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M20

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Manchester, Withington and Didsbury, in Manchester.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an M20 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In M20, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£346,000
824th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
48,413
241st most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How M20 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

M20Middle
Median sale price40 postcode districts, M · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in M40 areas from £175,000 to £420,999. The middle area is £234,875. M20 is £346,000.
£346,0003rd most expensive
Population45 postcode districts, M · 2021
Population: every postcode district in M45 areas from 289 to 61,848. The middle area is 27,199. M20 is 48,413.
48,4134th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in M45 areas from 51.5% to 99.1%. The middle area is 94.7%. M20 is 94.5%.
94.5%22nd lowest
Claimant rate41 postcode districts, M · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in M41 areas from 1.6% to 11.1%. The middle area is 4.8%. M20 is 3.4%.
3.4%joint 8th lowest

What is the population of M20?

M20 had 48,413 usual residents at the census.

M20 is the 241st most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in M20, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M20 has no single figure. Of its 29 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in M20

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Manchester 035A1,768No figure2100.0%
Manchester 035B1,973No figure199.9%
Manchester 035C1,667No figure490.8%
Manchester 035E2,199No figure385.9%
Manchester 036A1,708No figure799.0%
Manchester 038A1,751No figure296.1%
Manchester 038B1,780No figure8100.0%
Manchester 038C1,464No figure592.9%
Manchester 038D1,676No figure889.3%
Manchester 039A1,348No figure691.1%
Manchester 039D1,838No figure999.5%
Manchester 039E1,446No figure1094.7%
Manchester 039F1,788No figure899.5%
Manchester 040B1,959No figure697.0%
Manchester 040C1,580No figure999.9%
Manchester 040D1,803No figure792.2%
Manchester 040E1,688No figure399.7%
Manchester 041D1,774No figure1100.0%
Manchester 042B1,553No figure865.9%
Manchester 042C1,643No figure5100.0%
Manchester 043A1,529No figure896.7%
Manchester 043B1,618No figure1088.0%
Manchester 043C1,556No figure1096.7%
Manchester 043D1,590No figure792.3%
Manchester 043E1,682No figure790.0%
Manchester 043F1,303No figure992.6%
Manchester 045C1,369No figure1091.5%
Manchester 045D1,520No figure897.9%
Manchester 045E1,746No figure591.6%

MPs for M20

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in M207

Postcode sectors in M206

Council1

Towns in M201

Postcode districts next to M206

Nearest rail stations4

More in the M postcode area2

M20 in brief

M20 is a postcode district covering Manchester, Withington and Didsbury, in Manchester.

About 49,304 people lived in M20 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £346,000 in 2025 across 734 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in M20 was £346,000 in 2025.

M20 had 48,413 usual residents at the census.

In M20, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In M20, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.