M4 7BU postcode in Manchester, England

M4 7BU 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 April 2024.

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 0% of homes and businesses at M4 7BU can get it Across Manchester: 90% Typical price £200,500 Homes sold in M4 7, last 12 months. ▼ 1.7% on the year before Nearest station Manchester Piccadilly 600 m in a straight line

Where M4 7BU is, and what is near it

Map of M4 7BU and what is near it Map of M4 7BU: its centre point, with the 87 other postcodes in the M4 7 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 13 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. M4 7AA: also in M4 7M4 7AJ: also in M4 7M4 7AL: also in M4 7M4 7AN: also in M4 7M4 7AQ: also in M4 7M4 7AS: also in M4 7M4 7AU: also in M4 7M4 7AY: also in M4 7M4 7AZ: also in M4 7M4 7BA: also in M4 7M4 7BB: also in M4 7M4 7BF: also in M4 7M4 7BH: also in M4 7M4 7BN: also in M4 7M4 7BQ: also in M4 7M4 7BR: also in M4 7M4 7BS: also in M4 7M4 7BT: also in M4 7M4 7BW: also in M4 7M4 7BX: also in M4 7M4 7DA: also in M4 7M4 7DB: also in M4 7M4 7DD: also in M4 7M4 7DE: also in M4 7M4 7DG: also in M4 7M4 7DJ: also in M4 7M4 7DL: also in M4 7M4 7DN: also in M4 7M4 7DP: also in M4 7M4 7DQ: also in M4 7M4 7DR: also in M4 7M4 7DT: also in M4 7M4 7DU: also in M4 7M4 7DY: also in M4 7M4 7DZ: also in M4 7M4 7EB: also in M4 7M4 7ED: also in M4 7M4 7EG: also in M4 7M4 7EJ: also in M4 7M4 7EL: also in M4 7M4 7EQ: also in M4 7M4 7EU: also in M4 7M4 7EX: also in M4 7M4 7EY: also in M4 7M4 7EZ: also in M4 7M4 7FA: also in M4 7M4 7FB: also in M4 7M4 7FD: also in M4 7M4 7FN: also in M4 7M4 7HR: also in M4 7M4 7HS: also in M4 7M4 7HY: also in M4 7M4 7JA: also in M4 7M4 7JD: also in M4 7M4 7JE: also in M4 7M4 7JF: also in M4 7M4 7JG: also in M4 7M4 7JH: also in M4 7M4 7JJ: also in M4 7M4 7JP: also in M4 7M4 7JR: also in M4 7M4 7JS: also in M4 7M4 7JT: also in M4 7M4 7JU: also in M4 7M4 7JW: also in M4 7M4 7JY: also in M4 7M4 7LB: also in M4 7M4 7LD: also in M4 7M4 7LH: also in M4 7M4 7LL: also in M4 7M4 7LR: also in M4 7M4 7LT: also in M4 7 School 1.6 kmManchester M4 7BU Map of M4 7BU and what is near it Map of M4 7BU: its centre point, with the 87 other postcodes in the M4 7 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 13 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.6 kmManchester M4 7BU
  • M4 7BU
  • Other postcodes in M4 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4792, longitude -2.2227)

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 M4 7BU?

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 M4 7BU?

Every home and business at M4 7BU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

M4 7BU 0% Manchester 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

M4 7BU 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 M4 7BU?

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 M4 7BU 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 M4 7BU.

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 M4 7BU: 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 M4 7BU 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 M4 7BU?

Homes in M4 7 sold for a typical £200,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 76 sales, down 1.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£200,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£204,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.7% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £350,000 7 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £195,000 67 sales

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

Across the whole M4 district: a typical £227,500 from 283 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 M4 7BU

HM Land Registry records 52 standard sales of homes in M4 7BU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 January 2026. The middle price was £356,357, from £198,000 to £952,200. Across M4 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £200,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Show the other 44 sales

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 M4 7BU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 2,480 homes in the neighbourhood around M4 7BU. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band D. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (48%). 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 M4 7BU

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 D, the most common, is £2,312.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 220 (9%)£1,541
Band Babout 430 (17%)£1,798
Band Cabout 720 (29%)£2,055
Band Dabout 820 (33%)£2,312
Band Eabout 240 (10%)£2,826
Band Fabout 50 (2%)£3,340
Band Gwithheld£3,853
Band Hwithheld£4,624

When the homes were built

  1. 12% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 22% 2010 to 2019
  9. 48% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982: 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 M4 7BU is in (ONS area E01033661), 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 M4 7BU?

The nearest open schools to M4 7BU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near M4 7BU, 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 M4 7BU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of M4 7BU is Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Ardwick Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • New Islington (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 300 mWalk

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Great Ancoats Street, 107 m away.

More stations near M4 7BU, 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 M4 7BU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of M4 7BU, 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 M4 7BU?

1 within 1 km 12 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of M4 7BU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Be.EV Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.4 kW 450 mWalk
  • Be Ev Charging point · 1 charger 1.2 kmWalk
  • Manchester Ashton New Road Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.3 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 M4 7BU?

The nearest to the centre of M4 7BU, 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 M4 7BU?

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 M4 7BU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of M4 7BU, 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 M4 7BU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of M4 7BU, 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 M4 7BU?

The nearest vets to the centre of M4 7BU 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 M4 7BU in a conservation area?

The centre of M4 7BU 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 M4 7BU?

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 M4 7BU. 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 M4 7BU

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
April 2024

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

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