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Postcode · Whalley Range North · Manchester · North West

M16 8DL

Part of Manchester 028F in Whalley Range North.

M16 8DL is a postcode in Whalley Range North, 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 (99th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

M16 8DL in Manchester · nearest rail Manchester United Football Club

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
77/100
Higher is better

Who lives here

Manchester 028F 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 rent34%Owner-occupied35%Social rent31%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household556
Single-person households51%
Couples with children14%
Lone-parent households8%
Age profile
Under 1819%18–3429%35–4926%50–6417%65+10%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health82%
Born in the UK68%

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

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What's it like living in M16 8DL?

M16 8DL sits inside Manchester 028F, part of the wider Whalley Range North 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 £141/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 M16 8DL 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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