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M8 5BQ · Manchester · North West

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for M8 5BQ.

Sun · 20 Sep
14°high
Cloudy11° low
Mon17°9° lowCloudy21 Sep
Today18°14° lowCloudy22 Sep
Tomorrow16°12° lowRain23 Sep
Thu14°7° lowCloudy24 Sep
Fri14°13° lowCloudy25 Sep
Sat17°11° lowFair26 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+2.9%Manchester · Jun 2026⌂Recent planning16 stored applicationsStored results; complete coverage is not confirmed↔Nearest train stationManchester Victoria1.9 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population2,445Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Manchester

M8 5BQ is in the Manchester local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Manchester Victoria, about 1.9 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

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HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£180,000M8 postcode district

26 Sep 2025 – 24 Jul 2026

91 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£251,250Manchester

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+2.9%Manchester

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

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Use sold-price median: £180,000 Use area average: £251,250
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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⌂26 Lansdowne Road Manchester M8 5SHConversion of the existing apartment at first and second floor level into two self-contained apartments.Awaiting decision›⌂Manchester Yeshiva Kollel 1-7 Seymour Road Manchester M8 5BQDischarge of Condition 3 (Materials) attached to Planning Permission 144318/FO/2025.Awaiting decision›⌂Woodville Resource Centre Shirley Road Manchester M8 0NEVariation of Condition 2 (Specified plans) and 4 (noise) attached to Planning Permission 141742/VO/2024 for City Council Development for installation of floor mounted air sourced heat pumps and enclosure to the rear and the installation of solar PV panels to rear pitched roof slope, to increase height of acoustic enclosure.Awaiting decision›⌂27 Brooklands Road Manchester M8 4JHPrior notification of proposed larger home extension projecting 5m to the rear with a maximum height of 3m and a height at eaves of 3m.Awaiting decision›
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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Manchester.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall ManchesterPrimary · Ages 3–110.3 mi
  2. Crumpsall Lane Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–110.3 mi
  3. Irk Valley Community SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–110.9 mi
  4. Pike Fold Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–111.0 mi
Immediate neighbourhood2,445 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding M8 5BQ—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 28.2%16–64 · 59.5%65+ · 12.3%
What area does this cover?

Manchester 008D (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime0

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Employment5.0%

Unemployment estimate for Manchester · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Blackley and Middleton South.

Local councilManchesterLocal authority for M8 5BQ
Latest general election · 2024Labour53.8% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour53.8% of votes43.3% turnout
2019Labour59.0% of votes52.6% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadM601.6 miles
Clean air & driving chargesNo local clean-air or driving-charge zone identifiedCheck official rules before travelling.
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Manchester Airport

About 11.3 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HM Prison Manchester1.5 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Prestwich1.7 mi
  2. Clifton3.5 mi
  3. Risley, Holcroft And Chat Moss8.4 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Pennine Bridleway8.9 mi
  2. Pennine Way11.4 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around M8 5BQ.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around M8 5BQ
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

Electricity networkVaries by exact addressThe exact distribution network depends on the property address.Check exact network →
BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 20 Sep 2026, 18:46
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 24 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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