M1 2ED postcode in Manchester, England

M1 2ED is a postcode in Manchester, in the Piccadilly ward. It is in the Manchester Central parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since October 2004.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at M1 2ED can get it Across Manchester: 90% Typical price £255,000 Homes sold in M1 2, last 12 months. ▲ 2% on the year before Nearest station Manchester Piccadilly 400 m in a straight line

Where M1 2ED is, and what is near it

Map of M1 2ED and what is near it Map of M1 2ED: its centre point, with the 126 other postcodes in the M1 2 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 30 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. M1 2AD: also in M1 2M1 2AE: also in M1 2M1 2AF: also in M1 2M1 2AG: also in M1 2M1 2AH: also in M1 2M1 2AN: also in M1 2M1 2AP: also in M1 2M1 2AQ: also in M1 2M1 2AR: also in M1 2M1 2AT: also in M1 2M1 2AU: also in M1 2M1 2AW: also in M1 2M1 2AY: also in M1 2M1 2BA: also in M1 2M1 2BE: also in M1 2M1 2BH: also in M1 2M1 2BJ: also in M1 2M1 2BL: also in M1 2M1 2BN: also in M1 2M1 2BP: also in M1 2M1 2BQ: also in M1 2M1 2BS: also in M1 2M1 2BU: also in M1 2M1 2BW: also in M1 2M1 2BZ: also in M1 2M1 2DA: also in M1 2M1 2DB: also in M1 2M1 2DE: also in M1 2M1 2DF: also in M1 2M1 2DN: also in M1 2M1 2DP: also in M1 2M1 2DQ: also in M1 2M1 2DS: also in M1 2M1 2DU: also in M1 2M1 2DY: also in M1 2M1 2EA: also in M1 2M1 2EE: also in M1 2M1 2EF: also in M1 2M1 2EG: also in M1 2M1 2EH: also in M1 2M1 2EJ: also in M1 2M1 2EL: also in M1 2M1 2EQ: also in M1 2M1 2ER: also in M1 2M1 2EU: also in M1 2M1 2EW: also in M1 2M1 2EY: also in M1 2M1 2FA: also in M1 2M1 2FF: also in M1 2M1 2FH: also in M1 2M1 2FJ: also in M1 2M1 2FN: also in M1 2M1 2FR: also in M1 2M1 2FS: also in M1 2M1 2FX: also in M1 2M1 2GD: also in M1 2M1 2GH: also in M1 2M1 2GN: also in M1 2M1 2HE: also in M1 2M1 2HF: also in M1 2M1 2HG: also in M1 2M1 2HH: also in M1 2M1 2HN: also in M1 2M1 2HQ: also in M1 2M1 2HR: also in M1 2M1 2HS: also in M1 2M1 2HX: also in M1 2M1 2JB: also in M1 2M1 2JL: also in M1 2M1 2JN: also in M1 2M1 2JP: also in M1 2M1 2JQ: also in M1 2M1 2JW: also in M1 2M1 2JX: also in M1 2M1 2JZ: also in M1 2M1 2NA: also in M1 2M1 2ND: also in M1 2M1 2NE: also in M1 2M1 2NF: also in M1 2M1 2NG: also in M1 2M1 2NH: also in M1 2M1 2NJ: also in M1 2M1 2NL: also in M1 2M1 2NN: also in M1 2M1 2NP: also in M1 2M1 2NQ: also in M1 2M1 2NR: also in M1 2M1 2NS: also in M1 2M1 2NT: also in M1 2M1 2NY: also in M1 2M1 2PE: also in M1 2M1 2PF: also in M1 2M1 2PG: also in M1 2M1 2PH: also in M1 2M1 2PN: also in M1 2M1 2PW: also in M1 2M1 2PY: also in M1 2M1 2PZ: also in M1 2M1 2QF: also in M1 2M1 2TP: also in M1 2M1 2WA: also in M1 2M1 2WD: also in M1 2M1 2WG: also in M1 2M1 2WH: also in M1 2M1 2WQ: also in M1 2M1 2WR: also in M1 2 Manchester M1 2ED Map of M1 2ED and what is near it Map of M1 2ED: its centre point, with the 126 other postcodes in the M1 2 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 30 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Piccadilly M1 2ED
  • M1 2ED
  • Other postcodes in M1 2: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 30 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4811, longitude -2.2306)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after M1 2ED?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at M1 2ED?

Every home and business at M1 2ED can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

M1 2ED 100% Manchester 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

M1 2ED 100% Manchester 96%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at M1 2ED?

BinDayBuddy does not read Manchester City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Manchester City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is M1 2ED at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include M1 2ED.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Manchester

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for M1 2ED: 5,688 properties in Manchester are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Manchester

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of M1 2ED is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near M1 2ED?

Homes in M1 2 sold for a typical £255,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 52 sales, up 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£255,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£250,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2% on the 12 months before
  • Flat or maisonette £255,000 52 sales

Across the whole M1 district: a typical £225,000 from 141 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in M1 2ED

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in M1 2ED from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 6 June 2025. The middle sale was £160,000, from £140,000 to £215,000. Across M1 2, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £255,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near M1 2ED?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,270 homes in the neighbourhood around M1 2ED. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (40%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around M1 2ED

Band D in Manchester for 2026‑27: £2,312. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,541 (band A) to £3,340 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,055.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,541
Band Babout 100 (8%)£1,798
Band Cabout 480 (38%)£2,055
Band Dabout 370 (29%)£2,312
Band Eabout 300 (24%)£2,826
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,340
Band Gwithheld£3,853
Band Hfewer than 5£4,624

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 26% 2000 to 2009
  8. 40% 2010 to 2019
  9. 34% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Manchester before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of M1 2ED is in (ONS area E01034130), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near M1 2ED?

The nearest open schools to M1 2ED, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near M1 2ED, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to M1 2ED?

The nearest railway station to the centre of M1 2ED is Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.

  • Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Manchester Victoria Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 450 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

30 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hilton Street, 191 m away.

More stations near M1 2ED, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near M1 2ED?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of M1 2ED, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near M1 2ED?

2 within 1 km 15 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of M1 2ED, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Be.EV Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.4 kW 150 mWalk
  • Be Ev Charging point · 1 charger 800 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near M1 2ED?

The nearest to the centre of M1 2ED, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to M1 2ED?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near M1 2ED?

The nearest care homes to the centre of M1 2ED, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near M1 2ED?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of M1 2ED, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near M1 2ED?

The nearest vets to the centre of M1 2ED on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is M1 2ED in a conservation area?

The centre of M1 2ED is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near M1 2ED?

Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for M1 2ED. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for M1 2ED

Ward
Piccadilly
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Manchester
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 2004

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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