M8 8BZ
The median sold price for the postcode M8 8BZ is around £159,999, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £80,000 – £2,000,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector, including one-off very large sales that dominate some months — the spikes here are individual sales, not the general market. Treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across M8 8, last 24 months.
- Flat£120,000(27 sales)
- Terraced£190,000(17 sales)
- Semi-detached£180,000(15 sales)
M8 8BZ median £159,999 (12 months) vs the wider district £240,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Greater Manchester Police doesn't currently publish street-level crime data, so we can't show crime here.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 0% of premises in M8 8BZ, compared with 89.6% across Manchester and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 84.7% of premises across Manchester (England: 77.9%).
Ofcom lists no gigabit-capable network at this postcode, although 89.6% of premises across Manchester have one. Ofcom data can lag recent upgrades, and neighbouring postcodes can differ.
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Manchester | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 84.7% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 0% | 89.6% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 96.4% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 81% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Manchester: more deprived than 42% of its 295 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income3of 10
- Employment5of 10
- Crime1of 10
- Living environment4of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (26%). Average Band D in Manchester is £2,312.04 for 2026/27.
That is 3% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Manchester: £2,055.15 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 1,180 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A22%
- Band B12%
- Band C26%
- Band D19%
- Band E20%
- Band F2%
- Band G0%
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Cheetwood Primary School0.1 miles (180 m)Ofsted, July 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Cheetwood Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Unity Community Primary0.3 miles (420 m)Ofsted report card, April 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Marlborough Road Academy0.5 miles (790 m)Ofsted, June 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Marlborough Road Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester0.8 miles (1.2 km)Ofsted report card, January 2026
- Inclusion Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
- Achievement Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Exceptional
- Leadership and governance Exceptional
- Safeguarding Met
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted report card, May 2026
- Inclusion Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching Exceptional
- Achievement Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing Exceptional
- Leadership and governance Exceptional
- Safeguarding Met
- Beis Yaakov High School1.0 mile (1.5 km)Ofsted, October 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement
- Personal development Requires improvement
- Leadership and management Requires improvement
Public transport
The nearest station to M8 8BZ is Victoria (Manchester Metrolink), 0.7 miles (1.2 km) away in a straight line. There are 12 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.7 miles (1.2 km)Victoria (Manchester Metrolink)
- 0.7 miles (1.2 km)Manchester Victoria Rail Station
- 0.9 miles (1.5 km)Exchange Square (Manchester Metrolink)
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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