Use this guide to understand M40 3AL in Manchester. Start with the interactive location and approximate postcode outline, then browse the available facts and local-area indicators. Labels show which figures relate to the exact postcode and which cover a larger geography.
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| Postcode | M40 3AL |
| Postcode without spaces | M403AL |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Small user postcode |
| Introduced | May 1994 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 53.5047600 |
| Longitude | -2.1820880 |
| British National Grid | 388,020 E, 400,910 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | North West |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Output Area (2021) | E00180839 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01005256 |
| MSOA (2021) | E02001055 |
| Electoral ward | E05011371 |
| Westminster constituency | E14001352 |
The postcode is assigned to these official political geographies. Names and election results will be added when the ElectionMaps datasets are connected.
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Deprivation is published for the postcode's containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, a neighbourhood geography covering more than one postcode.
Open schools and active GP practices in the M40 postcode district, ordered by straight-line distance where coordinates are available.
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NEWTON HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 2 OLD CHURCH STREET, MANCHESTER, M40 2JF
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NEWTON HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 2 OLD CHURCH STREET, MANCHESTER, M40 2JF
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NEWTON HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 2 OLD CHURCH STREET, NEWTON HEATH, MANCHESTER, M40 2JF
Academy converter
Williams Road, Moston, Manchester, M40 0BX
Ages 3–11 · 234 pupils of 210 capacity
34.6% eligible for free school meals
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ST. GEORGES DRIVE, MOSTON, MANCHESTER, M40 5HP
Voluntary aided school
Culcheth Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 1LS
Ages 3–11 · 221 pupils of 240 capacity
55.5% eligible for free school meals
Academy converter
Briscoe Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M40 2TB
Ages 3–11 · 592 pupils of 708 capacity
70.8% eligible for free school meals
Voluntary aided school
Culcheth Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 1LU
Ages 3–11 · 387 pupils of 480 capacity
57.6% eligible for free school meals
Other independent special school
202 Droylsden Road, Newton Heath, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M40 1NZ
Ages 5–14 · 26 pupils of 40 capacity
Academy converter
Bacup Street, Moston, Manchester, M40 9HF
Ages 3–11 · 288 pupils of 341 capacity
45.1% eligible for free school meals
Voluntary controlled school
Mabel Street, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 1GB
Ages 3–11 · 219 pupils of 232 capacity
67.1% eligible for free school meals
Academy sponsor led
74 Kenyon Lane, Moston, Manchester, M40 9JP
Ages 3–11 · 598 pupils of 690 capacity
63.9% eligible for free school meals
Companies House records whose registered-office address uses this exact postcode.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 14 February 2012
56290 - Other food services
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 9 December 2009
10840 - Manufacture of condiments and seasonings
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 5 January 2009
45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 3 January 2007
24340 - Cold drawing of wire
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 8 February 2018
45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
M40 3AL is in Manchester, England.
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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