M12 6BD postcode in Manchester, England

M12 6BD is a postcode in Manchester, in the Ardwick ward. It is in the Manchester Rusholme parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 Typical price £201,000 Homes sold in the M12 district, last 12 months. ▲ 7% on the year before Nearest school Co-op Academy Medlock 500 m in a straight line Nearest station Ardwick 300 m in a straight line

Where M12 6BD is, and what is near it

Map of M12 6BD and what is near it Map of M12 6BD: its centre point, with the 96 other postcodes in the M12 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 10 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. M12 6AA: also in M12 6M12 6AE: also in M12 6M12 6AG: also in M12 6M12 6AJ: also in M12 6M12 6AL: also in M12 6M12 6AP: also in M12 6M12 6AT: also in M12 6M12 6AW: also in M12 6M12 6BA: also in M12 6M12 6BF: also in M12 6M12 6BG: also in M12 6M12 6BH: also in M12 6M12 6BN: also in M12 6M12 6BQ: also in M12 6M12 6BT: also in M12 6M12 6BW: also in M12 6M12 6BY: also in M12 6M12 6BZ: also in M12 6M12 6DA: also in M12 6M12 6DB: also in M12 6M12 6DD: also in M12 6M12 6DL: also in M12 6M12 6DP: also in M12 6M12 6DQ: also in M12 6M12 6DX: also in M12 6M12 6DY: also in M12 6M12 6EH: also in M12 6M12 6EJ: also in M12 6M12 6EL: also in M12 6M12 6ER: also in M12 6M12 6ES: also in M12 6M12 6EY: also in M12 6M12 6EZ: also in M12 6M12 6FA: also in M12 6M12 6FB: also in M12 6M12 6FJ: also in M12 6M12 6FS: also in M12 6M12 6FT: also in M12 6M12 6FW: also in M12 6M12 6FX: also in M12 6M12 6FZ: also in M12 6M12 6HD: also in M12 6M12 6HE: also in M12 6M12 6HF: also in M12 6M12 6HG: also in M12 6M12 6HH: also in M12 6M12 6HQ: also in M12 6M12 6HR: also in M12 6M12 6HS: also in M12 6M12 6HT: also in M12 6M12 6HU: also in M12 6M12 6HW: also in M12 6M12 6JA: also in M12 6M12 6JH: also in M12 6M12 6JL: also in M12 6M12 6JQ: also in M12 6M12 6JR: also in M12 6M12 6JS: also in M12 6M12 6JT: also in M12 6M12 6JX: also in M12 6M12 6JY: also in M12 6M12 6LA: also in M12 6M12 6LB: also in M12 6M12 6LE: also in M12 6M12 6LH: also in M12 6M12 6LL: also in M12 6M12 6LP: also in M12 6M12 6LY: also in M12 6M12 6NE: also in M12 6M12 6PQ: also in M12 6M12 6WE: also in M12 6M12 6WF: also in M12 6M12 6WG: also in M12 6M12 6WH: also in M12 6M12 6WJ: also in M12 6M12 6WL: also in M12 6M12 6WN: also in M12 6M12 6WP: also in M12 6M12 6WR: also in M12 6M12 6WS: also in M12 6 Manchester M12 6BD Map of M12 6BD and what is near it Map of M12 6BD: its centre point, with the 96 other postcodes in the M12 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 10 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Ardwick M12 6BD
  • M12 6BD
  • Other postcodes in M12 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point

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 53.4698, longitude -2.2174)

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 M12 6BD?

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 M12 6BD?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for M12 6BD. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

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 M12 6BD?

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 M12 6BD 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 M12 6BD.

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 M12 6BD: 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 M12 6BD 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 M12 6BD?

Homes in the M12 district sold for a typical £201,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 66 sales, up 7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£201,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£187,875 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £320,500 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £245,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £184,500 36 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £138,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

The M12 6 postcode sector had 2 sales in the same 12 months, too few to give a typical price, so this is for the whole M12 district.

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 M12 6BD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in M12 6BD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 M12 6BD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,180 homes in the neighbourhood around M12 6BD. Over half of them (66%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (36%). 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 M12 6BD

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 £2,055 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,541.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 780 (66%)£1,541
Band Babout 210 (18%)£1,798
Band Cabout 190 (16%)£2,055
Band Dwithheld£2,312
Band Efewer than 5£2,826
Band Ffewer than 5£3,340
Band Gwithheld£3,853
Band Hfewer than 5£4,624

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 36% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 15% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 25% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: 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 M12 6BD is in (ONS area E01005065), 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 M12 6BD?

The nearest open schools to M12 6BD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near M12 6BD, 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 M12 6BD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of M12 6BD is Ardwick Rail Station, 300 metres away in a straight line.

  • Ardwick Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
  • Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
  • Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 1.2 kmWalk

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Manchester College, 61 m away.

More stations near M12 6BD, 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 M12 6BD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of M12 6BD, 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 M12 6BD?

1 within 1 km 11 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of M12 6BD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • InstaVolt Charging point · 4 chargers 300 mWalk
  • Be.EV Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.4 kW 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 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 M12 6BD?

The nearest to the centre of M12 6BD, 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 M12 6BD?

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 M12 6BD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of M12 6BD, 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 M12 6BD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of M12 6BD, 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 M12 6BD?

The nearest vets to the centre of M12 6BD 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 M12 6BD in a conservation area?

The centre of M12 6BD 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 M12 6BD?

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 M12 6BD. 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 M12 6BD

Ward
Ardwick
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
January 1980

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

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