# M20 1JQ: area report for a postcode in Manchester

M20 1JQ is a postcode in Manchester.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Manchester. Open the map at M20 1JQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) › [M20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m20) › [M20 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m20-1)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2408,53.4286,M201JQ
- **Burton Road, 60 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2408,53.4286,M201JQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2408,53.4286,M201JQ
- **No property in M20 1JQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.2408,53.4286,M201JQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Manchester 039A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2408,53.4286,M201JQ
- **£252,309 average price**: For the whole of Manchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2408,53.4286,M201JQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2408,53.4286,M201JQ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2408,53.4286,M201JQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M20 1JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2408,53.4286,M201JQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at M20 1JQ**: Road 69 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2408,53.4286,M201JQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.2408,53.4286,M201JQ
- **14.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2408,53.4286,M201JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cavendish Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cavendish-primary-school-e152024) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [West Didsbury CE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-didsbury-ce-primary-school-e141967) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Birches School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-birches-school-e105613) | Special | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Didsbury High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/didsbury-high-school-e143729) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 57.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Old Moat Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-moat-primary-school-e142360) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lancasterian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancasterian-school-e105608) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgelea-pupil-referral-unit-e133945) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | – |
| [Moor Allerton Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moor-allerton-preparatory-school-e105585) | Independent | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £560,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2024 | £570,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £209,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £559,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £260,050 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2023 | £265,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Burton Road (70 m, 1 minute on foot); West Didsbury (560 m, 7 minutes on foot); Withington (740 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: DIDSBURY MEDICAL CENTRE - DR WHITAKER (570 m); THE BORCHARDT MEDICAL CENTRE (660 m); WITHINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE (860 m)
- Pharmacies: STERLING PHARMACY (540 m); COHENS CHEMIST (670 m); WITHINGTON PHARMACY (930 m); WILMSLOW PHARMACY WITHINGTON (990 m)
- Dental practices: BURTON DENTAL CARE (150 m); OAKMOUNT DENTAL PRACTICE (770 m); MANCUNIAN COMMUNITY HEALTH N H S (860 m); COPSON STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (930 m); MANCHESTER ORTHODONTIC CENTRE (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Didsbury Express (10 m, Tesco); Co-op West Didsbury - Burton Road (320 m, The Co-operative Group); M&S Christie's Hospital (820 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Withington - Copson Street (890 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Withington (900 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £252,309** (July 2026). Manchester’s average house price was £252,309 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,278** (2025). Full-time workers living in Manchester earned a median of £36,278 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 102nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Manchester costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 38.7** (2025). Manchester has a deprivation score of 38.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Manchester 039A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.6** (2025). Manchester 039A has a deprivation score of 16.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,069th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £258,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Manchester 039A was £258,750 in 2025. Joint 12,359th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,348** (2021). Manchester 039A had 1,348 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,101st least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.1%** (January 2026). In Manchester 039A, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## M20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £346,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M20 was £346,000 in 2025. 824th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 48,413** (2021). M20 had 48,413 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 241st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in M20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.5%** (January 2026). In M20, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)
- Centre: 53.4286, -2.2408

Council: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Manchester Withington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/manchester-withington): Jeff Smith (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.2408,53.4286,M201JQ

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