M12 5QW

a terminated postcode in Manchester

Introduced in May 1994, terminated in December 1994

M12 5QW	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4588 / 53°27'31"N

Longitude: -2.1912 / 2°11'28"W

UTM Reference: 30U 553699 5923616

OS Easting: 387400

OS Northing: 395800

OS Grid: SJ874958

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR DXR.53

Mapcode Global: WHB9P.9BS7

Open Location Code: 9C5VFR55+GG

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83vl70

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 4c2

Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities
Challenged Multicultural Communities and Students
European and Asian Heritage

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 1779 / 32844

1st decile
most deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for M12 5QW on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:29
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:53
Sunrise	04:43
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:07
Sunset	21:30
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:20
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:44

Hours of daylight today	04:13 to 22:00
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:00 to 04:13
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:51
Moon Rises	23:55

For a full sun and moon calendar for M12 5QW, go to The Time and Place

Elected Representatives for M12 5QW

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Gorton and Denton

MP

Andrew Gwynne Independent

Manchester City Council

Metropolitan district ward

Longsight

Councillors

Abid Chohan Labour

Shahbaz Sarwar Workers Party of Britain

Suzanne Richards Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for M12 5QW

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00026501		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01005235	Manchester 020D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001064	Manchester 020	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05011370	Longsight	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	3 May 2018	DLUHC
E08000003	Manchester	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000002	North West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001251	Gorton and Denton	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000005	Greater Manchester	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000239	Manchester	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33004996		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000015	Greater Manchester	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000217	NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 14L	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E43000157	Manchester, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000057	NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2024	ODS
E56000032	Greater Manchester	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E63008401	Manchester	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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