M21
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Manchester, Chorlton-cum-Hardy and Barlow Moor, 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 M21 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In M21, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How M21 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of M21?
M21 had 29,056 usual residents at the census.
M21 is the 976th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in M21, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M21 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in M21
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 029A | 1,696 | No figure | 4 | 92.8% |
| Manchester 029B | 1,476 | No figure | 5 | 100.0% |
| Manchester 029C | 1,436 | No figure | 8 | 100.0% |
| Manchester 029D | 1,610 | No figure | 7 | 96.6% |
| Manchester 029E | 1,567 | No figure | 5 | 80.8% |
| Manchester 029F | 1,579 | No figure | 5 | 99.7% |
| Manchester 033A | 1,427 | No figure | 6 | 97.4% |
| Manchester 033B | 1,479 | No figure | 7 | 100.0% |
| Manchester 033C | 1,492 | No figure | 3 | 94.5% |
| Manchester 033D | 1,547 | No figure | 6 | 100.0% |
| Manchester 033E | 1,482 | No figure | 6 | 99.9% |
| Manchester 037A | 1,799 | No figure | 2 | 99.5% |
| Manchester 037B | 1,542 | No figure | 6 | 99.8% |
| Manchester 037C | 1,434 | No figure | 9 | 93.5% |
| Manchester 037D | 1,529 | No figure | 10 | 99.5% |
| Manchester 039C | 1,822 | No figure | 1 | 99.5% |
| Manchester 042A | 1,677 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Manchester 042D | 2,009 | No figure | 4 | 99.2% |
MPs for M21
- Jeff SmithLabourMP for Manchester Withington100% of M21’s postcodes
- Afzal KhanLabourMP for Manchester Rusholme0.3% of M21’s postcodes
- Andrew WesternLabourMP for Stretford and Urmston0.1% of M21’s postcodes
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 M213
Postcode sectors in M215
Council1
Towns in M211
Postcode districts next to M217
Nearest rail stations4
More in the M postcode area2
M21 in brief
M21 is a postcode district covering Manchester, Chorlton-cum-Hardy and Barlow Moor, in Manchester.
About 28,817 people lived in M21 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £420,999 in 2025 across 373 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M21 was £420,999 in 2025.
M21 had 29,056 usual residents at the census.
In M21, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In M21, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.