# M23 1BL: area report for a postcode in Manchester

M23 1BL 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 M23 1BL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) › [M23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m23) › [M23 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m23-1)

## 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=-2.2812,53.3981,M231BL
- **Martinscroft, 700 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2812,53.3981,M231BL
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2812,53.3981,M231BL
- **No property in M23 1BL 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=-2.2812,53.3981,M231BL
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Manchester 048D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2812,53.3981,M231BL
- **£256,760 average price**: For the whole of Manchester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2812,53.3981,M231BL
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2812,53.3981,M231BL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2812,53.3981,M231BL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M23 1BL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2812,53.3981,M231BL
- **Low road and rail noise at M23 1BL**: Road 51 dB, rail 50 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2812,53.3981,M231BL
- **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=-2.2812,53.3981,M231BL
- **16.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2812,53.3981,M231BL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Baguley Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/baguley-hall-primary-school-e105485) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-e105536) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Benchill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benchill-primary-school-e132241) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dixons Brooklands Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dixons-brooklands-academy-e148965) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bowersgate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bowersgate-school-e152533) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Southern Cross School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southern-cross-school-e151407) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Newall Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newall-green-primary-school-e142437) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151028) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £202,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2024 | £251,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2025 | £212,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2025 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2026 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Martinscroft (700 m, 9 minutes on foot); Baguley (780 m, 10 minutes on foot); Roundthorn (810 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (560 m); BOWLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE (610 m)
- Pharmacies: THACKER'S PHARMACY (560 m); FRASER PHARMACY (590 m); BOWLAND PHARMACY (610 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Baguley (430 m, Spar); Lidl Timpson Road Baguley (1 km, Lidl)

## 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 048D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.8** (2025). Manchester 048D has a deprivation score of 36.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,504th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £311,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Manchester 048D was £311,000 in 2025. Joint 14,664th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,723** (2021). Manchester 048D had 1,723 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,588th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Manchester 048D, 100.0% 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.

## M23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M23 was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 895th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,942** (2021). M23 had 32,942 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 753rd 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 M23 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: 96.8%** (January 2026). In M23, 96.8% 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: 53.3981, -2.2812

Council: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Wythenshawe and Sale East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wythenshawe-and-sale-east): Mike Kane (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=-2.2812,53.3981,M231BL

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