# M21 3BQ: area report for a postcode in Manchester

M21 3BQ 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 M21 3BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) › [M21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m21) › [M21 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m21-3)

## 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=-2.2753,53.4422,M213BQ
- **Chorlton, 140 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2753,53.4422,M213BQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2753,53.4422,M213BQ
- **No property in M21 3BQ 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=-2.2753,53.4422,M213BQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Manchester 033A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2753,53.4422,M213BQ
- **£252,309 average price**: For the whole of Manchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2753,53.4422,M213BQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2753,53.4422,M213BQ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2753,53.4422,M213BQ
- **100% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.2753,53.4422,M213BQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at M21 3BQ**: Road 62 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2753,53.4422,M213BQ
- **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=-2.2753,53.4422,M213BQ
- **16.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2753,53.4422,M213BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manchester-islamic-grammar-school-for-girls-e130318) | Independent | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Oswald Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswald-road-primary-school-e131030) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chorlton CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorlton-cofe-primary-school-e105487) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152539) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Brookburn Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookburn-community-school-e144131) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chorlton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorlton-high-school-e139148) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 54.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Hilda's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-hildas-cofe-primary-school-e147552) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John Vianney RC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-vianney-rc-school-e106167) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| September 2025 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £326,557 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £1,070,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| June 2025 | £420,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2024 | £460,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chorlton (140 m, 2 minutes on foot); St Werburgh's Road (740 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WILBRAHAM SURGERY (250 m); CHORLTON FAMILY PRACTICE (340 m)
- Pharmacies: EVEREST PHARMACY (240 m); WILBRAHAM PHARMACY (250 m); BEECH ROAD PHARMACY (550 m); KPS MANLEY PHARMACY (740 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (120 m); DENTAL SURGERY (120 m); DENTAL SURGERY (160 m); WOOD AND WOOLFSTEIN (210 m); DENTAL SURGERY (400 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Whalley Range Manchester (120 m, Morrisons); Co-op Chorlton - Wilbraham Road (230 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Chorlton Esso Express (410 m, Tesco); Co-op Chorlton - Beech Road (570 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Chorlton (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 033A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.4** (2025). Manchester 033A has a deprivation score of 15.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,825th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £570,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Manchester 033A was £570,000 in 2025. Joint 3,158th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,427** (2021). Manchester 033A had 1,427 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,456th 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Manchester 033A, 97.4% 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.

## M21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £420,999** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M21 was £420,999 in 2025. 522nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,056** (2021). M21 had 29,056 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 976th 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 M21 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: 97.1%** (January 2026). In M21, 97.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)
- Centre: 53.4422, -2.2753

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.2753,53.4422,M213BQ

## How to cite

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