# M20 5WZ: area report for a postcode in Manchester

M20 5WZ 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 5WZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) › [M20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m20) › [M20 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m20-5)

## 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=-2.2202,53.4037,M205WZ
- **East Didsbury, 630 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2202,53.4037,M205WZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2202,53.4037,M205WZ
- **2 of 2 properties in M20 5WZ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.2202,53.4037,M205WZ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Manchester 045E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2202,53.4037,M205WZ
- **£252,309 average price**: For the whole of Manchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2202,53.4037,M205WZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2202,53.4037,M205WZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2202,53.4037,M205WZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M20 5WZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2202,53.4037,M205WZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at M20 5WZ**: Road 56 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2202,53.4037,M205WZ
- **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=-2.2202,53.4037,M205WZ
- **18.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2202,53.4037,M205WZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Parrs Wood High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parrs-wood-high-school-e143260) | Secondary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 48.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Broad Oak Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broad-oak-primary-school-e105467) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cheadle Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cheadle-village-primary-school-e106038) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Barlow RC High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-barlow-rc-high-school-e105581) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Stella Maris School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stella-maris-school-e106154) | Independent | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Catherine's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-rc-primary-school-e105524) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Didsbury CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/didsbury-cofe-primary-school-e142265) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e106105) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £432,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £412,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £650,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £413,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £370,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £418,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2024 | £374,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £348,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: East Didsbury (640 m, 8 minutes on foot); East Didsbury (950 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (950 m)
- Dental practices: THE DENTISTS OF DIDSBURY (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco East Didsbury Superstore (940 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 045E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.4** (2025). Manchester 045E has a deprivation score of 19.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,145th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £363,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Manchester 045E was £363,500 in 2025. Joint 10,847th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,746** (2021). Manchester 045E had 1,746 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,708th 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: 91.6%** (January 2026). In Manchester 045E, 91.6% 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: 53.4037, -2.2202

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=-2.2202,53.4037,M205WZ

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