# M20 3LQ: area report for a postcode in Manchester

M20 3LQ 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 3LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) › [M20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m20) › [M20 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m20-3)

## 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=-2.2313,53.4294,M203LQ
- **Burton Road, 620 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2313,53.4294,M203LQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2313,53.4294,M203LQ
- **No property in M20 3LQ 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=-2.2313,53.4294,M203LQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Manchester 038D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2313,53.4294,M203LQ
- **£252,309 average price**: For the whole of Manchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2313,53.4294,M203LQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2313,53.4294,M203LQ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2313,53.4294,M203LQ
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at M20 3LQ**: Superfast for 50%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2313,53.4294,M203LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at M20 3LQ**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2313,53.4294,M203LQ
- **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=-2.2313,53.4294,M203LQ
- **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=-2.2313,53.4294,M203LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgelea-pupil-referral-unit-e133945) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | – |
| [St Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e105498) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Didsbury CE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-didsbury-ce-primary-school-e141967) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-rc-primary-school-and-nursery-a-voluntary-academy-e152600) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | – |
| [Cavendish Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cavendish-primary-school-e152024) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Old Moat Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-moat-primary-school-e142360) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Withington Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/withington-girls-school-e105595) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Birches School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-birches-school-e105613) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £302,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £355,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £290,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £218,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £590,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Burton Road (620 m, 8 minutes on foot); West Didsbury (640 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WITHINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE (260 m); THE BORCHARDT MEDICAL CENTRE (690 m)
- Pharmacies: WITHINGTON PHARMACY (490 m); WILMSLOW PHARMACY WITHINGTON (530 m); STERLING PHARMACY (570 m); COHENS CHEMIST (720 m)
- Dental practices: MANCUNIAN COMMUNITY HEALTH N H S (260 m); COPSON STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (490 m); BURTON DENTAL CARE (510 m); MANCHESTER ORTHODONTIC CENTRE (550 m); OAKMOUNT DENTAL PRACTICE (570 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Christie's Hospital (180 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Manchester Withington Local (460 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Withington - Copson Street (500 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Withington (590 m, Morrisons); Tesco Didsbury Express (640 m, Tesco)

## 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 038D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.9** (2025). Manchester 038D has a deprivation score of 8.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,365th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Manchester 038D was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 13,865th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,676** (2021). Manchester 038D had 1,676 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,550th most 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: 89.3%** (January 2026). In Manchester 038D, 89.3% 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: 53.4294, -2.2313

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=-2.2313,53.4294,M203LQ

## How to cite

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