‘Unexpected incident’ left homes without power today
20:49, 11 Jan 2026Updated 20:53, 11 Jan 2026
Properties in Levenshulme were affected(Image: Manchester Evening News)
Almost 800 properties in south Manchester have been left without electricity today (January 11). Around 778 properties in Levenshulme were hit by a power cut that has lasted for hours.
The outage was first reported at around 2pm. According to Electricity North West, the power cut was caused by an ‘unexpected incident with an underground cable’ in the area.
Engineers are currently on the scene and power is expected to return just before 2am tomorrow (Monday, January 12).
Electricity North West said: “This power cut has been caused by an unexpected incident with the underground cable that provides electricity to your home or business.
“We didn’t know before your electricity went off that this was going to happen but now, we know, rest assured we will get your power back on safely and as quickly as possible.”
Postcodes affected
Post codes affected: M12 4QN, M19 3AG, M12 4GD, M19 3BA, M12 4QJ, M12 4QW, M12 4GN, M19 3BE, M19 3AR, M19 3EB, M19 3AX, M19 3AZ, M19 3AY, M19 3BB, M19 3AU, M12 4GW, M19 3ED, M19 3AT, M12 4GP, M19 3AW, M19 3AQ, M12 4QQ, M12 4QG, M19 3EA, M12 4DF, M19 3AN, M12 4GB, M12 4GA, M12 4QL, M19 3AP, M12 4QD, M13 0QL, M12 4QZ, M12 4GJ, M12 5SH, M12 5SJ, M12 4QE, M12 5SN, M12 5SL, M12 5SP, M12 5SW, M12 5SG, M12 5SE, M12 5SQ, M12 5SR, M12 4QP