M3 postcode district
M3 holds 642 live postcodes around Manchester, in Salford, Manchester.
No listed town or village has its centre in M3; the nearest are on the neighbouring districts below.
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Blackfriars & Trinity | 47% |
| Deansgate | 34% |
| Ordsall | 8% |
| Cheetham | 8% |
| Hulme | 1% |
| Broughton | 0% |
Westminster constituencies
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Salford | 56% |
| Manchester Central | 42% |
| Manchester Rusholme | 1% |
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 5 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 18% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 1% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the M area
M1 · M2 · M4 · M5 · M6 · M7 · M8 · M9 · M11 · M12 · M13 · M14 · M15 · M16 · M17 · M18 · M19 · M20 · M21 · M22 · M23 · M24 · M25 · M26 · M27 · M28 · M29 · M30 · M31 · M32 · M33 · M34 · M35 · M38 · M40 · M41 · M43 · M44 · M45 · M46 · M50 · M60 · M61 · M90 · M99
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode data is the ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026 edition; counts are live postcodes with a usable location. Northern Ireland postcodes carry a separate licence and are not included; Scotland joins when the site's Scottish coverage does.