Use this guide to understand M8 8AR 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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Create a Custom MapCore details from the ONS Postcode Directory. Geography codes identify the official areas containing this postcode.
| Postcode | M8 8AR |
| Postcode without spaces | M88AR |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Small user postcode |
| Introduced | July 1995 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 53.4984900 |
| Longitude | -2.2454480 |
| British National Grid | 383,815 E, 400,225 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | North West |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Output Area (2021) | E00175935 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01033674 |
| MSOA (2021) | E02006915 |
| Electoral ward | E05011356 |
| 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 M8 postcode district, ordered by straight-line distance where coordinates are available.
Community school
Waterloo Road, Cheetham, Manchester, M8 8EJ
Ages 3–11 · 197 pupils of 210 capacity
51.8% eligible for free school meals
Academy sponsor led
Balmfield Street, Cheetham, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 0SP
Ages 3–11 · 194 pupils of 240 capacity
50.5% eligible for free school meals
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244 CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 8AU
B
CHEETHAM PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 244 CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 8UP
B
CHEETHAM HILL PCC, CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 8UP
Free schools
151 Heywood Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 0DF
Ages 4–11 · 119 pupils of 420 capacity
49.6% eligible for free school meals
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NEW COLLEGIATE MED CENTRE, 407 CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 0DA
B
407 CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, CHEETHAM HILL, MANCHESTER, M8 0DA
Academy converter
Halliwell Lane, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M8 9FR
Ages 3–11 · 597 pupils of 690 capacity
52.8% eligible for free school meals
Free schools
38 Rayburn Way, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 8DT
Ages 11–18 · 664 pupils of 800 capacity
48.0% eligible for free school meals
Free schools
40 Rayburn Way, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 8DT
Ages 11–18 · 659 pupils of 800 capacity
45.6% eligible for free school meals
Academy converter
Smedley Lane, Cheetham, Temple Primary School, Manchester, M8 8SA
Ages 3–11 · 628 pupils of 709 capacity
62.4% eligible for free school meals
Companies House records whose registered-office address uses this exact postcode.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 25 March 2026
56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 8 January 2026
46360 - Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 8 January 2026
56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 21 October 2025
46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 27 May 2025
10890 - Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 21 May 2025
10710 - Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 17 March 2025
45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 30 December 2024
96090 - Other service activities n.e.c.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 16 December 2024
45320 - Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 10 May 2023
45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 7 October 2022
47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 21 December 2020
46410 - Wholesale of textiles
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
M8 8AR is in Manchester, England.
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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