M4
Outer Postcode Area • 839 PostcodesWorking on listings or site checks?
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Commercial location facts for M4
Local facts for retail and business operators: residents, deprivation, nearby food businesses, noise and planning constraints.
English IoD 2025, 10 = least deprived
Food Standards Agency register
Not on the Defra noise map
Use class rights depend on the premises: check with the council
Local facts for businesses
Official figures for M4. Footfall, spending and rents are not measured here.
Food and drink businesses within 1 km
- Restaurants and cafés140
- Takeaways20
- Pubs and bars64
- Food shops and supermarkets48
Food Standards Agency register of inspected premises.
Planning constraints
planning.data.gov.uk (DLUHC) & Historic England
- Article 4 direction
- Not published
- Tree preservation zone
- Not published
Some permitted development rights are restricted here, so changes may need planning permission.
- Manchester has not published Article 4 direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, so they could not be checked.
- Inside the Ancoats conservation area: stricter controls on external changes, demolition and tree works.
- 3 listed building(s) within 100m (nearest: Grade II* DAILY EXPRESS BUILDING, 55m). Work affecting their setting may need extra consent.
Spatial screening uses the postcode centroid. Properties on boundaries must be checked against the council’s own maps.
Noise Pollution & Airport Flight Paths
Defra Strategic Noise Mapping (Agglomerations & Major Transport)
Data quality: Aggregated across 839 constituent postcodes
839 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 6 Oct 2026, 01:51.
Frequently Asked Questions
Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in M4.
Is M4 a good place to live?
M4 in Manchester scores 48.9/100 overall in the Postcodewise area report, which combines safety, schools, transport, housing, demographics, environment and connectivity from official open data.
What is the crime rate in M4?
The M4 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in Manchester, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.
What schools are near M4?
The M4 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.
How well connected is M4?
The M4 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.
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