M17 postcode district: Old Trafford and around

What broadband can you get in M17?

Ofcom reports on 150 of the 161 postcodes in M17. At 108 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Is M17 at risk of flooding?

10 of the 161 postcodes in M17 have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 1 home or business in an area at high or medium risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency flood risk, published 6 July 2026.

What do homes sell for in M17?

HM Land Registry records 3 sales of homes in M17 in the 12 months to September 2026: too few to give a typical price.

• Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

Standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

Places in M17

Towns and villages with postcodes in M17, and how many each has here.

Who covers M17

How many of the district's postcodes in use fall under each council, constituency and police force area.