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

M20 1LX 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 1LX 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=-2.2462,53.4291,M201LX
- **Burton Road, 370 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2462,53.4291,M201LX
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2462,53.4291,M201LX
- **No property in M20 1LX 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=-2.2462,53.4291,M201LX
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Manchester 039E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2462,53.4291,M201LX
- **£256,760 average price**: For the whole of Manchester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2462,53.4291,M201LX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2462,53.4291,M201LX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2462,53.4291,M201LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M20 1LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2462,53.4291,M201LX
- **Low road and rail noise at M20 1LX**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2462,53.4291,M201LX
- **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=-2.2462,53.4291,M201LX
- **16.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2462,53.4291,M201LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cavendish Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cavendish-primary-school-e152024) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Didsbury High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/didsbury-high-school-e143729) | Secondary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 57.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Birches School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-birches-school-e105613) | Special | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Lancasterian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancasterian-school-e105608) | Special | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [West Didsbury CE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-didsbury-ce-primary-school-e141967) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Manchester Muslim Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manchester-muslim-preparatory-school-e105598) | Independent | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Old Moat Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-moat-primary-school-e142360) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moor Allerton Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moor-allerton-preparatory-school-e105585) | Independent | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £215,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| June 2026 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2026 | £375,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £228,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| April 2026 | £630,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2026 | £435,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Burton Road (370 m, 5 minutes on foot); Withington (460 m, 6 minutes on foot); West Didsbury (850 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: DIDSBURY MEDICAL CENTRE - DR WHITAKER (210 m); THE BORCHARDT MEDICAL CENTRE (800 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (790 m); STERLING PHARMACY (850 m)
- Dental practices: BURTON DENTAL CARE (470 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Didsbury Express (360 m, Tesco); Co-op West Didsbury - Burton Road (400 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £256,760** (August 2026). Manchester’s average house price was £256,760 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 7.1×** (2025). A home in Manchester costs 7.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 039E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.9** (2025). Manchester 039E has a deprivation score of 3.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,756th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Manchester 039E was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 11,433rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,446** (2021). Manchester 039E had 1,446 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,358th 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: 94.7%** (January 2026). In Manchester 039E, 94.7% 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: 53.4291, -2.2462

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), August 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=-2.2462,53.4291,M201LX

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