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M12 4WJ

POSTCODE

M12 4WJ is a postcode in Longsight.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
53.4603, -2.1949
OS grid SJ871959 (387,155, 395,966)
IMD England
1/10
#3329
Crime · Feb '26
Low · 0.0 per 1k
Plus Code
9C5VFR64+42
Most deprived 10%
IMD England
Low · 0.0 per 1k
Crime · Feb '26
£260,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,806 sales
+4.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
North West
Region
Most deprived 10%
IMD England
Low · 0.0 per 1k
Crime · Feb '26
£260,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,806 sales
+4.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
North West
Region

Deprivation Index (IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
3329
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3329 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
Property sales · M12 4WJ
HM Land Registry · Manchester
Average price
£297,524
Median price: £260,000
Median +4.0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,806 sales
View district M12
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '24 – Aug '25Aug '25: 1 sales · avg £240,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£240k£191k£141k
Jul '24Aug '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near M12 4WJ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near M12 4WJ

Counts are for Longsight electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Mar '24 – Feb '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
110
Mar '24Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Feb '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Mar '24Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Feb '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Mar '24Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Feb '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Mar '24Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Feb '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Mar '24Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Feb '26
Other recorded crime
0
YoY —
110
Mar '24Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Feb '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

1
incidents · Feb '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,926
Pakistani43.4%
White Brit.16.2%
Bangladeshi7.0%
African7.0%
Other White4.6%
+ 10 other groups · 21.8%

Religion

Total residents: 1,926
Muslim56.9%
Christian25.8%
No religion12.0%
Not answered4.0%
+ other · 1.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,927
35–4920.2%
25–3416.7%
50–6415.6%
10–159.0%
≤48.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.1%

Households

Total households: 707
One person: other24.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children24.1%
One person: aged 66+10.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.9%
Other household types, with dependent children5.8%
+ 8 other households · 28.3%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Belle Vue Rail Station

    Rail · W Entrance

    962 m straight lineabout 12 min

  • Ashburys Rail Station

    Rail

    1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min

  • Ryder Brow Rail Station

    Rail · North Entrance

    1.5 km straight lineabout 19 min

Bus stops

  • Northmoor Road

    Bus · adj · west

    57 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Northmoor Road

    Bus · nr · east

    68 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Peel Grove

    Bus · adj · south

    118 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Peel Grove

    Bus · nr · north

    157 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • St Peter's High School

    Bus · o/s · north

    185 m straight lineabout 2 min

Coordinates & Location for M12 4WJ

England
Country
Manchester
Local Authority
Longsight
Ward
Manchester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
M12 4WJ
Coordinates
53.4603, -2.1949
Grid reference
SJ871959
Easting
387,155
Northing
395,966
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VFR64+42
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Manchester
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Manchester
National Park
Non-National Park

Administrative Information

Manchester
Local Authority
Council Area
Gorton and Denton E14001251
Constituency
E14001251
Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Longsight
Constituency code
E14001251
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Manchester, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Manchester

Health & NHS

North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
Greater Manchester
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Manchester Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 14L
Cancer Alliance
Greater Manchester

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Manchester 020C E01005232
E01005232
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Manchester 020 E02001064
E02001064
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Manchester 020C E01005232
E01005232
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Manchester 020 E02001064
E02001064
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Sun & Time Information

7:35 AM6:13 PM
7:35 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
10 hours 38 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:35 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 38 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

October 1985
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~41 years
Active Duration
1985 -> Present
October 1985 — Introduced
Postcode M12 4WJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005232 and MSOA E02001064 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 3329
Present — Active
Postcode M12 4WJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 1985
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~41 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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