Which has the lower district median?
Ancoats: £245,000. Northern Quarter: £240,000.
Northern Quarter is lower in this 24-month sample.
Ancoats (M4) or Northern Quarter (M1): an area comparison
Northern Quarter has the lower recorded-sale median by £5,000. The cards below show how the two areas compare on prices, schools, green space, local profile and transport.
The short answer
Which has the broader school register?
Ancoats: 76. Northern Quarter: 60 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: M4 67, M1 111. mapped green-space sites: M4 9, M1 7.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £5,000 across the 24-month samples. That gives Northern Quarter the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Ancoats has 76 registered schools, 9 mapped green-space sites and 67 bus nodes. Northern Quarter has 60, 7 and 111 respectively.
District prices
M4 recorded 788 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £245,000. The £307,965 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
M1 recorded 367 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £240,000. The £434,828 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
M4
- Median recorded sale
- £245,000
- Average recorded sale
- £307,965
- Recorded sales
- 788 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
M1
- Median recorded sale
- £240,000
- Average recorded sale
- £434,828
- Recorded sales
- 367 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
Crime and serious-crime share
Police.uk records 7,409 reports from 2018-07 to 2019-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 1,735, or 23.4% of the total.
Police.uk records 13,789 reports from 2018-07 to 2019-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 3,718, or 27.0% of the total.
M4
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 7,409
- Selected report-category share
- 1,735 (23.4%)
data.police.uk historical street-level crime archive — Greater Manchester Police. 2018-07 to 2019-06; last complete 12-month GMP period before the July 2019 supply gap. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
M1
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 13,789
- Selected report-category share
- 3,718 (27.0%)
data.police.uk historical street-level crime archive — Greater Manchester Police. 2018-07 to 2019-06; last complete 12-month GMP period before the July 2019 supply gap. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
Local-area deprivation context
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. M4 has a median of 4.0. 42.9% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 15.1% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. M1 has a median of 2.0. 70.6% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 1.0% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
M4
- Median IMD decile
- 4.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 42.9%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 15.1%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
M1
- Median IMD decile
- 2.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 70.6%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 1.0%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
Schools
The register lists 76 open establishments in M4. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 60 open establishments in M1. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
M4
- Registered school sites
- 76 (Nursery: 1, Primary: 63, Secondary: 12)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
M1
- Registered school sites
- 60 (16 plus: 3, All-through: 1, Nursery: 1, Primary: 47, Secondary: 8)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
Green space and outdoor sport
OS maps 9 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 9.24 hectares, including 5 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 7 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 3.08 hectares, including 2 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
M4
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 9
- Mapped site area
- 9.24 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 5
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
M1
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 7
- Mapped site area
- 3.08 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 2
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
Flood context
The source covers 5,155 postcode units. 481 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 779 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 4,306 postcode units. 317 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 663 have medium-risk surroundings.
M4
- Postcode units in source
- 5,155
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 481
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 779
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
M1
- Postcode units in source
- 4,306
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 317
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 663
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
Air quality
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 19.6 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 22.0 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
M4
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 19.6 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
M1
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 22.0 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
Transport access nodes
NaPTAN contains 67 active bus nodes and 18 rail, metro or tram nodes across M4. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 111 active bus nodes and 30 rail, metro or tram nodes across M1. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
M4
- Active bus access nodes
- 67
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 18
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
M1
- Active bus access nodes
- 111
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 30
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Broadband availability
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
M4
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
M1
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
Road safety
DfT records 86 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 21 serious and 65 slight.
DfT records 147 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 2 fatal, 44 serious and 101 slight.
M4
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 86
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 21
- Slight
- 65
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
M1
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 147
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 44
- Slight
- 101
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Sources and method
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- data.police.uk historical street-level crime archive — Greater Manchester Police. 2018-07 to 2019-06; last complete 12-month GMP period before the July 2019 supply gap. Original download date not recorded.
- MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
- Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
- DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
- NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
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