The M postcode area, also known as the Manchester postcode area, is a group of postcode districts in the North West of England.
The districts are subdivisions of three post towns: Manchester, Salford and Sale and cover parts of all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, primarily the cities of Manchester and Salford and the majority of the borough of Trafford. The M postcode area is one of six with a population above 1 million.
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
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! M1
|MANCHESTER
|Piccadilly, City Centre, Market Street
|Manchester
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! M2
|MANCHESTER
|Deansgate, City Centre
|Manchester
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! M3(Sectors 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9) |MANCHESTER |City Centre, Deansgate, Castlefield |Manchester |- ! M3(Sectors 5, 6 and 7) |SALFORD |Blackfriars, Greengate, Trinity |Salford |- ! M4 |MANCHESTER |Ancoats, Northern Quarter, Strangeways |Manchester |- ! M5 |SALFORD |Ordsall, Seedley, Weaste, University |Salford |- ! M6 |SALFORD |Pendleton, Irlams o' th' Height, Langworthy, Seedley, Charlestown |Salford |- ! M7 |SALFORD |Higher Broughton, Cheetwood, Lower Broughton, Kersal |Salford |- ! M8 |MANCHESTER |Crumpsall, Cheetham Hill |Manchester |- ! M9 |MANCHESTER |Harpurhey, Blackley |Manchester |- ! M11 |MANCHESTER |Clayton, Openshaw, Beswick |Manchester |- ! M12 |MANCHESTER |Ardwick, Longsight, Chorlton-on-Medlock |Manchester |- ! M13 |MANCHESTER |Ardwick, Longsight, Chorlton-on-Medlock |Manchester |- ! M14 |MANCHESTER |Fallowfield, Moss Side, Ladybarn, Rusholme, Victoria Park, Longsight |Manchester |- ! M15 |MANCHESTER |Hulme, Manchester Science Park, Old Trafford |Manchester, Trafford |- ! M16 |MANCHESTER |Firswood, Old Trafford, Whalley Range, Moss Side |Manchester, Trafford |- ! M17 |MANCHESTER |Trafford Park, The Trafford Centre |Trafford |- ! M18 |MANCHESTER |Abbey Hey, Gorton |Manchester |- ! M19 |MANCHESTER |Levenshulme, Burnage |Manchester, Stockport |- ! M20 |MANCHESTER |Didsbury, Withington |Manchester |- ! M21 |MANCHESTER |Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Barlow Moor |Manchester |- ! M22 |MANCHESTER |Wythenshawe, Northenden, Sharston Industrial Area |Manchester |- ! M23 |MANCHESTER |Baguley, Brooklands, Roundthorn Industrial Estate |Manchester, Trafford |- ! M24 |MANCHESTER |Middleton, Alkrington, Chadderton |Rochdale, Oldham |- ! M25 |MANCHESTER |Prestwich, Sedgley Park, Simister |Bury |- ! M26 |MANCHESTER |Radcliffe, Stoneclough |Bury, Bolton |- ! M27 |MANCHESTER |Swinton, Clifton, Pendlebury, Wardley, Agecroft |Salford |- ! M28 |MANCHESTER |Worsley, Walkden, Boothstown, Mosley Common, Wardley Industrial Estate |Salford, Wigan |- ! M29 |MANCHESTER |Tyldesley, Astley |Wigan |- ! M30 |MANCHESTER |Eccles, Monton, Peel Green, Winton, Patricroft, Barton-upon-Irwell, Ellesmere Park |Salford |- ! M31 |MANCHESTER |Carrington, Partington |Trafford |- ! M32 |MANCHESTER |Stretford |Trafford |- ! M33 |SALE |Sale, Brooklands |Trafford, Manchester |- ! M34 |MANCHESTER |Denton, Audenshaw |Tameside |- ! M35 |MANCHESTER |Failsworth |Oldham |- ! M38 |MANCHESTER |Little Hulton |Salford |- ! M40 |MANCHESTER |Collyhurst, Miles Platting, Moston, New Moston, Newton Heath |Manchester |- ! M41 |MANCHESTER |Urmston, Davyhulme, Flixton, Trafford Park |Trafford |- ! M43 |MANCHESTER |Droylsden |Tameside |- ! M44 |MANCHESTER |Irlam, Cadishead |Salford |- ! M45 |MANCHESTER |Whitefield |Bury |- ! M46 |MANCHESTER |Atherton, Over Hulton |Wigan, Bolton |- ! M50 |SALFORD |Salford Quays, MediaCityUK |Salford |- ! M60(Sectors 1 and 7) |MANCHESTER |Large user and PO Box (located geographically in M1) |Manchester |- ! M60(Sectors 2 and 8) |MANCHESTER |Large user and PO Box (located geographically in M2) |Manchester |- ! M60(Sectors 3 and 9) |MANCHESTER |Large user and PO Box (located geographically in M3) |Manchester |- ! M60(Sectors 4 and 0) |MANCHESTER |Large user and PO Box (located geographically in M4) |Manchester |- ! M60(Sectors 5 and 6) |MANCHESTER |Manchester X |Manchester |- ! M60(Sector 9) |SALFORD |Large user and PO Box |Salford |- ! M61 |MANCHESTER |Manchester X |Manchester |- ! M90 |MANCHESTER |Manchester Airport |Manchester |- ! M99 |MANCHESTER |Manchester X; JD Williams (located geographically in M1 and M3) |Manchester |}