M12 postcode area

The M12 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Manchester. Area Scores range from 1 to 50 across them.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the M12 district: Piccadilly & Ancoats scores 51 out of 100 (#3,378 of 6,856 nationally) while Longsight East sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 49 points apart on the index. 9 of the 10 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £155,000 in Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park to £267,000 in Ardwick — a 1.7× gap within the M12 district.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Piccadilly & AncoatsManchester 3,37851 £262,151
New Islington South & BradfordManchester 5,00927 £210,000
Victoria Park & Longsight WestManchester 6,14010 £180,000
ArdwickManchester 6,2099 £267,000
Levenshulme CentralManchester 6,2299 £255,500
Levenshulme North & EastManchester 6,4286 £225,000
Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw ParkManchester 6,5514 £155,000
Belle Vue & West GortonManchester 6,6203 £223,000
Gorton SouthManchester 6,7232 £209,000
Longsight EastManchester 6,7502 £195,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around M12.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.