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M16 postcode area · Trafford

The M16 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Manchester, Tameside, Trafford. Area Scores range from 4 to 58 across them. Every full M16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the M16 district: Trafford Park East & Sevenways scores 58 out of 100 (#2,877 of 6,856 nationally) while Moss Side West sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 54 points apart on the index. 5 of the 9 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 £205,000 in Moss Side West to £426,125 in Chorlton North — a 2.1× gap within the M16 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Manchester, Tameside and Trafford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,369a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)35
Owner-occupied48%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the M16 district

£310,000median home sold over the past year · +55.0% over 5 years · +24.0% over the year · 276 sales
Detached£494,975
Semi-detached£423,000
Terraced£320,500
Flat£195,000
Trafford£370,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Trafford Park East & SevenwaysTrafford 2,87758 £312,500
Chorlton NorthManchester 3,33651 £426,125
FirswoodTrafford 4,26238 £415,000
Gorse HillTrafford 4,41336 £270,000
Denton EastTameside 4,77630 £208,000
Whalley Range NorthManchester 5,47520 £310,000
Old TraffordTrafford 5,88014 £280,000
Fallowfield West & Whalley Range SouthManchester 6,03012 £250,000
Moss Side WestManchester 6,5654 £205,000

People living in M16 Census 2021

Residents85,551
Median age (est.)35
Density5,189per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above41%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 13%25–44 32%45–64 23%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 26%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 14%Other: 16%
One person 33%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 14%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Associate professional 15% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Associate professional15%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant7%
Skilled trades6%

Ethnic group

White: 50%Asian: 23%Black: 15%Mixed: 6%Other: 6%
White 50%Asian 23%Black 15%Mixed 6%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 32% · Muslim 30% · No religion 29%

Born outside the UK: 29%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in M16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the M16 district.

Chorlton Denton Fallowfield Trafford Park

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around M16.

M15 M21 M14 M52 M13 M1 M60 M2

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