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Postcode · City Centre North & Collyhurst · Manchester · North West

M2 7LQ

Part of Manchester 054C in City Centre North & Collyhurst.

M2 7LQ is a postcode in City Centre North & Collyhurst, Manchester that skews 18–34 year-old and private-rent dominant. Median rent sits at £1,347 a month, up 2.8% on the year, with council tax in band D adding roughly £193/mo. Safety ranks in the bottom decile of UK sub-areas (99th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

M2 7LQ in Manchester · nearest rail Manchester Victoria

Median rent
£1,347
local area median
Council tax
£2,312
Band D, all-in
EPC median
C
Energy band
Broadband
100%
Gigabit-ready
Transport
99/100
Higher is better

Who lives here

Manchester 054C skews 18–34 and is private rent dominant. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.

Tenure mix
Private rent70%Owner-occupied23%Social rent6%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household708
Single-person households51%
Couples with children3%
Lone-parent households2%
Age profile
Under 1815%18–3459%35–4918%50–647%65+2%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health92%
Born in the UK60%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 age, TS054 tenure, TS003 households, TS067 qualifications).

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What's it like living in M2 7LQ?

M2 7LQ sits inside Manchester 054C, part of the wider City Centre North & Collyhurst neighbourhood in Manchester. The area skews 18–34, and private rent dominant.

Median rent at local area grain comes in at £1,347/mo, up 2.8% on the year. Council tax is band D, costing roughly £197/mo when split monthly. Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Pros and cons of this area

Strengths and trade-offs are best read from the dimensional ranks on this page. Transport links here score in the upper band relative to all UK sub-areas — a meaningful plus for commuters.

Editorial copy will replace this scaffold once the team has reviewed the postcode in person — until then the data tabs above are the authoritative reference.

Who is M2 7LQ for?

Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The renter base skews young-professional — flat shares, single-occupancy 1-beds and small 2-beds dominate the listing mix.

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