M12 is a district with notable trade-offs with strong safety and schools scores. However, health and community scores are below average. Average house prices of £341K are 1.4× the Greater Manchester median, and crime levels are 100% below the Greater Manchester average.
Best for:Families prioritising schoolsThose prioritising safety
🛡️Safety
95
100% below avg
🎓Schools
70
90.9% Good or Outstanding
🚇Transport
45
1 rail stations nearby
💷Afford.
48
Avg £340,957
🌿Environ.
20
Good air quality · 23% green
❤️Health
3
3/4 GPs accepting patients
📚Education
27
Below average
👥Community
11
Below average
🛡️
Crime & Safety
100% below avg
Declining2 offences/mo → 1 offences/mo
Monthly avg: 1Peak: 2Low: 1
Source: data.police.uk | Rolling 12 months
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House Prices
-14.7%
Average
£340,957
Median
£190,000
Sales (12m)
89
YoY Change
-54.5%
Sales Volume
25
4
18
27
19
Source: HM Land Registry PPD | Aggregated to postcode district
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Schools
11 nearby
Source: Ofsted | Distances from district centre
🚇
Transport
15 stops
Stations & stops
Bus stops
Source: NaPTAN / ATOC | Distances from district centre
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Demographics
551,937 residents
White
56.8%
Ldn 53.8%
Asian
20.9%
Ldn 20.7%
Black
11.9%
Ldn 13.5%
Mixed
5.3%
Ldn 5.7%
Other
5.1%
Ldn 6.3%
M12 has a similar ethnic makeup to the London average. The vertical markers show the London average.
Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS021, TS007a) | Aggregated from LSOA to postcode district
This page covers the M12 postcode district, which includes all postcodes starting with M12 (e.g. M12 3RG, M12 4AB, M12 5XX). All postcodes within M12 share the same district-level data.
Data last updated March 2026 · Official UK government sources