M40 5 postcode sector in the M40 district

M40 5 is a sector of the M40 district: every postcode that starts M40 5. It has 153 postcodes in use, 3 of them large-user postcodes. A large-user postcode is one Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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Every postcode in the M40 5 sector, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in the M40 5 sector, by flood risk Of the 153 postcodes in the M40 5 sector that ONS places, 15 have a home or business at high risk, 6 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 130 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 20 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Moston, Charlestown. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A62A663 M40 5AA: not on the flood risk listM40 5AE: not on the flood risk listM40 5AF: not on the flood risk listM40 5AG: not on the flood risk listM40 5AH: not on the flood risk listM40 5AJ: not on the flood risk listM40 5AL: not on the flood risk listM40 5AP: not on the flood risk listM40 5AR: not on the flood risk listM40 5AS: not on the flood risk listM40 5AU: not on the flood risk listM40 5AX: not on the flood risk listM40 5BJ: not on the flood risk listM40 5BP: not on the flood risk listM40 5BQ: not on the flood risk listM40 5BR: not on the flood risk listM40 5EA: not on the flood risk listM40 5ED: not on the flood risk listM40 5EE: not on the flood risk listM40 5EF: not on the flood risk listM40 5EH: not on the flood risk listM40 5EL: not on the flood risk listM40 5EN: not on the flood risk listM40 5EP: not on the flood risk listM40 5EQ: not on the flood risk listM40 5ER: not on the flood risk listM40 5ET: not on the flood risk listM40 5EW: not on the flood risk listM40 5FB: not on the flood risk listM40 5FD: not on the flood risk listM40 5FG: not on the flood risk listM40 5FP: not on the flood risk listM40 5FQ: not on the flood risk listM40 5FT: not on the flood risk listM40 5GA: not on the flood risk listM40 5GB: not on the flood risk listM40 5GD: not on the flood risk listM40 5GF: not on the flood risk listM40 5GG: not on the flood risk listM40 5GH: not on the flood risk listM40 5GJ: not on the flood risk listM40 5GQ: not on the flood risk listM40 5GR: not on the flood risk listM40 5GS: not on the flood risk listM40 5GT: not on the flood risk listM40 5GU: not on the flood risk listM40 5GW: not on the flood risk listM40 5GX: not on the flood risk listM40 5GY: not on the flood risk listM40 5GZ: not on the flood risk listM40 5HA: not on the flood risk listM40 5HB: not on the flood risk listM40 5HD: not on the flood risk listM40 5HE: not on the flood risk listM40 5HF: not on the flood risk listM40 5HG: not on the flood risk listM40 5HH: not on the flood risk listM40 5HJ: not on the flood risk listM40 5HL: not on the flood risk listM40 5HN: not on the flood risk listM40 5HP: not on the flood risk listM40 5HQ: not on the flood risk listM40 5HR: not on the flood risk listM40 5HS: not on the flood risk listM40 5HT: not on the flood risk listM40 5HU: not on the flood risk listM40 5HW: not on the flood risk listM40 5HY: not on the flood risk listM40 5JH: not on the flood risk listM40 5JJ: not on the flood risk listM40 5JN: not on the flood risk listM40 5JW: not on the flood risk listM40 5JX: not on the flood risk listM40 5JY: not on the flood risk listM40 5LA: not on the flood risk listM40 5LD: not on the flood risk listM40 5LE: not on the flood risk listM40 5LF: not on the flood risk listM40 5LP: not on the flood risk listM40 5LT: not on the flood risk listM40 5LW: not on the flood risk listM40 5NA: not on the flood risk listM40 5NB: not on the flood risk listM40 5NQ: not on the flood risk listM40 5NR: not on the flood risk listM40 5NS: not on the flood risk listM40 5NU: not on the flood risk listM40 5NW: not on the flood risk listM40 5NY: not on the flood risk listM40 5PA: not on the flood risk listM40 5PX: not on the flood risk listM40 5QA: not on the flood risk listM40 5QB: not on the flood risk listM40 5QD: not on the flood risk listM40 5QE: not on the flood risk listM40 5QF: not on the flood risk listM40 5QG: not on the flood risk listM40 5QH: not on the flood risk listM40 5QJ: not on the flood risk listM40 5QL: not on the flood risk listM40 5QN: not on the flood risk listM40 5QP: not on the flood risk listM40 5QQ: not on the flood risk listM40 5QR: not on the flood risk listM40 5QS: not on the flood risk listM40 5QT: not on the flood risk listM40 5QU: not on the flood risk listM40 5QW: not on the flood risk listM40 5QX: not on the flood risk listM40 5QY: not on the flood risk listM40 5QZ: not on the flood risk listM40 5RG: not on the flood risk listM40 5RJ: not on the flood risk listM40 5RN: not on the flood risk listM40 5RP: not on the flood risk listM40 5RQ: not on the flood risk listM40 5RS: not on the flood risk listM40 5RT: not on the flood risk listM40 5RU: not on the flood risk listM40 5RW: not on the flood risk listM40 5RX: not on the flood risk listM40 5RY: not on the flood risk listM40 5RZ: not on the flood risk listM40 5SA: not on the flood risk listM40 5SB: not on the flood risk listM40 5SD: not on the flood risk listM40 5SE: not on the flood risk listM40 5SH: not on the flood risk listM40 5WS: not on the flood risk listM40 5WU: not on the flood risk listM40 5NG: low flood risk at worstM40 5NN: low flood risk at worstM40 5LG: medium flood risk at worstM40 5LH: medium flood risk at worstM40 5LJ: medium flood risk at worstM40 5LL: medium flood risk at worstM40 5LU: medium flood risk at worstM40 5NE: medium flood risk at worstM40 5FH: high flood riskM40 5LB: high flood riskM40 5LN: high flood riskM40 5LS: high flood riskM40 5LX: high flood riskM40 5ND: high flood riskM40 5NF: high flood riskM40 5NH: high flood riskM40 5NJ: high flood riskM40 5NP: high flood riskM40 5NT: high flood riskM40 5NX: high flood riskM40 5NZ: high flood riskM40 5WT: high flood riskM40 5WX: high flood risk MostonCharlestown 20 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to M40 5LS, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk20 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in the M40 5 sector, by flood risk Of the 153 postcodes in the M40 5 sector that ONS places, 15 have a home or business at high risk, 6 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 130 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 20 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Moston, Charlestown. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. MostonCharlestown
  • A home or business at high risk: 15
  • At medium risk at worst: 6
  • At low risk at worst: 2
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 130
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 153 postcodes in the M40 5 sector that ONS places, 15 have a home or business at high risk, 6 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 130 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

15 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

M40 5LS16 at high riskM40 5LX9 at high riskM40 5NX8 at high riskM40 5ND7 at high riskM40 5WT5 at high riskM40 5NJ4 at high riskM40 5WX4 at high riskM40 5LB3 at high riskM40 5NH3 at high riskM40 5NP3 at high riskM40 5NZ3 at high riskM40 5LN2 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 20 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. M40 5LS, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What do homes sell for in M40 5?

Homes in M40 5 sold for a typical £241,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 26 sales, up 12.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£241,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£215,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 12.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £250,000 19 sales
  • Terraced 3 sales, too few to price

Standard sales of homes at market value at the postcodes that start M40 5. A typical price is the median, the middle sale, given from 5 sales or more.

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

Postcodes in M40 5

Pick a postcode to see its council and MP, broadband, flood risk, what homes sell for, council tax, the nearest schools and stations, and crime around it.

M40 5AAM40 5AEM40 5AFM40 5AGM40 5AHM40 5AJM40 5ALM40 5APM40 5ARM40 5ASM40 5AUM40 5AXM40 5BJM40 5BPM40 5BQM40 5BRM40 5EAM40 5EDM40 5EEM40 5EFM40 5EHM40 5ELM40 5ENM40 5EPM40 5EQM40 5ERM40 5ETM40 5EWM40 5FBM40 5FDM40 5FGM40 5FHM40 5FPM40 5FQM40 5FTM40 5GAM40 5GBM40 5GDM40 5GFM40 5GGM40 5GHM40 5GJM40 5GQM40 5GRM40 5GSM40 5GTM40 5GUM40 5GWM40 5GXM40 5GYM40 5GZM40 5HAM40 5HBM40 5HDM40 5HEM40 5HFM40 5HGM40 5HHM40 5HJM40 5HLM40 5HNM40 5HPM40 5HQM40 5HRM40 5HSM40 5HTM40 5HUM40 5HWM40 5HYM40 5JHM40 5JJM40 5JNM40 5JWM40 5JXM40 5JYM40 5LAM40 5LBM40 5LDM40 5LEM40 5LFM40 5LGM40 5LHM40 5LJM40 5LLM40 5LNM40 5LPM40 5LSM40 5LTM40 5LUM40 5LWM40 5LXM40 5NAM40 5NBM40 5NDM40 5NEM40 5NFM40 5NGM40 5NHM40 5NJM40 5NNM40 5NPM40 5NQM40 5NRM40 5NSM40 5NTM40 5NUM40 5NWM40 5NXM40 5NYM40 5NZM40 5PAM40 5PXM40 5QAM40 5QBM40 5QDM40 5QEM40 5QFM40 5QGM40 5QHM40 5QJM40 5QLM40 5QNM40 5QPM40 5QQM40 5QRM40 5QSM40 5QTM40 5QUM40 5QWM40 5QXM40 5QYM40 5QZM40 5RGM40 5RJM40 5RNM40 5RPM40 5RQM40 5RSM40 5RTM40 5RUM40 5RWM40 5RXM40 5RYM40 5RZM40 5SAM40 5SBM40 5SDM40 5SEM40 5SHM40 5WSM40 5WTM40 5WUM40 5WX

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. Postcodes that have ended are not listed. See all our data sources

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