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Postcode · University North & Whitworth Street · Manchester · North West

M15 6BQ

Part of Manchester 057A in University North & Whitworth Street.

M15 6BQ is a postcode in University North & Whitworth Street, Manchester that skews 18–34 year-old and tenure-mixed. Median rent sits at £1,347 a month, up 2.8% on the year, with council tax in band A adding roughly £193/mo. Safety ranks in the bottom decile of UK sub-areas (100th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

M15 6BQ in Manchester · nearest rail Manchester Oxford Road

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
97/100
Higher is better

Who lives here

Manchester 057A skews 18–34 and is mixed tenure. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.

Tenure mix
Private rent36%Owner-occupied13%Social rent50%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household1,866
Single-person households42%
Couples with children10%
Lone-parent households9%
Age profile
Under 1829%18–3451%35–4911%50–647%65+2%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health88%
Born in the UK72%

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

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What's it like living in M15 6BQ?

M15 6BQ sits inside Manchester 057A, part of the wider University North & Whitworth Street neighbourhood in Manchester. The area skews 18–34, and mixed tenure.

Median rent at local area grain comes in at £1,347/mo, up 2.8% on the year. Council tax is band A, costing roughly £149/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 M15 6BQ 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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