M40 3LS postcode in Manchester, England

M40 3LS is a postcode in Manchester, in the Moston ward. It is in the Blackley and Middleton South parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since May 1994.

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 can get it. Manchester: 90% Typical price £250,000 Homes sold in M40 3, last 12 months. ▲ 15.5% on the year before Nearest station Moston 350 m in a straight line

Where M40 3LS is, and what is near it

Map of M40 3LS and what is near it Map of M40 3LS: its centre point, with the 167 other postcodes in the M40 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 16 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. M40 3AQ: also in M40 3M40 3AR: also in M40 3M40 3AW: also in M40 3M40 3BB: also in M40 3M40 3EJ: also in M40 3M40 3GE: also in M40 3M40 3GF: also in M40 3M40 3GG: also in M40 3M40 3GH: also in M40 3M40 3GJ: also in M40 3M40 3GL: also in M40 3M40 3GN: also in M40 3M40 3GP: also in M40 3M40 3GQ: also in M40 3M40 3GW: also in M40 3M40 3HD: also in M40 3M40 3HY: also in M40 3M40 3HZ: also in M40 3M40 3LA: also in M40 3M40 3LB: also in M40 3M40 3LD: also in M40 3M40 3LE: also in M40 3M40 3LF: also in M40 3M40 3LG: also in M40 3M40 3LH: also in M40 3M40 3LJ: also in M40 3M40 3LL: also in M40 3M40 3LN: also in M40 3M40 3LP: also in M40 3M40 3LQ: also in M40 3M40 3LR: also in M40 3M40 3LT: also in M40 3M40 3LU: also in M40 3M40 3LW: also in M40 3M40 3LX: also in M40 3M40 3LY: also in M40 3M40 3LZ: also in M40 3M40 3NA: also in M40 3M40 3NB: also in M40 3M40 3ND: also in M40 3M40 3NE: also in M40 3M40 3NF: also in M40 3M40 3NG: also in M40 3M40 3NH: also in M40 3M40 3NJ: also in M40 3M40 3NL: also in M40 3M40 3NN: also in M40 3M40 3NP: also in M40 3M40 3NQ: also in M40 3M40 3NR: also in M40 3M40 3NS: also in M40 3M40 3NT: also in M40 3M40 3NU: also in M40 3M40 3NW: also in M40 3M40 3NX: also in M40 3M40 3PA: also in M40 3M40 3PB: also in M40 3M40 3PD: also in M40 3M40 3PE: also in M40 3M40 3PF: also in M40 3M40 3PG: also in M40 3M40 3PH: also in M40 3M40 3PJ: also in M40 3M40 3PL: also in M40 3M40 3PN: also in M40 3M40 3PP: also in M40 3M40 3PQ: also in M40 3M40 3PR: also in M40 3M40 3PS: also in M40 3M40 3PT: also in M40 3M40 3PU: also in M40 3M40 3PW: also in M40 3M40 3PX: also in M40 3M40 3PY: also in M40 3M40 3QA: also in M40 3M40 3QB: also in M40 3M40 3QD: also in M40 3M40 3QE: also in M40 3M40 3QF: also in M40 3M40 3QG: also in M40 3M40 3QH: also in M40 3M40 3QJ: also in M40 3M40 3QL: also in M40 3M40 3QN: also in M40 3M40 3QP: also in M40 3M40 3QQ: also in M40 3M40 3QR: also in M40 3M40 3QS: also in M40 3M40 3QT: also in M40 3M40 3QU: also in M40 3M40 3QW: also in M40 3M40 3QX: also in M40 3M40 3QY: also in M40 3M40 3RA: also in M40 3M40 3RB: also in M40 3M40 3RD: also in M40 3M40 3RE: also in M40 3M40 3RF: also in M40 3M40 3RG: also in M40 3M40 3RH: also in M40 3M40 3RJ: also in M40 3M40 3RL: also in M40 3M40 3RN: also in M40 3M40 3RP: also in M40 3M40 3RQ: also in M40 3M40 3RR: also in M40 3M40 3RS: also in M40 3M40 3RT: also in M40 3M40 3RU: also in M40 3M40 3RW: also in M40 3M40 3RX: also in M40 3M40 3RY: also in M40 3M40 3RZ: also in M40 3M40 3SA: also in M40 3M40 3SB: also in M40 3M40 3SD: also in M40 3M40 3SE: also in M40 3M40 3SF: also in M40 3M40 3SL: also in M40 3M40 3SR: also in M40 3M40 3SS: also in M40 3M40 3ST: also in M40 3M40 3SU: also in M40 3M40 3SW: also in M40 3M40 3SX: also in M40 3M40 3SY: also in M40 3M40 3SZ: also in M40 3M40 3TA: also in M40 3M40 3TB: also in M40 3M40 3TD: also in M40 3M40 3TE: also in M40 3M40 3TF: also in M40 3M40 3TG: also in M40 3M40 3TH: also in M40 3M40 3TJ: also in M40 3M40 3WA: also in M40 3M40 3WB: also in M40 3M40 3WD: also in M40 3M40 3WE: also in M40 3M40 3WF: also in M40 3M40 3WG: also in M40 3M40 3WH: also in M40 3M40 3WL: also in M40 3M40 3WN: also in M40 3M40 3WP: also in M40 3M40 3WQ: also in M40 3M40 3WR: also in M40 3M40 3WS: also in M40 3M40 3WT: also in M40 3M40 3WU: also in M40 3M40 3WW: also in M40 3M40 3WX: also in M40 3M40 3WY: also in M40 3 Station 3.4 kmFailsworth M40 3LS Map of M40 3LS and what is near it Map of M40 3LS: its centre point, with the 167 other postcodes in the M40 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 16 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Station 3.4 kmMoston M40 3LS
  • M40 3LS
  • Other postcodes in M40 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

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 53.5204, longitude -2.1703)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after M40 3LS?

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 M40 3LS?

Every home and business at M40 3LS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Manchester: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Manchester: 96%

The line marks the figure across Manchester.

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 M40 3LS?

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 M40 3LS 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 M40 3LS.

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 M40 3LS: 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 M40 3LS 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 M40 3LS?

Homes in M40 3 sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 74 sales, up 15.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£250,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£216,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 15.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £300,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £255,000 36 sales
  • Terraced £207,500 26 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £125,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole M40 district: a typical £225,500 from 272 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 M40 3LS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in M40 3LS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 June 2024. 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 M40 3LS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around M40 3LS. Over half of them (75%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (84%). 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 M40 3LS

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 500 (75%)£1,541
Band Babout 150 (22%)£1,798
Band Cabout 20 (3%)£2,055
Band Dwithheld£2,312
Band Efewer than 5£2,826
Band Ffewer than 5£3,340
Band Gfewer than 5£3,853
Band Hfewer than 5£4,624

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 84% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 M40 3LS is in (ONS area E01005253), 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 M40 3LS?

The nearest open schools to M40 3LS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near M40 3LS, 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 M40 3LS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of M40 3LS is Moston Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.

  • Moston Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
  • Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Failsworth (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.

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Annesley Road, 209 m away.

More stations near M40 3LS, 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 M40 3LS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of M40 3LS, 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 M40 3LS?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of M40 3LS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Housing Units of Hollinwood Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
  • Croft Street Car Park Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • EVPower Charging point · 4 chargers 1.9 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 M40 3LS?

The nearest to the centre of M40 3LS, 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 M40 3LS?

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 M40 3LS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of M40 3LS, 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 M40 3LS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of M40 3LS, 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 M40 3LS?

The nearest vets to the centre of M40 3LS 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 M40 3LS in a conservation area?

The centre of M40 3LS 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 M40 3LS?

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 M40 3LS. 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 M40 3LS

Ward
Moston
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
May 1994

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

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