Seedley, Weaste | Salford |
| M6 | SALFORD | Claremont, Irlams O' Th' Height | Salford |
| M7 | SALFORD | Higher Broughton, Cheetwood | Salford |
| M8 | MANCHESTER | Crumpsall, Cheetham Hill | Manchester |
| M9 | MANCHESTER | Harpurhey, Blackley | Manchester |
| M11 | MANCHESTER | Clayton, Openshaw, Beswick | Manchester |
| M12 | MANCHESTER | Ardwick, Longsight, Chorlton-on-Medlock | Manchester |
| M13 | MANCHESTER | Ardwick, Longsight, Chorlton-on-Medlock | Manchester |
| M14 | MANCHESTER | Fallowfield, Moss Side, Ladybarn, Rusholme | Manchester |
| M15 | MANCHESTER | Hulme, Manchester Science Park | Manchester |
| M16 | MANCHESTER | Firswood,Old Trafford, Whalley Range | Trafford, Manchester |
| M17 | MANCHESTER | Trafford Park, The Trafford Centre | Trafford |
| M18 | MANCHESTER | Abbey Hey, Gorton | Manchester |
| M19 | MANCHESTER | Levenshulme, Burnage | Manchester |
| M20 | MANCHESTER | Didsbury, Withington | Manchester |
| M21 | MANCHESTER | Chorlton Cum Hardy, Firswood | Manchester |
| M22 | MANCHESTER | Wythenshawe, Northenden, Sharston Industrial Area | Manchester |
| M23 | MANCHESTER | Baguley, Roundthorn Industrial Estate | Manchester |
| M24 | MANCHESTER | Middleton, Alkrington | Rochdale |
| M25 | MANCHESTER | Prestwich | Bury |
| M26 | MANCHESTER | Radcliffe, Stoneclough | Bury, Bolton |
| M27 | MANCHESTER | Swinton, Clifton, Pendlebury, Wardley | Salford |
| M28 | MANCHESTER | Worsley, Walkden, Mosley Common, Wardley Industrial Estate | Salford |
| M29 | MANCHESTER | Tyldesley, Astley | Wigan |
| M30 | MANCHESTER | Eccles | Salford |
| M31 | MANCHESTER | Carrington, Partington | Trafford |
| M32 | MANCHESTER | Stretford | Trafford |
| M33 | SALE | Sale, Brooklands | Trafford |
| M34 | MANCHESTER | Denton, Audenshaw | Tameside |
| M35 | MANCHESTER | Failsworth, Castle Industrial Estate | Oldham |
| M38 | MANCHESTER | Little Hulton | Salford |
| M40 | MANCHESTER | Collyhurst, Miles Platting, Moston, New Moston, Newton Heath | Manchester |
| M41 | MANCHESTER | Urmston | Trafford |
| M43 | MANCHESTER | Droylsden | Tameside |
| M44 | MANCHESTER | Irlam, Cadishead | Salford |
| M45 | MANCHESTER | Whitefield | Bury |
| M46 | MANCHESTER | Atherton | Wigan |
| M50 | SALFORD | Salford Quays | Salford |
| M60 (Sectors 1 and 7) | MANCHESTER | Large user and PO Box (located geographically in M1) | Manchester |
| M60 (Sectors 2 and 8) | MANCHESTER | Large user and PO Box (located geographically in M2) | Manchester |
| M60 (Sectors 3 and 9) | MANCHESTER | Large user and PO Box (located geographically in M3) | Manchester |
| M60 (Sectors 4 and 0) | MANCHESTER | Large user and PO Box (located geographically in M4) | Manchester |
| M60 (Sectors 5 and 6) | MANCHESTER | Manchester X | Manchester |
| M60 (part of sector 9 only, i.e. M3) | SALFORD | Large user and PO Box | Salford |
| M90 | MANCHESTER | Manchester Airport | Manchester |
| M99 | MANCHESTER | Manchester X; JD Williams (located geographically in M1 and M3) | Manchester |
Note: The original M10 postcode is obsolete, having been re-coded as M40 in 1993.
Adjacent areas[edit]
Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: , SK (Stockport), WA (Warrington), WN (Wigan), BL (Bolton), OL (Oldham).
Former scheme[edit]
Before the introduction of postcodes in the 1960s, Manchester along with other major cities like Birmingham, Liverpool and Sheffield was divided into numbered postal districts. With a few exceptions these were directly incorporated into the outcode (the first part of the postcode). The districts were based on Manchester and Salford together and districts outside the city boundaries were also included.
For example, the City Centre had postcode districts 1 - 4 (north-east, south, west and north-west respectively: Manchester 1 was around Piccadilly and 4 was around Victoria). 5, 6, 7 and 8 were in Salford and then the sequence continued across north Manchester and so round to M17 (Trafford Park). M18 onwards were further out still.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Royal Mail Address Management Guide Edition 4, (2004)